Porpoise (Ship)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Log books: masters’ logs.
Collection
Identifier: Microfilm-78-29/46--78/46
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1698 - 1836
Log books, supplementary series II
Collection
Identifier: Microfilm-78-85/115
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,...
Dates:
1757 - 1861
Records of the United States Exploring expedition.
Collection
Identifier: Microfilm-1601/1619
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the records of the United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, 1838-1842. The contents of the collection are: Reels 1,2 and 3. Journal of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes aboard the Vincennes and the Porpoise, v.1: August 10 1838-February 2 1940. v.2: February 3 1840-December 26 1840. v.3: December 27 1840-June 9 1842. Reel 4 Anonymous journal kept aboard the Vincennes, August 9 1838-October 22 1840. Reel 5 Journal of John W.W. Dyes...
Dates:
1838 - 1842