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Major accessions to repositories in 2022 relating to Maritime |
Local
- Plan, proposed new pier and navy ship moorings, Cawsand Bay, Maker, c1798 c1798 (AD3153)
- J T Cowls and Sons, sailmakers and marine engineers, Porthleven: business records, corresp, deeds and photographs 1902-2001 (X1482)
- MV Glen Avon, Port of Bristol sludge tanker: photographs and papers C1969-2000 (46726)
- Wattleworth family of Workington: letters by Samuel George Wattleworth apprentice on a merchant ship, the Knight Commander, to his family and autograph album of Margaret Meikle Kerr Wattleworth, his mother, containing drawings and poetry 1892-1930 (YDX 768)
- North Carr Lightship: monthly return log books 1928-1969 (GD/X966)
- Associated British Ports (ABP): photo archive of Associated British Ports incl hard drive containing digitised content and index 20th cent (DABP)
- Isle of Wight Coastguards: message and Log Books for Coastguard Stations at Bembridge, Ventnor, Needles, Totland and 'West Wight Sector' 1934-2007 (2022/060)
- Lundy Field Society: photographs of Lundy island (11) 1934-1950 (B1458)
- Heaven family of Lundy: title documents 1893-1938 (B1474)
- Malton Lifeboat Guild: minutes 1927-2022 (Z.1747)
- William Clay, captain mariner: log book with historical notes 1854 (Acc. No. 5688)
- Lawrie Phillips, historian: books and papers rel to the history of Pembroke Dockyard incl warships built at the Dockyard, the launching of ships at the Dockyard, notes on the history of Pembroke Dock and the Dockyard Casebook 1814-2014 (Acc. No. 5667)
- George Bellamy (fl1788-1863) of Plymouth: letters and personal papers incl souvenirs of his time as a prisoner of war in France and papers rel to his election as Mayor in 1811 1788-1863 (4395)
- Jonathan Dunlop (fl1806-1808), seaman, of Gateshead: letters of to his wife, written after being pressganged into the Royal Navy, the first two while aboard HMS Argo off the coast of Guinea, Africa, the third from Haslar Hospital, Plymouth 1806-1808 (6022)
National
- Naval log-books and journals 1780-1895 (Add MS 89622)
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Guernsey: press cuttings album, photographs and folder of general corresp 1929-1978 (AQ 1471/08 & 09)
- Captain John Wallbridge (fl1940-2019): research papers relating to the losses of HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne during the Second World War c1940-2019 (AQ 1694 to AQ 1696)
- J H Lenfestey (1934 - 2012), archivist: additional documents including various livres de perchage, maps, partages c1900 (2022-030)
- Chicken Rock Lighthouse: registers, visitors' book 1928-1988 (MS 15156)
- William Gordon Glass (fl1915-1916): Illustrated journals and manuscript documenting seaplane carrier HMS Ben-my-Chree's wartime service and engagements in the Mediterranean Sea 1915-1916 (MS 15262)
- Journal of a tour of the Scottish coast and lighthouses, including some sketches of lighthouse keepers and their wives 1821 (Acc.14361)
- William Crickmay, (fl 1855-1972), purser, Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.: pocket diaries rel to his roles on land and at sea, incl as a purser in the Royal Mail Lines (formerly Royal Mail Steam Packet Company), serving in the Caribbean in the 1850s; as an auctioneer; yacht and ship broker; surveyor; civil engineer; and insurance and property manager 1854-1875 (REG22/000033 (uncatalogued))
- Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford (1838-1913), Knight Admiral; and his son, Arthur Edward Frederick Bedford (1881-1949), Vice-Admiral: family and personal papers incl notebooks rel to family ancestry and daily diaries from various ships; diary from HMS Satellite; corresp; letters, maps and accounts of Benin expedition from HMS Raleigh and HMS St George 1856-1914 (REG20/000324 (uncatalogued))
- Collection of material rel to the Royal Marines School of Music, incl Lt Col F V Dunn, Principal Director of Music; various scores and sheet music by different Directors 1950-1969 (NMRN 2022/63/1)
- Royal Navy: guide informing on dress policy for serving Sikhs, published by the Royal Navy and the Defence Sikh Network, containing information on cap badge modifications, beard guidance, Panj Kakar, turban procurement, protocol during physical training and helmet guidance. Also shows examples for No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 uniform dress 2022 (NMRN 2022/120/1)
- Bible from HMS Warspite with damage caused by a piece of a German shell which entered the Chaplain's cabin during the Battle of Jutland, 31st May 1916. The book was presented by HMS Warspite's Chaplain, Walter J Carey, to the Marine Society and the Training Ship Warspite. Warspite was used as a training ship from 1862 to 1918. On 20th January 1918 a fire destroyed the Warspite but the Bible was saved by the ship's Chaplain, Reverend N A Lash. Three of the boys who had been on board the training ship later admitted to starting the fire nd (NMRN 2022/88/1)
- HMS E9 (1912), submarine: collection of photographs and a photograph album rel to HMS E9, exploring the lives of the boat's crew in Russia during the First World War 1914-1918 (NMRN 2022/200/1)
- Kochan Collection of key material rel to the early history of the Royal Marines 1740-1830 (NMRN 2022/113)
- Lt-Commander Arthur George Jameson (1883–1914), RN: collection of photographs and documents rel to his career 1909-1960 (NMRN 2022/214/1)
- Major Alastair Cook (fl1950-1979), Royal Marines: collection rel to his service, incl scrapbooks, photograph albums, course notes, letters, reports and other papers. Subjects incl 45 Commando, Royal Marines Reserve in Scotland, Marine Cadets, Aden, Malta and other foreign exercises 1950-1979 (NMRN 2022/222/1)
- Captain William Affleck (d1794), of HMS Alligator: victualling order written 20 September 1793, describing how the ship's company has consumed its supply of oil and the Captain requests half a pound of cocoa, one pound of sugar, one pound of butter and two pounds of cheeses. The order is signed by both the Captain and the ships Purser Henry Harther 1793 (NMRN 2022/232/1)
- The London Magazine: document showing the ships and regiments involved in the British Siege of Havana, 1762, during the Seven Years War, noting the ships names, such as HMS Reppon, HMS Dragon and HMS Temeraire, but also the regiments in boats such as the Royals and the 35th Regiment nd (NMRN 2022/232/2)
- HMS Lizard (1697): victualling document signed by Captain William Johnson showing the type of supply, amount and value. The list includes brisket, fish, butter and pork nd (NMRN 2022/232/3)
- Receipt of the transfer of an empty butt or barrel with four iron hoops from HMS Sea Horse to HMS Lizard, 4 February 1698, signed by the Captain of HMS Lizard, William Johnson, and the Captain of HMS Seahorse, G Walton. The receipt is also signed by another hand on 5 May 1698 1698 (NMRN 2022/232/4)
- Receipt of the transfer of four barrels with a total of thirty two iron hoops from HMS Lizard to HMS Mainstone, January 1697, signed by the Captain of HMS Lizard, William Johnson, and the Captain of HMS Mainstone. The receipt is also signed by another hand on 5 May 1699 1697 (NMRN 2022/232/5)
- Victualling notes of supplies taken on board HMS Lizard showing the amount of supplies brought on board nd (NMRN 2022/232/6)
- List of passengers on board HMS Lizard during its voyage to Holland with King William III, 23 April to 27 April 1697, incl how long they stayed on board. The voyage was ordered by the Earl of Dorset. A short description has been written and signed by the Captain of HMS Lizard, William Johnson 1697 (NMRN 2022/232/7)
- Victualling document of HMS Goliath at the Portsmouth Victualling Office, 29 September 1788, noting the supplies provided to HMS Goliath such as 4,648 pounds of bread and 62 pounds of butter, signed by Captain T L Yates 1788 (NMRN 2022/232/9)
- Archibald William Patterson (fl1913-1923), CPO Engine Room Artificer: collection of letters and photographs to his wife, incl discussion of the transport of the Unknown Warrior from France to Britain as well as service on HMS Royal Sovereign during the Gallipoli campaign and HMS Itchen 1913-1923 (NMRN 2022/248)
- Victualling document showing the supplies taken on the Royal yacht (HMY) Fubbs in London from May 1697 to January 1698 by the Captain Ralph Sanderson, incl a handwritten note by the Victualling Office at Tower Hill, 22 May 1699, discussing the supplies taken from the stores but also some items returned to stores from the yacht 1697-1699 (NMRN 2022/232/8)
Special
- Seafarers Hospital Society: organisational records, rel to the foundation, governance, development and activities of the SHS, incl trustee and committee minutes and meeting papers; annual reports and accounts; publicity and fundraising materials; legal and property records; scrapbooks, albums, and photographs of SHS premises, facilities, patients and staff 1820s-2000s (SA/SHS; Acc 2683)
University
- Maritime History Archive: collection of mostly 19th century photographic material rel to clipper ships and maritime trade 18th-20th cent (EUL MS 475)
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