The Loss of HMS Captain - September 1870
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General Memorabilia
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Various documents and other bits and pieces have come to light, mainly from descendants, as detailed below (click on title) Old PhotographsPaintings - small collection Binnacle bolt with engraving Fund Raising Concert programme Letters from Seaman Robinson - set of four letters written from HMS Captain between May and August 1870 Memorial cards - fundraising cards Message from HMS Minotaur - one of the ships searching for HMS Captain Construction Accounts - Nine pages detailing the cost Letter from Walter Hedger - written on board HMS Captain, June 1870 Models of HMS Captain Salvaged memorabilia - picked up by crew of HMS Monarch Magic Lantern slide of HMS Captain Tapestry picture of HMS Captain Painted ostrich egg depicting HMS Captain Piece of survivors boat fashioned as a book
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