Code |
Description |
Date |
Keywords |
D/EBKC61/1 |
letter copies in William Baker's hand concerning chances of survival of naval post-captain, n.d.
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correspondence navy |
Misc IX/73877 |
will of Sandiland Drinkwater of Fleet Street, hosier, with reference to share in ship of war of Penryn lying in Falmouth harbour, ??
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ownership |
M236 |
sheriff's writ, Norfolk, for levy of wheat, malt, herrings as victuals for sailors in Admiralty etc., c.1339
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1339 |
food fish grain navy |
D/P108.1/1 |
parish register with names and amounts of contributors for the redemption of English seamen taken by the `Turks', 1539-1750
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1539 - 1750 |
mariners prisoners |
D/ELw.F74 |
account of the 9th, 10th, 11th voyages of the earl of Cumberland and his exploits at Puerto Rico by William Middleton, 1595-8
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1595 - 1598 |
travel journeys Americas |
D/E NA/Z2 |
copy of petition to the States General from directors and merchants of the Levant and the Mediterranean asking for support against the pirates of Algiers, early seventeenth century
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1600 - 1650 |
piracy Africa |
D/E NA/O84 |
misc. papers including relating to the Dutch West Indian Company, 1633, n.d.
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1633 |
Companies |
60281-92 & 60295 |
warrants for appointment to commissions of Henry Killigrew in royal navy, 1666-83, 1691
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1666 - 1691 |
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60298 |
Trinity House certificate certifying Henry Killigrew as a Brother, 1675
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1675 |
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D/EP F16 |
assignment of share in new vessel at Rotherhithe, 1680
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1680 |
ownership |
60293A |
warrants to hold court martial to Henry Killigrew, Vice Admrial of the Blue, Commander in Chief of the Thames and Midway, 1684, 1689
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1684 - 1689 |
navy discharge |
D/ER/051-60 |
commissions of James Killigrew, 1689-94, to HMS Dragon, HMS Duke, HMS Sapphire, HMS Crown, HMS York, HMS Plymouth (see also DE 4367-8, 4370-1)
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1689 - 1694 |
navy ships |
D/ER/B388 |
register of Levant Company orders, 1693-1719
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1693 - 1719 |
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D/EGd 27080(131) |
agreement regarding single share in the Convex Lights and Lights Royal, 1695
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1695 |
ownership |
D/EP.T1061 |
seamen's register certificate of Thomas Ley, 1696
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1696 |
mariners |
DE4367-70 |
letter of S. Winefeld to G. Chester regarding bargain and sale of wages as made out on a ticket `for service on HM ship the Lincoln', 1698
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1698 |
correspondence navy |
72329-31 |
deeds to Norfolk manors including mention of lighthouses at Winterton Ness & Orford Ness, 1698
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1698 |
communications coastal defence |
D/ER/B1-390 & C1-560 |
business, and some personal, papers, mostly correspondence of the Radcliffe family, traders, shipowners and factors in Aleppo, relating to trade throughout Europe, c.1700-70, including exports of silk, bills for freight, wharfage, etc., insurances of family ships, bills of sales of ships, some in Italian
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1700 - 1770 |
cloth fabric invoices |
D/ENaE17 |
misc. papers of the Earl of Bath, 1701-5, including fo.19, account relating to repair and enlarging of the quay at Bideford, Devon, 1701-3
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1701 - 1705 |
maintenance development ports harbours |
D/ENaE11-12 |
correspondence relating to administration of Earl of Bath's estates in Devon & Cornwall, 1702-1713, including proposal to fortify Lundy Island and erect lighthouse there
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1702 - 1713 |
development building security defence coastal |
D/EP F56 |
letter from Francis Russell concerning his appointment as agent for Commissioners of Sick & Wounded Seamen at Plymouth, 1706
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1706 |
correspondence recruitment health welfare |
D/EP F89 |
orders to desist from pressing men for Navy, received as orders in Privy Council by Earl Cowper, as Lord Lieutenant of Herts, 1711
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1711 |
impressment recruitment |
D/ENaA43/32 |
account for transport of the coach of the Earl of Bath from Holland, 1711
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1711 |
travel Europe |
D/ER/B290 |
inventory of the Jane lying in Amsterdamn river, 1714/15
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1714 - 1715 |
ships wrecks cargo |
D/ER/B290 |
account by Thomas Butcher being a list of ship's crew, showing date of entry and monthly wage rates on the Jane for Ralph Radcliffe, 1715
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1715 |
mariners ships |
D/EP F56 |
letter from first Earl of Uxbridge with footnote concerning postponement of inquiry in Parliament into Navy affairs, 1721
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1721 |
correspondence navy investigation |
D/EP F182 |
notes & draft resolutions on Navy debts, etc., various notes & figures regarding building ships for foreign powers by Lord Cowper in preparation for debate, 1721
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1721 |
finances construction |
D/EP F78 |
notes on finances & general state of Navy, methods of promotion, officers' pay, etc, 1721
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1721 |
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D/EP F17 |
letters of attorney to William Cowper to enable him to receive naval prize money and pay, 1722
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1722 |
correspondence navy |
D/ER/B338/6 |
profit and loss of voyages since 1725 and balance of John Radcliffe's books, 1726
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1725 - 1726 |
travel accounts finances |
D/ER/B390/4 |
petition to the Court of Directory of the South Sea Company from Arthur Upton seeking appointment as commander of small ship, c.1728, with account of his career from 1726
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1726 - 1728 |
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DE4160 |
letter from Edward Radcliffe regarding a man of war in Jamaica, 1728
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1728 |
correspondence ships Caribbean |
D/ESeC10 |
volume of correspondence of W. & E. Tuke, 1730-1823, including letter from R. Jones onboard the Pigon with account of voyage to USA, 1788
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1730 - 1823 |
ships travel Americas |
D/E NA/O58 |
description of the condition of the drainage, dikes and sea defences in Flanders, 1732; papers relating to a project of the engineer Wiltschut for the opening up and enlarging of a passage for ships, 1734, in Dutch
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1732 - 1734 |
coastal security environment development |
DE 4228 |
letter of William Radley of Greenwich to Ralph Radcliffe of Hitchin on behalf of the Commissioners of the Royal Hospital for Seamen, 1 June 1737
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1737 |
correspondence welfare health illness |
D/ER/B387/39 |
ship's articles of officers and crew of the Delaware, schedule giving names and ranks of seamen, 1746
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1746 |
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AH1918-1923 |
plans of various proposed canals, late eighteenth century, including relating to Liverpool, Bristol and Hull
|
1750 - 1799 |
development construction waterways |
D/ER/B269 |
letter describing loss of the Thames in Tripoli harbour, 1753
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1753 |
correspondence ships wrecks |
DE4307, 4315c, 4346, 4904-6 |
letters of Radcliffe family including references to Admiral Rodney's invasion of Le Havre and Admiral Hawke at Quiberon Bay, 1755-60
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1755 - 1760 |
correspondence navy battle operations |
A156 |
copy of will of D. Poole with shipping interests in R. Douglas, Lancs, 1758-63
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1758 - 1763 |
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D/EGp.F2 |
respondentia bonds, receipts and correspondence of Daniel Giles jun., merchant & shipping broker, 1771-1837
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1771 - 1837 |
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D/EP F327 |
letters to Lord Cowper's steward regarding receipt and dispatch of goods ordered, 1774-80
|
1774 - 1780 |
correspondence cargo trade |
68386 |
shares of William Lee Totteridge in ships and wharf, 1775-8
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1775 - 1778 |
ownership |
68389 |
receipts and notes regarding shares of William Lee Totteridge in East Indiaman, 1775-8
|
1775 - 1778 |
ownership |
D/EV.F25 |
letter from Coke to Lord Grimston regarding press-ganging in Norfolk, 1778
|
1778 |
correspondence impressment recruitment navy |
73877 |
copy will and probate of Sandiland Drinkwater, hosier, of London, with bequest of share in privateer of Penryn in Falmouth, 1779-81
|
1779 - 1781 |
ownership |
D/EP F343 |
copy of document regarding restoration of the Royal Cowper after capture by the French, c.1780
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1780 |
navy ships |
D/EP F344 |
copy of letter from George Collet, British Consul in Geneva, regarding the Royal Cowper, 1780
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1780 |
correspondence Switzerland navy ships |
D/EP F310/39 |
letters relating mainly to privateers in which Lord Cowper had shares, 1780
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1780 |
correspondence piracy |
D/EP F342 |
accounts and correspondence regarding Lord Cowper's share in the Tartar and the Earl Cowper (formerly the Royal Hiberian), privateers, in Levant, 1780-1
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1780 - 1781 |
ships piracy |
D/EP F310/46 |
letters concerning Lord Cowper's purchase of shares in privateers, & news of these ships, 1780-4
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1780 - 1784 |
correspondence ownership privateering |
GH1675-7 |
three account books of General Coote, East Indiaman, 1780-5, containing tradesmen's bills and accounts for two voyages, with lists of crew and their pay
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1780 - 1785 |
ships receipts travel wages |
D/EGp.F18 |
assignment by way of mortgage and accounts between Capt. William Lyttleton and Christopher and Richard Puller of bills of sale regarding the Polly of 147 tons, 1784-8
|
1784 - 1788 |
ownership |
D/EP/F363 |
order of sailing of Spanish fleet with sketches of named ships, c.1788
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1788 |
illustrations |
D/EX63981 |
accounts of privateering venture, 1789
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1789 |
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19677-8 |
general abstract of Acts of Parliament relating to payment of wages of Petty Officers, seamen, etc, 1792
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1792 |
legislation finance mariners |
D/EBKC29/1-43 |
letters from William Baker to his wife concerning son joining HMS Orion, 1793
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1793 |
correspondence navy ships |
D/EBKC29/49-50 |
letters between William Baker and Captain Duckworth of HMS Orion, 1793
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1793 |
correspondence navy ships |
D/EBKC30/15-25 |
letters from William Baker to his wife on frustrating journey to find HMS Orion and son Edward, 1794
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1794 |
correspondence travel navy ships |
D/P12 8/1 |
paper regarding making of rates to raise two men to serve in the Navy, 1795
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1795 |
recruitment |
AH2344 |
letter from Miss A.M. Egerton to her uncle regarding Lord Howe's attempt to intercept the French fleet off Brest, 1796
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1796 |
correspondence navy operations |
D/ESe |
extracts from Mary Pryor's letters regarding voyage to USA, 1798
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1798 |
correspondence travel America |
D/EBKC35/3-16 |
letters from William Baker to his daughter with references to Admiral Duckworth and naval matters, 1799
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1799 |
correspondence navy operations |
D/EBKC35/18 |
letter from Lord Spencer, Admiralty, to William Baker concerning Admiral Duckworth, 1799
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1799 |
correspondence navy |
D/EBKC35/19 |
letter from William Baker to Lord Spencer regarding Admiral Duckworth, 1799
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1799 |
correspondence navy |
D/EBb01 |
letter from Admiral Trowbridge to East India Company Chairman concerning breach of the blockade, 1801
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1801 |
correspondence trade |
52834 |
Royal Proclamation regarding naval volunteers, 1803
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1803 |
navy recruitment |
85492-538 |
letters to William Martin-Leake, including one from Admiral Lord Nelson, regarding war with the French, naval supplies, timber, etc, 1804
|
1804 |
correspondence navy battles wood |
D/ELB439 |
apprenticeship indenture of William Berwick to Richard Barton, shipwright, Deptford, 1804
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1804 |
training construction shipbuilding |
D/EBKC42/6-9 |
letters from William Baker to son William on Admiral Duckworth's victory at St Domingo and other naval matters, 1806
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1806 |
correspondence navy battles operations |
D/EBKC43/6-12 |
letters from William Baker to his son Robert regarding Admiral Duckworth's voyage, 1807
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1807 |
correspondence navy travel |
16357-9 & 16373-7 |
commissions of John Johnston, 1807-16
|
1807 - 1816 |
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GH1678 |
certificate of registry of the Canton at the port of London, 1808
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1808 |
ownership |
16221-424 |
letters of John Johnston to his mother, 1809-15 including description of Napoleon on HMS Bellerephon
|
1809 - 1815 |
correspondence navy ships |
GH1679-83 |
assurance policies of the Canton, Princess Armelia, Phoenix, 1810-11
|
1810 - 1811 |
insurance ships |
GH1684 |
bargain and sale of shares in the Canton, 1810
|
1810 |
ownership |
61175 |
diary of William Wilshere with description of visit to Portsmouth, 1811
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1811 |
journal |
60151-5 |
diaries and travel journals of Charles Willis and William Wilshere, 1824-33, including to Melcombe Regis, Dorset, Charmouth, Lyme, 1811, with description of viewing the Princess Charlotte, with loose sheet which describes a visit to the Exe estuary
|
1811 - 1833 |
ships |
D/EBb01 |
copy of letter from Lord Melville to Vice Admiral Bertie regarding the East India Company and granting a squadron off Cape, 1811
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1811 |
correspondence navy trade fleet |
D/EX557/B1-4 |
records of Samuel Greg of Belfast and Westmill, merchant and shipowner, 1811-24, comprising four journals and ledgers
|
1811 - 1824 |
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85010 |
naval pay office cheque due to George Martin-Leake, 1812
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1812 |
navy wages |
D/ESe/C15/6 |
letter from Elizabeth Tuke to her daughter Esther comparing bathing at Lowestoft to Aldborough, 1813
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1813 |
correspondence leisure swimming |
GH484 |
copy will of Robert Williams, of Manor Park, with ships in the East India trade, 1814
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1814 |
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GH1685-6 |
draft agreement and agreement regarding Chancery suit relating to shares in the General Coote, 1815
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1815 |
ownership |
61073-81 |
papers regarding sale of Lady Louisa Packer, 1818
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1818 |
ownership |
D/EBKC57/31 |
letter from Charles Drake to his sister Matilda concerning HMS Drake, 1821
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1821 |
correspondence navy ships |
D/EBKC 58/7 & 57/10-23 |
letters from William Baker to his son Charles regarding naval service and serving onboard HMS Drake, 1821-2
|
1821 - 1822 |
correspondence navy ships |
D/EGp.C11 |
letters from Louisa Puller to her family with account of voyage to India of 1823, 1823-38
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1823 - 1838 |
correspondence travel Asia |
D/EB603 |
official letter from Lord Canning on breach of quarantine regulations by officers of HMS Brig Hind in Valencia, 1824
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1824 |
correspondence navy ships |
79919 |
patent for invention for propelling vessels etc., by means of steam and other power, granted to John Baillie, 1836
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1836 |
engineering |
D/EBbF14 |
letter from the Admiralty to George Jacob Bosanquet concerning prospects of promotion of Lieut. Charles Bosanquet, 1837
|
1837 |
correspondence navy career |
D/ER/C437 |
letter of Evelyn Charlotte describing sinking of the Commerce, 1850
|
1850 |
correspondence ships wrecks |
D/EKD21 |
printed Parliamentary and cabinet papers including navy estimates, 1852, 1858, report of Royal Commission, 1859
|
1852 - 1859 |
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D/EL5136 |
copy of the will of William Sharp, of Woolwich, Kent, late Inspector of shipwrights, 1867
|
1867 |
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D/EV/F207 |
`journal and remark book' of William Grimston, commander R.N. on HMS Trafalgar, 1870-1
|
1870 - 1871 |
diary navy ships |
D/EV/F315 |
misc. service and other papers of Capt. William Grimstone, R.N., 1870-1900
|
1870 - 1900 |
navy |
D/EV F208 |
photocopied illustrated account of voyage of William Grimston to the Mediterranean, 1880
|
1880 |
travel Europe |
Halsey F22-40 |
Arthur Halsey, onboard HMS Triumph, Pacific Station, 1885-8, HMS Rover, Training Squadron, North America and West Indies Station, 1888-9, HMS Boadicea, India Station, 1891, HMS Bellerophon and HMS Partridge, North America and West Indies Station, 1891-2, HMS Pelican, North America and West Indies Station, 1893-5, HMS Bruizer, Mediterranean Station, 1896-8, HMS Philomel, Cape Station, 1898-1901, HMS Cressey, China Station, 1901-4 and letters from TE Ruddock, Ministry of Shipping and HE French, Captain of SS Korno, 1918;
|
1885 - 1918 |
ships Caribbean |
Halsey family papers (D/EH1) |
includes F20, correspondence with Admiral Sir Richard Wells, 1887-8;
|
1887 - 1888 |
navy |
Halsey F41-68 |
Lionel Halsey, HMS Agincourt, Mediterranean Station, 1887, HMS Triumph, Cape Station, 1888-9, HMS Raleigh, Cape Station, 1889-91, HMS Mercury, China Station, 1892-3, HMS Ramillies, Mediterranean Station, 1893-4, HMS Crescent, North America and West Indies Station, 1895-6, HMS Crescent, North America and West Indies Station, 1896-7, HMS Powerful, North America and West Indies Station, 1897-1900, HMS Diana, Mediterranean Station, 1901-2, HMS Good Hope, Cruiser Squadron, 1902-4, HMS Powerful, Australia Station, 1905-8, HMS New Zealand, a Commonwealth & Empire tour and Baltic patrol, 1913-15, HMS Iron Duke, Baltic patrol, 1915-16, HMAS Australia, Baltic patrol, 1918, HMS Renown, on world tours with the Prince of Wales, 1920, 1921-2, 1925;
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1887 - 1925 |
navy ships |
F878-82 |
correspondence of Shaw Savill & Albion Co. Ltd regarding bookings for Mrs Culling Hanbury onboard SS Tainui, 1893
|
1893 |
Companies ships |
F842 |
accounts onboard SS Tainui at South Africa, 1893
|
1893 |
ships |
87370-511 |
letters of Vice Admiral Francis Martin-Leake regarding war with China, 1900
|
1900 |
correspondence navy battles operations |
D/ESO/C5-18 |
letters from Esther Seebohm regarding her voyages on SS Portugal, SS Tanjore, SS Tewfik, SS Himalaya, 1902
|
1902 |
correspondence travel ships |
D/ESO/C19-38 |
letters of Hilda Seebohm regarding her world trip onboard SS Egypt, SS Arratoon Aptar, SS America Marie, SS Hong Kong Maru, 1903
|
1903 |
correspondence travel journeys ships |
D/P94.1/20 |
St Stephens' certificate of bans of marriage under Naval Marriages Act, 1908
|
1908 |
navy weddings |
D/EX506/2-3 |
newspaper cuttings on the Titanic, 1912
|
1912 |
media ships wrecks |
87512-62 |
letters of Vice Admiral Francis Martin-Leake regarding the first world war, 1914-17
|
1914 - 1917 |
correspondence battles navy |
Halsey F72 |
Revd Gerald Halsey, HMS Emperor of India, Home Fleet, 1916-17;
|
1916 - 1917 |
navy ships |
Halsey F73 |
Thomas Edgar Halsey, HMS Curacao, 1918
|
1918 |
navy ships |
D/EH121 |
general information regarding Herefordshire Navy League, Sea Training Home, 1920-30
|
1920 - 1930 |
education |
D/ECeZ44 |
postcard of the Cutty Sark in
Falmouth harbour, c.1930
|
1930 |
ships |
CP88/7/6 |
certificate presented to Sarratt Parish Council, adoption of HMS Capetown during Warship Week, 1942
|
1942 |
navy ships |
Acc 3255 |
Royal Naval Association, Hertfordshire branch: minutes. |
1950 - 1978 |
navy societies |