Journal kept by William McMorran on the educational cruise ship DUNERA, 1967.
Exercise book containing a journal kept by William McMorran on the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd ship DUNERA (1937) during an educational cruise from Dundee to locations in Norway including Narvik, Nordkapp, Hammerfest, Olden and Bergen, 15 July to 28 July 1967. This pupil aged 14 was from Sondes Place School at Dorking and won the Chief Officer's prize for the best kept log book. It includes details from the navigational log, graphs showing sea and air temperature, printed leaflets and sketches. There is also a chart showing readings of specific gravity taken during a cruise down Nordfjord.
Administrative / biographical background
This pupil at Sondes Place School is likely to be William George McMorran, born in Surrey in 1953.
Administrative / biographical background
This pupil at Sondes Place School is likely to be William George McMorran, born in Surrey in 1953.
Record Details
| Item reference: | JOD/269/2; REG11/000135/2 D2012.008.1 D2012.008.2 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 volume |
| Date made: | 1963-1967; 1967 |
| Creator: | McMorran, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Journal kept by Martin D. Joseph on the educational cruise ship DUNERA, 1963. (Manuscript) (JOD/269/1)
- Journal kept by William McMorran on the educational cruise ship DUNERA, 1967. (Manuscript) (JOD/269/2)
- Report on the Norwegian cruise undertaken by pupils from Sondes Place School, 1967. (Manuscript) (JOD/269/3)
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