H.M.S. Dreadnought, a hospital ship, moored off Greenwich, rowing boats nearby. Wood engraving, 1870.

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1870
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30311i
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The hulk of the Dreadnought replaced that of the Grampus in 1831. The hospital ship was entirely separate from the Greenwich hospital, catering for sick merchant mariners of any nation, under the care of the Seamen's Hospital Society. The Dreadnought was superseded in 1870, the Society moved to the infirmary of Greenwich Hospital, and the hulk was later broken up for salvage

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[London]

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 23.4 x 34.2 cm

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The Dreadnought, hospital ship for seamen, at Greenwich.

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Wellcome Collection 30311i

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Exhibited: Living with buildings, at Wellcome Collection, London, 4 October 2018 - 3 March 2019

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