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Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 430

(x) Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Daniel Pettick.), suspension slightly slack, a few minor edge knocks, about very fine

Daniel Pettick (also spelled 'Pettock' on the Roll) served as an Ordinary Seaman onboard H.M.S. Prince at the Battle of Trafalgar. On 21 October 1805, the 98-gun Prince, commanded by Captain Richard Grindall (later Vice Admiral Sir Richard, K.C.B.) had the unfortunate distinction of being one of the slowest ships in the fleet - indeed, a fellow naval officer is supposed to have remarked that she "sailed like a haystack"! During the battle she was successively passed by her whole division and took several hours to come up with the enemy, but still saw some action against both the Principe de Asturias and Achille - the latter of which caught fire and exploded with great loss of life, but not before the boats of the Prince had picked up many survivors. She also saved over 350 men from the Santissima Trinidad during the great storm following the battle, and provided assistance for many other ships in distress on the journey into Gibraltar.

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Sold for
£6,500

Starting price
£4500