Letter written by Merrick, HMS IRRESISTABLE, to his nephew, 24 March 1808.

The letter was written while at Chatham.

The vessel was formerly named SWIFTSURE before being captured at the Battle of Trafalgar and has now been put into commission as a prison ship.

Object Details

ID: AGC/M/20/10
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1806-07-14; 1806-07-14 - 1814-10-26 1806-1814 1808-03-24 1814-10-26
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 Letter
Parts: Letters written by Thomas Merrick, Sergeant in the Royal Marines, to his family, dated 1806-1814 (Manuscript)