Archibald Baillie, midshipman: letters (12) to his family rel to life in Portsmouth, naval and merchant service 1758-62 (2005.40)
John Bithell, Lieutenant Commander: collected papers rel to Cable Ship Iris during Falklands War, incl journal and draft report of proceedings 1982 (2005.87)
FCC Kennedy, midshipman: log and journal 1905-08 (2005.61)
Nicholas Pocock, Marine Painter: file rel to research for painting of Trafalgar, incl battle plan and sketches of ships 1806 (2005.6)
Richard Shakespeare Thompson, sub-lieutenant: MS account of Battle of North Cape, particularly rel to his station in the boiler room and personal experiences 1943 (2005.102)
Harold Tummon, naval signalman: journals aboard HMS Harpy, incl service in the Mediterranean and Dardanelles 1913-16 (2005.79)
Frank Roddam Twiss, Admiral: additional papers rel to naval service 1927-70 (2005.74)
Mervyn RG Wingfield, naval captain: typescript memoir of his life and naval career 2000 (2005.95)
Royal Naval Patrol Service Association: Midland branch: typescript 'Memories of the Midland Sparrows', history of the association and Second World War service (2005.60)
Typescript memoir by Norman Aspinall of his service in Landing Ship Tank LST 301, incl in Italy and Normandy 1942-45 (2005.78)
MS account of naval service of William Thomas John Baxter compiled by his father from his letters; includes account of volunteering, initial training and accommodation on HMS Victory, Portsmouth 1857-61 (2005.77)
Typescript account by ACJ Geary of landing of a naval brigade of 33 men from HMS Hazard, Suda Bay, Crete 1898 (2005.8)
Collected papers rel to careers of Captain John Hutchison, Admiral John de Mestre Hutchison and Admiral Sir Frank Twiss c1842-90 (Twiss/2005.14)
MS notebook of Gunner John Moore aboard HMS Fury during Arctic exploration, with instructions for the service of great gun exercises when aboard HMS Tenedos 1824-26 (2005.64)
MS letter from Percy Pointer describing role of Motor Launch 512 in attack on Zeebrugge 1918 (2005.75)
Account of the service of HMS Endurance 1981-82, rel to scientific work and role during the Falklands War and at South Georgia 1981-84 (2005.73)
History of HMS Formidable compiled from printed sources 1939-52 (2005.80)
Typescript words to 'The Song of the Minesweeping Trawlers', humorous reflection on life in the Royal Naval Patrol Service c1939 (2005.56)
Volumes (11) transferred from The National Archives, comprising casualty books (10) and list of warship losses 1939-45 (2005.26)
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