Great Britain. Admiralty and Secretariat

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Entries in the logbook date from 21 February 1840 to 9 March 1840

Scope and Contents Log books and Captains' logs of various ships of the British Navy, namely the Furnace, Gorgon, Gloucester, Hyaena, Fox, Intrepid, Chatham, Hindostan, Blonde, Adventure, Assistant, Discovery, Resolution, Dolphin, Endeavour, Providence, and Swallow. These log books and journals were kept by various crew members on voyages to the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the usual details about weather and the ships' movements, these records often contain personal comments of the...

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Log books and masters' logs for the following ships of the British Admiralty on voyages to the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand: Roebuck, Gloucester, Crown, Hyaena, Perserverance, Sirius, Arrogant, Amboyna, Buffalo, Centurion, Gorgon, Hobart, Intrepid, Orpheus, Porpoise, Reliance, Resistance, Supply, Swift, Victorious, Calcutta, Daedalus, Dromedary, Chanticleer, Beagle, Blonde, Fox, Barracouta, La Sybille, Lady Nelson, Seaflower, Success, Suffolk and Lyra.

Scope and Contents Supplementary log books; series I: Masters' logs. These are log books and journals kept by the Masters and various crew members of British Admiralty ships on voyage to the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, 1808-1866. The ships recorded are: the Acheron, Alligator, Anson, Beagle, Blenheim, Belleisle, Buffalo, Calliope, Cleopatra, Cockatrice, Pandora, Portland, Virago, Hermes, Camelion, Childers, Cormorant, Favorite, Janus, Jupiter, Lee, Melville, Nimrod, North Star, Opossum, Orpheus,...

Scope and Contents Supplementary log books; series II: Explorations. These are log books and journals kept by various crew members on voyages around the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, 1757-1861. The voyages recorded are those of the Adventure, Assistant, Providence, Bathurst, Chatham, Discovery, Dolphin, Dromedary, Endeavour, Enterprize, Erebus, Herald, Investigator, Porpoise, Rolla, Cumberland, King George, Lord Holland, Plover, Resolution, Samarang, Seaflower, Starling, Swallow, Tamer, Terror, Argonaut,...

Scope and Contents Registers, returns and certificates, and list books for the British Admiralty, 1673-1893. These contain monthly lists which provide a record of ships on foreign and home stations and engaged in particular types of service. These lists are divided into sections, and entries are arranged under such headings as East Indies, South America, Pacific, China, Australia, Convoys and cruisers, surveying service, particular service, ordered home and troop ships. Other information given in theses lists...