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Commander William Hay, circa 1770-after 1828. Captain William Hay is first mentioned in Hardy’s East India Register as third mate of the East Indiaman ‘Rockingham’, which sailed from Portsmouth to Calcutta on 27 June 1796. In 1805 he had
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National Maritime Museum

Napoleon Bonaparte on Board the 'Bellerophon' in Plymouth Sound. A full-length portrait slightly facing left, of Napoleon in the uniform of the Chasseurs. He stands at the gangway of the 'Bellerophon', 74 guns, his right elbow leaning
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National Maritime Museum

Yachts of the Cumberland Society Racing on the Thames, circa 1815. Yacht racing began in an organized fashion on the Thames in the mid-18th century. The Duke of Cumberland founded the Cumberland Fleet for Thames racing in 1775. This was the ancestor of th
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National Maritime Museum

Scene in Plymouth Sound in August 1815 Sub-Title: The 'Bellerophon' with Napoleon Aboard at Plymouth (26 July - 4 August 1815). Napoleon surrendered to Captain Frederick Maitland of the 'Bellerophon', 74 guns, on 15 July 1815. They sai
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National Maritime Museum