Naval history
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Great Britain Admiralty account book
Collection
Identifier: MS 0229
Overview
The account book includes individual wages for officers and crews; allowances for victuals; prices of provisions to be paid to and by the Purser; various allowances and expense lists; lists of French, Dutch and Algiers fleets, including ship names and guns; as well as lists of the major Royal Navy commands, the red, white, and blue squadrons, with ships assigned to each, their commanders, guns, and names of flag officers commanding.
Dates:
1661 - 1692
Memoranda to British Ship Captains from the Admiralty
Collection
Identifier: MS 0204
Abstract:
This is a 38-page handwritten logbook containing dozens of general memos signed by proxy for various British Navy and Marine officers during the time period 1807-1809.
Dates:
1807-1809
Roy M. Huffington Naval Papers, 1942-2005
Collection
Identifier: MS 0611
Abstract
This collection is part of a wider compilation of Roy M. Huffington’s personal and professional papers. These materials encompass his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The materials reflect his continued interest in both the Navy and the history of the conflict. This collection consists of service records, personal correspondence, WWII aerial intelligence photographs, records from various veterans’ organizations, and personal research.
Dates:
1942 - 2005
Sir James Hawkins Whitshed Minute book and Sketchbook
Collection
Identifier: MS 0226
Overview
This collection consists of a sketchbook and a minute book, both authored by Sir James Hawkins Whitshed, an officer in the British Navy. The sketchbook contains numerous depictions of naval ships and a self-caricature of Whitshed himself. The minute book contains a careful list of letters received and sent by Whitshed, plus a summary of the day’s events during the years 1821-1822.
Dates:
1812 - 1822