5/28/2010 0 Comments Shortening Sail Off HelgolandI had previously listed the Moore & Co plaque below as an 'Unidentified ship' on the Rare ships page. Norman Lowe has provided photos of a plaque with the same transfer but titled 'Shortening Sail Off Helgoland'. Helgoland (or Heligoland) is a small German archipelago in the North Sea, which was ruled by Britain between 1807 and 1890 (see Wikipedia). The plaques were likely made around the 1840s. There is a signature visible above the word 'Helgoland' in the title. This also appears on the untitled version, but is too small to read.
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