Untitled Signal Book, 1811. Day signals from the Admiral; Day signals from private ships; Signals and instructions for government of the Fleet during the night; Fog signals and instructions; Rendezvous signals; List of headlands; Marine vocabulary.

Untitled Signal Book. 1811. Contents: Day signals from the Admiral; Day signals from private ships; Signals and instructions for government of the Fleet during the night; Fog signals and instructions; Rendezvous signals; List of headlands; Marine vocabulary. Signature of G. J. Smithson, RN; originally belonged to Captain Joshua Rowley Watson, nephew of Captain Burgess, who as Lieutenant in Command of H.M.S. ARDENT was killed in the battle of Camperdown. [Number 17]

Object Details

ID: MER/5
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Creator: HMS Mercury
Date made: 1811 - 1811
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 volume
Parts: H.M.S. Mercury (Manuscript)