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Logbook, kept by Mid S Hyman, HM Steamer DEE, Commander R. Oliver, 20 June 1832-27 May 1834; HM Corvette WOLF, Commander E Stanley, 28 May-18 November 1834 (Manuscript)
1832-1834
RUSI/NM/149
Journal 5 Dec 1902-5 March 1904 as Sub-Lieutenant and Lieutenant on HANNIBAL (a few entries for 1901) (Manuscript)
1902-1904
RUSI/NM/241/1/3
Journal 16 January 1900-17 July 1901 as midshipman on ROYAL SOVEREIGN (Manuscript)
1900-1901
RUSI/NM/241/1/2
An account of the total wages earned upon several ships and works in Deptford Dockyard, 1 January 1668-31 March 1669 (Manuscript)
1668-1669
RUSI/NM/86/5
Volume giving details of students at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, who finished their course in two years, 1827-37 (Manuscript)
1827-1837
RUSI/NM/243
Fragmentary account in Russian of the incident on board the Russian battleship POTEMKIN, by K Perelingh, seaman, September 1905 (Manuscript)
1905
RUSI/NM/195
Original newspapers giving news of victories on the Nile and Copenhagen and Trafalgar (Manuscript)
1798-1814
RUSI/NM/199
Papers, 1849-55 relating to the services of Admiral Lord Edward Russell (1805-87) (Manuscript)
1849-1855
RUSI/NM/193
Tactical diagram of Fleet Manoeuvers, Japanese, ca 1880-90 (Manuscript)
ca. 1880-ca. 1890
RUSI/NM/190
List of ships of the Royal Navy including dimensions etc, 1812, corrected up to June 1825 (Manuscript)
1812-1825
RUSI/NM/77
Copy of a letter of James West, BRITANNIA, off Cadiz, 4 November 1805 and two other letters, not connected with Trafalgar, from Thomas Hillman (Manuscript)
1805-11-04
RUSI/NM/189
Watch and Station Bill of HMS BASILISK, 1st Class Cutter, September 1830 (Manuscript)
1830
RUSI/NM/188
Standing and general orders, issued by Admiral Earl St Vincent, VICTORY, VILLE DE PARIS, 21 November 1795-26 July 1799 (Manuscript)
1795-1799
RUSI/NM/48
Watch and Quarter Bill, HMS TENEDOS, 1885-88, kept by Lieutenant J C Scott (Manuscript)
1885-1888
RUSI/NM/177
Letter from Marine, John Frazer,to Mr George Patterson of Manchester re: the death of Patterson's son George and a letter from the Navy Pay Office, 6 April 1814 re: prize money due to George Patterson, dec'd. (Manuscript)
1805-11-22 - 1814-04-06
RUSI/NM/187
List of ships of the Royal Navy with their dimensions, when and where they were built and number of guns. (Manuscript)
1765-1793
RUSI/NM/62
A list of ships of the Royal Navy, c.1775-1871, including specific details of each ship - dimensions, number of guns, number of men, rigging etc; dimensions of the rebel frigate HANDCOCK now called the IRIS (Manuscript)
1775-1871
RUSI/NM/42
List steam vessels on the lakes of Canada. Lists of Mail Steam Packets at British ports. Lists of Lighters at British ports. Lists of victualling vessels at British ports. (Manuscript)
1845-03 - 1854-12
RUSI/NM/67
Lists of vessels including fitted for Arctic service, Steam vessels on the lakes in Canada, Lighters at British ports and Victualling ships at British ports and British controlled ports overseas. (Manuscript)
circa 1854
RUSI/NM/71
Grant of Arms to Sir Robert Seppings, 18 Feb 1825 (Manuscript)
1825-02-18
RUSI/NM/233
Lists of Transports, Purchased Paddle Wheel vessels, Mail Steam Packets at British ports, Lazarettos, Bomb vessels, Surveying vessels. (Manuscript)
circa 1850
RUSI/NM/69
Proceedings and minutes of Courts Martial on the mutineers of 1797; printed proclamations and pamphlets (Manuscript)
1797
RUSI/NM/235/ER/5
Letters to and from Lord Spencer and others, relating to quitting the BEAULIEU, n.d. (Manuscript)
RUSI/NM/235/ER/4/3
Letters from Riou to his mother before and after the loss of the GUARDIAN, n.d. (Manuscript)
RUSI/NM/235/ER/4/2
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