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Alphabetical list of the Ship's Company and Marines of HMS VALIANT, 1810 (Manuscript)
1810
RUSI/NM/119
Printed Liste Generale des Officiers de la Marine, 1792. (Manuscript)
1792
RUSI/NM/113
A manuscript of Navigation with Treatises on Astronomy, perspective, tides, surveying, fortification, laws of motion and gunnery. Illustrated with maps, plans, diagrams, by Thomas Cornewall, 1746 (Manuscript)
1746
RUSI/NM/107
Proceedings of the Councils of War held by the Joint Admirals of the Grand Fleet, 1603 (Manuscript)
1603
RUSI/NM/100
Examination of a plan for bettering the conditions of seamen and marines serving on shipboard, post 1814 (Manuscript)
1814
RUSI/NM/152
Notebook on Naval Gunnery, 1843, kept by Charles St John (Manuscript)
1843
RUSI/NM/134/B
Typescript list of material of Naval interest to be found in the Reports published by the Historical Manuscripts Commission, pre 1924 (Manuscript)
1924
RUSI/NM/232
A schedule of some of the principal books and papers which may be required in the management of a Naval Armament with the necessary forms, c.1796 (Manuscript)
1796
RUSI/NM/95
Extract of intelligence from Brest, 1849 (Manuscript)
1849
RUSI/NM/230
Document with plan relating to the Battle of Navarino, 20th Oct 1827, drawn by Younge (Manuscript)
1827-10-20
RUSI/NM/227
List of the Navy ca 1834. Printed, with manuscript additions (Manuscript)
1834
RUSI/NM/163
Journal of a voyage from Batavia in the Island of Java...on board the Bengal Merchant...1815. On cover 'Waste Book', by - Hodges. (Manuscript)
1815
RUSI/NM/162
Notes on Foreign and British Warships, ca 1880 (Manuscript)
ca. 1880
RUSI/NM/151
Facsimile of Sir John Franklin's last message, 1847 (Manuscript)
1847
RUSI/NM/244
Report of Committee on working of heavy pivot guns in steam vessels. The Committee sat at Portsmouth on board HMS EXCELLENT, 1847. (Manuscript)
1847
RUSI/NM/84
An alphabetical register of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, 1804, including dimensions etc. (Manuscript)
1804
RUSI/NM/74
List of the ships of the Royal Navy including specific details - dimensions, number of guns etc, 1798 (Manuscript)
1798
RUSI/NM/50
Small notebook of the killed and wounded on board HMS VICTORY at Trafalgar, 1805. Belonged to George Coppen of that ship. (Manuscript)
1805
RUSI/NM/181
Correspondence re: HMS PRINCESS AUGUSTA, yacht, n.d. (Manuscript)
RUSI/NM/235/ER/4/5
Printed copy of Riou's Journal of a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope... by Jacob van Reenen... in search of the GROSVENOR , 1792; with an account in Dutch (Manuscript)
1792
RUSI/NM/235/ER/6
Early letters and juvenalia, n.d. (Manuscript)
RUSI/NM/235/ER/4/1
Commonplace book, from 1787 (Manuscript)
1787
RUSI/NM/235/ER/3/6
Papers of Captain Edward Riou (1762-1801); Navigation, 1775 (Manuscript)
1775
RUSI/NM/235/ER/3/2
Notebook belonging to R Berens (nephew of Riou, dated 1797) re: Riou and the GUARDIAN (Manuscript)
1797
RUSI/NM/235/ER/7/4
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