The Royal Naval Exhibition at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London in 1891

The Royal Naval Exhibition at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, ran from 2 May to 24 October 1891. This is a port bow view of the Yarmouth smack rigged trawler Heroine (1858) on display in the centre of the site. She is fully rigged with sails set, is flying the Missions to Deep Sea Fishermen flag and her name pennant and her port registry YH343 is painted up. She was damaged during her last sea-going voyage in January 1891 and was lent to the M.D.S.F. for display, after wehich she was dismantled. On the right is a self-righting lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. In the left foreground is a 1680 cast-iron lighthouse cresset from Tresco, Scilly. A copy negative produced by the NMM Studio of a mounted photographic print contained in Photograph Album No. ALB1386. Vertical format.