H.M.S. Princess Royal logbook, 1864-1866 (MS 232)
Logbook of the British warship H.M.S. Princess Royal kept by Charles LeStrange, R.N. [Royal Navy] of a voyage from Plymouth to Shanghai and Yokohama, by way of Madeira, Sierra Leone, Cape of Good Hope, Trincomalie, Singapore, and Bangkok. (1 bound volume)
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Guide to the H.M.S. Princess Royal (ship) Logbook, 1864-1866
Biographical NoteCharles LeStrange of the British Royal Navy (of unknown rank but likely an officer, perhaps the navigator) kept the daily logbook for the British warship H.M.S. Princess Royal while on a peacetime cruise (1864-1866) from Plymouth to Shanghai and Yokohama. He recorded the ship’s position on tracking charts fastened into the book, and was perhaps the creator of a number of drawings in the book illustrating topographical features and fortifications along various coastlines passed. His penmanship and evident skill indicate a person of some education and naval experience but further details about his life are unknown. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe logbook kept by Charles LeStrange, R. N., of H.M.S. Princess Royal, a warship of the British Royal Navy, records activities of the vessel from March 11, 1864, to December 9, 1866, while enroute from Plymouth to Shanghai and Yokohama. Entries include daily notations of the ship’s position, ships passed, wind, weather, bearing and distance, and shipboard activities such as daily crew chores, announcement of punishments, drills conducted, vessels passed, crew illness and deaths at sea, and other happenings onboard and in port during their numerous stops. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis material is open for research. Restrictions on UsePermission to photocopy or publish material from the Logbook must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialSee also other collections on British and U.S. Naval History in the Woodson Research Center Return to the Table of Contents Index TermsSubjects (Persons)H.M.S. Princess Royal
(1864-66)
LeStrange, Charles, R.N.
[Royal Navy]
PlacesBritain --
History.
Britain -- Navy.
FormatsBound logbook.
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationH.M.S. Princess Royal (ship) Logbook, 1864-1866, MS 232, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Acquisition InformationPurchased from dealer in May 1963. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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