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'Merlin' and 'Firefly' struck by mines off Sveaborg (Helsinki) during the Crimean War
Vignette inscribed: “Merlin & Firefly struck by infernal machines”. Refers to an occasion when Admiral Dundas, in the ‘Merlin’, was surveying Sveaborg (Helsinki) on 9 June 1855 and struck by Russian mines (see ILN, 15 Sep 1855, p.340); she was supported by the ‘Firefly’, who was also struck. This is considered the first instance of successful mining in naval warfare.
The three-masted ‘Firefly’ is shown on the left; the two-masted ‘Merlin’ further back on the right.
The three-masted ‘Firefly’ is shown on the left; the two-masted ‘Merlin’ further back on the right.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD6154 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Armytage, James Charles; Virtue, James S. Carmichael, John Wilson |
| Events: | Crimean War: Baltic Campaign, 1854-1855 |
| Vessels: | Firefly (1832); Merlin (1838) |
| Date made: | 1855 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 169 mm x 255 mm |
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