Diary kept by Charles Wheeler as a seaman on HMS ENDYMION, 1872.

Diary kept by Charles Wheeler as a seaman on HMS ENDYMION a detached squadron in Malta describes all the ships in the sqadron and where they sailed. Most of the pages are full of poems in the beginning in the back including Billous Ahoy, Spaniard, Goodbye, Eight Hearts in One, Forget Me Not, Oh Think of Me, The Indian Mutiny and The Slave Chase.

Administrative / biographical background
Captain of HMS ENDYMION was Captain C Maddin.

Record Details

Item reference: JOD/335; MSS/77/132 MS1977/132
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1872-01-01 - ?; 1872 1872-1876
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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