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George William Manby, 1765-1854
Print. The integral caption reads just 'Captn Manby'. Manby was a captain in the Cambridgeshire militia and barrackmaster at Great Yarmouth (from 1803) when he invented the line-firing mortar known as the 'Manby apparatus' for saving lives from ships wrecked close to shore.It was first successfully used at Yarmouth in 1808 and rapidly became widespread.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD3604 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | de Koster, Simon; Taguafort, D |
| People: | Manby, George William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 6 1/2 in x 5 7/8 in |
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