Log books, supplementary series I
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, Osprey, Racehorse, Rattlesnake, Reynard, Sulphur, Samarang, Starling, Swift, Thalia, Torch, Vindictive, Volage, Wellesley, Pagoda and La Chiffonne.
Dates
- 1808 - 1866
Creator
- Great Britain. Admiralty and Secretariat (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted
Extent
0.45 metres (15 microfilm reels)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
Public Record Office, London.
- Alligator (Ship : 1802)
- Anson (Ship)
- Beagle (Ship)
- Belleside (Ship)
- Blenheim (Ship)
- Buffalo (Ship)
- Calliope (Ship)
- Camelion (Ship)
- Childers (Ship)
- Cleopatra (Ship)
- Cockatrice (Ship)
- Cormorant (Ship)
- Favorite (Ship)
- Hermes (Ship)
- Janus (Ship)
- Jupiter (Ship)
- La Chiffonne (Ship)
- Lee (Ship)
- Logbooks
- Melville (Flag ship)
- Nimrod (Ship)
- North Star (Ship)
- Oceania -- Discovery and exploration
- Opossum (Ship)
- Orpheus (Ship)
- Osprey (Ship)
- Pagoda (Ship)
- Pandora (Ship)
- Portland (Ship : 1832-1839)
- Racehorse (Ship : 19th century)
- Rattlesnake (Frigate)
- Reynard (Ship)
- Samarang (Ship)
- Starling (Ship)
- Sulphur (Ship)
- Swift (Ship)
- Thalia (Ship)
- Torch (Ship)
- Vindictive (Ship)
- Virago (Sloop)
- Volage (Ship)
- Wellesley (Ship)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz