TheNaval, Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition was aworld's fair held inEarl's Court London in 1905^[1][2] intended to mark the 100th anniversary of theBattle of Trafalgar,^[3] where aBritish fleet led byAdmiral Nelson (who died in the battle) defeated a joint Franco-Spanish fleet during theNapoleonic Wars. The president of the exhibition was the lord mayor of London (thenCharles Johnston) and the vice president AdmiralEdmund 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 includedCaptain 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 theEmpress Queen (which also appeared at theGlasgow andFranco-British fairs)^[9] and a village ofAmerindians 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 MaximCaptive flying machine^[10] and aShoot-the-Chutes.

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