Found 64 collections related to Great Britain. Royal Navy

This volume contains orders received and issued by William Hope between 1791 and 1804, when he was a Captain in the British Navy and in command of these ships: H.M.S. Rattler, H.M.S. Bellerophone, H.M.S. Kent, and H.M.S. Atlas. It includes orders of sailing and lines of battle less

One volume, containing a narrative of cruise of U.S.S. Constitution by Asheton Y. Humphreys, dated December 17, 1814 to March 26, 1815. Humphreys previously served as captain's clerk on the Constitution, and sailed this cruise as Chaplain of the ship. On February 26, 1815, he was ordered aboard the British ship Levant as Purser The Constitution was led by Captain Charles Stewart. The narrative discusses the ship departing Boston; an account of food stores taken; the capture of British schooner Lord Nelson, British merchant ship Susan, and H. M. ships Cyane and Levant; repair of ships; morale of British officers and crews; voyage to Porto Praya, Cape Verde Islands to land prisoners; description of the port; escape of the Constitution and Cyane from three British men of war; recapture of the Levant by British; and the landing of the Levant in Barbados. Also included is a poem on Perry's victory on Lake Erie less

Sir Herbert Sawyer was a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy. His letter books (4 vols.) and order book (1 vol.) contain copies of official correspondence with the Admiralty and others relating to routine matters, convoys, impressed American seamen, privateers, exchanges of prisoners, the U.S. grain trade with Spain, and other matters. The letters and orders from Sawyer are dated mostly at Bermuda, Halifax, and Cork less

Samuel Barrington, British naval officer. In 1779, while battling the French in St. Lucia, Barrington briefly became second in command to Admiral John Byron, grandfather of Lord Byron. To Captain Douglas, Commander of His Majesty's ship, the Vigilant : 1 autograph document signed : (MISC 0629) : titled, "Disposition of the Fleet in Order of Battle and of Sailing." With the note: "Given under my hand on board the Britannica the 7th Septemr. 1782.". less

Sir Edward Codrington, British naval officer. His duties included an imperative to secure peace during the Greek War for Independence. To "Sir" at the post office : 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Feb [1839] : asking to allow for the free delivery of a petition. less

Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, Admiral of the Fleet and veteran of the Crimean, Chinese, West African, and Egyptian campaigns and the Boxer Rebellion, and a member of the Privy Council, kept this diary from March 28, 1906 through January 25, 1910. The diary covers the period of his retirement in London and near Maidenhead, with private and official travels to Canada (where he was part of the Prince of Connaught's entourage, March-May 1906); Vouvray (June 1906); Hamburg (August 1906); Munich (October 1906); Monte Carlo (March 1907); Gibraltar (October-November 1907); Jamaica (December 1907-February 1908); Vouvray (August 1908); Lake Como (September 1908); Madeira (February-March 1908); and New York (on the H.M.S. Inflexible for the Hudson-Fulton fete, September-October 1909). Seymour was also heavily involved in the state visit of Prince Sadanara Fushimi of Japan in May 1907 and was closely connected to social and court circles of the period. He was particularly interested in naval education, aeronautics, the theater, and painting The diary also includes a list of books Seymour read, a geographical index, and a key to shorthand symbols less

Sir George Cockburn, British naval officer. Cockburn played a major role in the War of 1812, leading the capture and burning of Washington on August 24, 1814. To T. King of the Marine Society Office : 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Dec 1824 : (MISC 0632) : acknowledging receipt of a letter. less

"Correspondence from the Principal Ports and Stations," being letters on British Naval affairs written by Captain Basil Hall from Portsmouth, England on August 29, September 20, and October 16, 1832. Autographed documents, signed "Omega." Taken from the manuscript file of the United Service Journal, in which magazine the letters were published less

William Woodforde kept these logbooks (2 vols.) of the H.M.S. Ariadne and H.M.S. Astrea. Entries for the Ariadne date September 16, 1780 through February 10, 1781, when the ship sailed from the Isle of May (Scotland) in a convoy, by way of Yarmouth and Newport (England) to the Carolinas. Entries for the Astrea date from May 8-December 31, 1782, when the ship was part of a convoy sailing between Cape Henry, Quebec and New York City, apparently patrolling the coastline. Woodforde mentions several skirmishes with American and foreign vessels less

These logbooks were kept by George Wilson on board the H. M. Ships Falcon and Pluto. The Falcon's log entries date from October 19, 1829 through December 5, 1831 while the ship was off the coast of Africa and in the West Indies and England. It includes a map of the West Indies. The Pluto's logbook contains entries made between December 22, 1831 and July 4, 1833 while the ship was in England and off the west coats of Africa. It includes four maps of the African coast less

This logbook of the H.M.S. Firebrand and the H.M.S. Frolic was kept by the same (unknown) author. Entries pertaining to the Firebrand were made from December 1, 1847-June 16, 1848, when the ship sailed along the South American coast, stopping at: Colonia and Montevideo, Uruguay; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Balna, Argentina. Entries pertaining to the H.M.S. Frolic were made from June 22, 1848-March 7, 1849 when the ship sailed from Portsmouth, England, stopping at Waterford and Cork, Ireland; Naples and Messina, Italy; the Piraeus and Salonica, Greece; and Smyrna, Turkey. Volume contains many watercolor sketches of South American and West Indian ports, not necessarily contemporaneous with the voyage described. A list of the sketches is filed with the volume less

This logbook of the H.M.S. Ganymede, a British ship of war captained by John Brett Purvis, was kept by Francis A. Murray, master's mate, while cruising in the Mediterranean, stopping at Trieste, Corfu, Palermo, Gibraltar, thence to Bermuda and return to Portsmouth, England. Entries were made between May 20, 1814 and July 5, 1815. On vellum less

This logbook was kept by Lieutenant Francis A. Murray on board the H.M.S. Griffon, a sloop of war, between March 7, 1816 and September 8, 1817, during the ship's travels from Spithead, England to St. Helena, cruising in the vicinity of St. Helena, and during a visit to Simons Bay, Cape Colony. On vellum less

Midshipman Frederick John Rendell kept this logbook on board the H.M.S. Liverpool, captained by Rowley Lambert, Esq., from April 29, 1863 through June 5, 1864. The volume, whose covers are missing, includes six maps and six sketches. Entries record the Liverpool's cruising around the British Isles, thence to Bermuda and the West Indies. Maps show the ship's course, and pen sketches depict coast lands. Entry for February 10, 1864 includes autograph of Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Milne less

Joseph Bromwich, Master's Mate, kept this logbook of the H.M.S. Lowestoffe, commanded by William Lockyer. Entries date from January 24, 1779 through June 5, 1780. The Lowestoffe sailed primarily in the West Indies area, with one brief foray into Charlestown less

This volume contains logbooks of the H.M.S. Mars and the H.M.S. Formidable. The Mars was captained by James Newburgh Strange, and this log was kept by Midshipman Frederick John Rendell from January 1, 1862 through February 7, 1863. It contains fourteen maps, four pen sketches, and two watercolor sketches, and it was kept while cruising in the Levant, stopping at Athens, Beirut, Larnaka, and other locations, thence to Spithead, England The logbook of the H.M.S. Formidable, bearing the flag of Vice Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope and captained by William Garnham Luard, was also kept by Rendell. Entries were made from February 8-May 2, 1863, while the ship was at Sheerness, England less

This logbook was kept on board the H.M.S. Menai, a British ship of war, from August 9, 1820 through December 4, 1821, while cruising off the coast of southern Africa, calling at or passing St. Simon's Bay, St. Helena, Johanna Island, Port Louis, Zanzibar, Tamative, and other locations less

This logbook of the H.M.S. Narcissus, a British ship of war captained by F.M. Almer, was kept from January 1, 1811 through March 11, 1812 by Lieutenant Charles Tindal. During this time, the ship sailed from Falmouth to the Isle of Gomera, Madeira, Portsmouth, Newfoundland, Labrador, back to Plymouth, England, and other locations. Entries include observations, ports visited, ships boarded, and other details. Also mentioned are sheep and slave supplies bound for America. Includes drawings of Gomera, Port Manvers, the Labrador Coast, Croque Harbor, St. Johns, and other locations less

This logbook was kept on board the H.M.S. Niemen, a British ship of war captained by S. Pym, from May 6, 1812 through May 5, 1814 by Lieutenant Charles Tindal. The ship traveled from the Basque Roads to Cherbourg, Lisbon, Portsmouth, St. Helena, the Cape of Good Hope, Bermuda, Halifax, the Delaware Bay (patrolling), Halifax, Jamaica, Bermuda, and back to England. Entries include observations, mentions of ships captured, and other information, a view of the Delaware coast, list of ships captured in Rehoboth Bay, Delaware and Egg Harbor, New Jersey, as well as specie taken from Bermuda to England less

This logbook was kept by [?] Leir on board the H.M.S. Orlando, H.M.S. Aurora, H.M.S. Grafton, H.M.S. Powerful, H.M.S. Victorious, and H.M.S. Terrible while cruising from Portsmouth, England stopping at the ports of Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Wei-hai-wei, Yokohama, Nagasaki, and other locations. The log includes a number of plans and drawings of ships, ordnance, and track charts less

These journals (8 vols.) were kept by Commander George Harnage (alternately called George Blackman) while serving in the British Navy from 1807-1822, advancing through the ranks from midshipman to commander and covering service on board the following ships: H.M. Frigate Penelope (1807-1811) during travels along the coasts of Spain and America, and the West Indies; the H.M.S. Defiance (1811-1813) during travels to the Netherlands; H.M. Frigate Hamadryad (1814-1815) during voyages off the coasts of America and Newfoundland; H.M.S. Boyne (1815-1816) during voyages in the Mediterranean region; H.M.S. Salisbury (1818-1820) during voyages in the West Indies; and H.M. Brig Raleigh (1820-1822) during voyages to Jamaica and the West Indies less

This logbook was kept on board three British ships of war: the H.M.S. Pluto, H.M.S. Curlew, and H.M.S. Dee. Entries for the Pluto date from July 25-December 4, 1833, while the ship was off the west coast of Africa. Entries for the Curlew date from December 5, 1833-June 17, 1834, while the ship was off the coast of Africa. Entries for the Dee date from August 7, 1834-January 29, 1836, while the ship was cruising around the West Indies. Includes one map less

Talavera Vernon Anson kept this logbook on board the H.M.S. Rattlesnake, a British ship of war, from November 15, 1827 through March 31, 1829. The ship was cruising off the west coast of Greece during most of this time and was captained by the Honorable C.O. Bridgeman less