Show RELIC OF GREAT ADMIRAL english museum has toy ship be llevad to have been construct ed by lord nelson an interesting addition has just been made to the historical exhibits in the museum of the royal united ice lee institution london it consists of 0 a little ship which Is believed to have been at one time in the possession ot of lord nelson and possibly was the toy vessel in rigging and handling from which the great admiral learnt the rudiments of seamanship at all events some forty years ago she w was as given with this tradition attaching to her to lord wolseley who has now generously presented her to the insel aution not only was the little boat built and rigged on board the merchant ves sel in which under rathbone one of 0 his old petty officers captain ling sent nelson his nephew for a cruise to learn seamanship in 1772 but it is quite possible she was also in tended to represent this ship in many respects she Is more like an armed merchantman of the period than a ship of the royal navy it Is beyond a doubt that if nelson helped to rig her as part of his train ing for a sea life he would have kept her as a memento of those early days and now that she Is to be publicly exhibited and attention Is directed to her existence it Is hoped that further light may be thrown upon her history |