Letter from the carpenter of HMS ALCESTE to his father.

Letter from the carpenter of HMS Alceste to his Father. The letter contains a first hand account of the ship wreck of HMS ALCESTE on 18 February 1817 on a rock in the Java sea and subsequent rescue. The letter is undated, but was written after 7 July 1817. Also enclosed a typed transcript of the letter.

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ID:	HSR/N/9
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	circa 1817
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 item (4 folded sheets)
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Letter from the carpenter of HMS ALCESTE to his father.

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