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Visual material of ships and nautical history (Manuscript) c.1900s JWDP/3
Press cuttings, black and white photographs, and coloured illustrations of twentieth-century ships collected by John Williams Damer-Powell. Includes a personal scrapbook containing notes and newsclippings on important figures (e.g., Sir Horatio Nelson, Sir Walter Raleigh, and William Adams).
Papers relating to John Williams Damer-Powell naval career (Manuscript) c.1904-1943 JWDP/1
Papers spanning John Williams Damer-Powell's naval career including official certificates of his apprenticeship on the ship DYNOMENE in 1904, his appointing as a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1919, and his Board of Trade certificate of discharge.…
Personal diary and notebook 1907 (Manuscript) 1907 JWDP/2/1
A personal diary comprising entries of day to day experiences when at sea on the ship DYNOMENE and on land; a newspaper clipping of an account of a perilous voyage on the ship DYNOMENE; written sea shanties; and illustrations of ships, places, and country flags.
Personal diary and notebook 1904-1905 (Manuscript) 1904-1955 JWDP/2/7
A personal notebook containing diary entries from 1904-1908 and lists organised by names, dates, and locations of passages, tugboats, warships boarded, ships seen since John Williams Damer-Powell went to sea, cross channel trips, motor launch trips, and inland river trips.
"The Story of The Implacable" booklet by the Implacable Committee (Manuscript) c.1900s JWDP/4/7
A booklet kept by John Williams Damer-Powell about the history of two moored veteran ships, IMPLACABLE and FOUDROYANT, and "The Implacable" Committee's mission to raise an Endowment fund to maintain the ships.…
"Chronological List of Bristol-Built Ships" by Grahame E. Farr (Manuscript) 1900s JWDP/1/3
A booklet kept by John Williams Damer-Powell containing typewritten lists including: a list of Bristol-built ships from 1626-1938 organised by the year they were crafted, kind of rig, name of ship, and builder name; a list of Bristrol shipbuilders and short biography for each; a list of yard numbers…
Commanders in H.M. Packet Service 1688-1852 published by J.H. Lake & Co. (Manuscript) 1898 JWDP/4/6
A booklet kept by John Williams Damer-Powell listing the names of commanders appointed by The General Post Office and Admiralty at Falmouth Station along with the date of commission, ship name, where the ship was stationed, and any remarks.
Letter of Marque and Reprisal magazine clipping (Manuscript) After 1923 JWDP/4/5
A clipping from the Seagoer magazine kept by John Williams Damer-Powell of the transciption of the document issued to Captain William Sherry of the ship JAMAICA in 1798. A scan of the original document is shown in the clipping.
Port of London Authority Opening of New Dock Forming the Southern Extension of The Royal Victoria & Albert System (Manuscript) 1921 JWDP/4/2
A book kept by John Williams Damer-Powell on The Port of London Authority's opening of a new dock extending The Royal Victoria & Albert System. Includes black and white and coloured illustrations, black and white photographs, and foldout plans and maps.…
"Shipwrecks On the Isles of Scilly" by Charlotte Dorrien Smith (Manuscript) 1950 JWDP/4/3
A booklet kept by John Williams Damer-Powell containing a typewritten list of shipwrecks or ships in distress off the Isles of Scilly from 1679-1933 accompanied with a description of what occurred.
CLAN MACPHERSON of Glasgow: 1586 Tons drawing (Manuscript) Early 20th century JWDP/3/4
A coloured pencil drawing of the ship, CLAN MACPHERSON, sailing at sea, kept by John Williams Damer-Powell. Creator unknown.
"Re: Jack's apprenticeship: Letters etc., Receipt for Premium Outfit Receipts etc.": letters relating to Damer-Powell's early naval career (Manuscript) 1904-1927 JWDP/1/5
A file kept by John Williams Damer-Powell containing his official apprenticeship indenture of 1904 with the ship, DYNOMENE; his official certificate of appointing as a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1919; and his official certificate of competency in 1920 as master of a foreign-going s…
"Commander J.W.D. Powell, Royal Naval Reserve": various pictorial material of ships (Manuscript) 1900s JWDP/3/2
A file kept by John Williams Damer-Powelll containing black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, coloured illustrations, and postcards of ships with captions stating its name and some information about it, such as the CUTTY SARK. Originally contained in an envelope now placed on top.
"Printed Matter": various pictorial material of ships (Manuscript) 1900s JWDP/3/3
A file kept by John Williams Damer-Powell containing newspaper cut-outs of photographs of ships, including the MAYFLOWER and MAYFLOWER II, with captions stating ship name and description. Unclear which newspaper(s) he cut from. Originally contained in an envelope now placed on top.
Dunkirk Reports (Manuscript) c.1916-1940 JWDP/1/6
Written reports of operations in the White Sea during The First World War when Damer-Powell commanded a group of minesweepers. Also includes his written reports of his service at the Battle of Dunkirk during the Second World War, transporting survivors and troops from Dunkirk to Ramsgate.…
Printed publications (Manuscript) 1898-1950 JWDP/4
Printed publications kept by John Williams Damer-Powell of personal interest, including a biographical book on his family relative, Anne Seymour Damer, a famous English sculptor and booklets on the modernisation in transportation in the nineteenth century, such as The Port of London expansion and Th…
Personal papers of John Williams Damer-Powell (Manuscript) 1848-1955 JWDP/2
Journals and letters by John Williams Damer-Powell of his daily experiences at sea as an apprentice on the ship DYNOMENE.…
"Nautical Miscellany" notebook (Manuscript) 1900s JWDP/3/1
A personal notebook containing written transcriptions and pastings of news clippings along with personal notes pertaining to important figures in nautical history, such as Sir Horatio Nelson, Thomas Allison, Sir Walter Raleigh, Woodes Rogeers, William Baffin, William Adams, and more.…
"The Pacific Churchman": "The Church and the Sailor" news article page (Manuscript) 1908 JWDP/2/4
A newspaper article page kept by John Williams Damer-Powell on his written account that was published by "The Pacific Churchman," of the challenging voyage due to threatening weather from South Shields, England to Montevideo, Uruguay, of the ship, DYNOMENE.…
"Captain's Night Order: Notes on navigation" (Manuscript) 1921 JWDP/2/3
A personal notebook of notes on navigation, newspaper clippings, mathematic equations, lists of convoy voyages, illustrations of celestial spheres and knots, handy unit and conversion rules including the Greek alphabet, and the positions of planets and star constellations in the sky.
Board of Trade continuous certificate of discharge (Manuscript) 1904-1928 JWDP/1/1
An official Board of Trade booklet of John Williams Damer-Powell's professional career profile including personal identification, ship details, date and place of engagement and discharge, rankings, description of voyages, assessment of character, and signatures of shipping masters.
"Reminiscences of Sail" letter (Manuscript) 1904 JWDP/2/5
A typewritten letter written by John Williams Damer-Powell to a close family member about his life at sea, including his daily duties and meals, relations with crew, injury accidents. and his excitement in coming home.…
"Commander J.W.D. Powell - Governor": various correspondences concerning ship logistics (Manuscript) 1921-1943 JWDP/1/7
Letters written to John Williams Damer-Powell from Governor Francesco Saverio Caroselli, who governed Italian East Africa (Ministero dell'Africa Italiana), thanking him for his kindness and the British Guard's cooperation; a letter from Colonel Bernardo Valentino Vecchi of Esercito Commiss…
Personal diary and notebook 1906 (Manuscript) 1906 JWDP/2/2
A personal diary comprising entries of day to day experiences when at sea on the ship DYNOMENE and on land. Contains a few illustrations of ships and notes on the discovery of St. Helena Island and Ascension Island.