Foolscap notebook, 1931-1936

Voyage records: Notebook used by Thompson as a deck officer on vessels owned by the Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., between 1931 and 1936. At the beginning of this period he was third mate on the SIKH (1914). The volume contains technical details of vessels including bunker, cargo and water ballast capacities; summaries of voyages with distances travelled and weights of cargoes handled at each port; together with notes and calculations relating to navigation, tides and weather. There are some loose items inserted, including sheets relating to compass deviation and speed, details of the steering chains on the HAVILDAR (1911), and measurements of the tide at Elephant Point, Rangoon.