Manuscript Collections
Anonymous log
Description
Anonymous log, 1848-1864. 1 log. Location: 31:. A logbook written by an anonymous author concerning multiple ships in the British Royal Navy. Entries from January 5, 1849 to June 9, 1850 detail the date, time, and location of arrivals and departures and entries from May 28 1848 to July 09 1850 provide greater details about for HMS Amphitrite, a frigate. The logbook then changes to discussing the outfitting of HMS Rodney, a ship of the line, from August 18, 1851 to November 15, 1851, followed by 56 pages of instructions on rigging, beams, dimensions, anchors, cables, chains and other detailed configurations and mechanical maneuvers, and concluding with a list of arrivals and departures from March 27, 1852 to June 17, 1864. Part of the George DeForest Collection, vol. 14. Mss. 1350.
Manuscript Number
Mss. 1350
Manuscript Topic
Transportation
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1848