The Naval, Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition was a world's fair held in Earl's Court London in 1905 ^{[1] [2]} intended to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar , ^[3] where a British fleet led by Admiral Nelson (who died in the battle) defeated a joint Franco-Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars . The president of the exhibition was the lord mayor of London (then Charles Johnston ) and the vice president Admiral Edmund Fremantle . ^[4]

Trafalgar related items included an item labelled as the quilt from Nelson's bed on board ship ^[5] and a "scenic interpretation" of the battle and death of Nelson ^[3]

But in addition to Trafalgar commemoration, as the name suggests there were naval, shipping and fishery related exhibits.

Naval related exhibits included Captain Cook 's chart rule ^[6] and his plane table ^{[7] [8]}

Fishing displays included the opportunity to observe fishers mending nets and divers in a diving tank.

Shipping related exhibits included an eight foot model of the Empress Queen (which also appeared at the Glasgow and Franco-British fairs) ^[9] and a village of Amerindians in which war canoes were shown. More actively there was the opportunity to take a submarine trip. ^[3]

And, as in following Earl's Court exhibitions in the 1900s, there were amusement rides including a Hiram Maxim Captive flying machine ^[10] and a Shoot-the-Chutes .

See also [ edit ]

• Human Zoo
• Trafalgar 200

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