British Maritime & Naval History General Subjects

Anderson Aeronautical History collection. 1784-1988. (MS 69)

pmontgom — 2008-06-23T15:21:07Z

The Anderson Aeronautical Historical collection consists of materials related to aeronautics from 1784 to 1988 acquired by Benjamin M. Anderson. The collection contains printed materials, such as pilot manuals, mechanic notes, research reports, commercial brochures and other matter. (67 boxes)

Duckworth correspondence with Stirling, 1801-1810 (MS 305)

afocke — 2007-08-31T20:02:59Z

Three folders of correspondence between British Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth as Naval Commander-in-Chief at Jamaica and Vice-Admiral Charles Stirling (1760-1833), Resident Commissioner at Jamaica relating to repairs to ships, stores, defenses and surveys.

Great Britain. Admiralty. Account Book, 1661-1700 (MS 229)

lmoell — 2007-08-23T20:14:44Z

Account book containing wages for officers and crew, expenses for 240 men for six months, allowances for food and a list of British, French, Dutch and Algiers fleets. Signed by Tho. Papillon, Simon Mayne and Hum. Ayles. (1 bound volume, 125 p.)

Great Britain. Admiralty. Memoranda, 1807-1809 (MS 204)

lmoell — 2007-08-23T20:14:38Z

Memoranda, including directives to British commanding officers. Included are notices of court martial offenses, ship repair orders and other notes on British naval affairs. (1 bound volume)

H.M.S. Princess Royal logbook, 1864-1866 (MS 232)

lmoell — 2007-08-31T21:01:53Z

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)

Logbook of Janus, Dawn & Glide, 1809-1815 (MS 233)

lmoell — 2008-01-10T21:51:48Z

Logbook kept by Nathan Endicott of three voyages; the first by the ship Janus (Salem to Sumatra), Dawn (Salem to Archangel) and Glide (Archangel to Salem). Main subjects of the logs are weather conditions and activities on board ship. (169 p.)

Marshall, John W. Phillips. Papers. 1802-1850. (MS 141)

pmontgom — 2007-09-04T18:48:31Z

Bound volume of transcribed correspondence to and from British Rear Admiral Sir John William Phillips Marshall from 1802 to 1850, including the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 with correspondence concerning a court martial related to the capture and destruction of the ship H.M.S. Java by the USS Constitution in 1813. .25 cubic feet (1 bound volume)

Melville (ship) order book, 1837-1838 (MS 228)

lmoell — 2007-08-23T20:14:44Z

Order book of the H.M.S. Melville, signed by W.D. Puget, Commander. Contains regulations, orders, personnel procedures, duties for officers and a schedule relating to equipment and supplies.

Sheerness Naval Yard logbook, 1721-1725 (MS 203)

lmoell — 2007-08-23T20:14:38Z

Logbook from the Sheerness Naval Yard in Great Britain. Contains orders and letters from principal officers amd commissioners in the Royal Navy. (1 bound volume, 161 p.)

Smith, W. Sidney (William Sidney), Sir, papers (MS 267)

afocke — 2007-09-05T15:15:49Z

The papers (1794-1862) of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, who excelled as a commando-type raider and was at his best in combining land and sea operations, and broke Napoleon's siege at Acre. (1 box and 1 oversize folder)

Strachan, Sir Richard John. 1760-1828. (MS 145)

pmontgom — 2007-08-23T20:15:02Z

This letter from Sir Strachan is addressed to Commodore Sir William Cornwallis regarding the capture of the French frigate Resolue off Pondicherry in 1791. Strachan, who eventually rose to the rank of vice-admiral in the British Navy, was in command of the H.M.S. Phoenix during the battle. 2 quarto leaves.

Sussex Owl newspaper, 1866 (MS 231)

lmoell — 2007-08-23T20:14:47Z

Manuscript newspaper published on board the troop ship Sussex, during her first voyage from Kingston to Kurrache. (1 bound volume)

Topaze (ship) logbook, 1874-1878 (MS 230)

lmoell — 2007-08-23T20:14:44Z

Logbook of the H.M.S. Topaze, commanded by Captain A.T. Thrupp, in three volumes. The third volume also contains the logs of the H.M.S. Duke of Wellington, the H.M.S. Agincourt and the H.M.S Achilles.

Whitshed papers, 1812-1822 (MS 226)

lmoell — 2007-08-23T20:14:44Z

Sketchbook with depictions of naval ships at sea and a minute book containing a list of letters received and sent by Sir James Hawkins Whitshed, plus a summay of day's events. Whitshed was a commander-in-chief at Portsmouth.