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Letter, Lieutenant A. Hamilton to Captain Edwards, Mayfair, 29 October 1901, enclosing "Supplement to J. H. Steward's Catalogue, Part 8, of Military Instruments", which includes The Hamilton 'Signotutor'. (Manuscript)
1901-10-29 - 1901-10-29
MER/44
Boats Signal Book, 1825, containing numeral groups with significations and other useful information for boats. Produced, apparently, only for use between H.M.Sloop BARRACOUTA and her boats. (Manuscript)
1825 - 1825
MER/6
Letter, H. G. Sandeman to Buller, H.M.S. CAESAR, 20 May 1900, re. navy policy on assessing articles under trial. (Manuscript)
1900-05-20 - 1900-05-20
MER/41
Fleet Signal Book. Addenda 1907/8. (Manuscript)
1907 - 1908
MER/8
Dictionary of Signals. 1857. (Manuscript)
1857 - 1857
MER/7
Signal book for the Ships of War. 1783. Issued to H.M.S. CORMORAN by Command of the Admiral Rear Admiral John Millar. (Manuscript)
1783 - 1783
MER/2
Signals extracted from the General and Additional Sailing and Fighting Instructions by Day and by Night. 1782 (Manuscript)
1782 - 1782
MER/1
Annual Reports on Naval Pigeon Service 1897-1907; Part 3: 1903-07 only. (Manuscript)
1903 - 1907
MER/108
Submarine Sound Signals. 1910 - 1912. (Manuscript)
1910 - 1912
MER/80
'Suggestions regarding Forming and Disposing Signals' by Flag Lieutenant Mark Kerr. 1890. (Manuscript)
1890 - 1890
MER/29
Letters of Lieutenant A. F. Everett when onboard H.M.S. AMPHION and the Admiralty on the subject of rules for the use of Wireless Telegraphy in the Fleet and the revised Morse signs as shown in the plate. 1893 (Manuscript)
1893 - 1893
MER/33
W/T Exercises in Mediterranean. 1901-04. Letters and documents re. exercises carried out by ships in the Mediterranean Fleet in distant signalling in Wireless Telegraphy. (Manuscript)
1901 - 1904
MER/46
Instructions for Signalling by Submarine Cable. 1902. (Manuscript)
1902 - 1902
MER/48
Correspondence between John Robinson and Captain Everett re. 'The Morser'. 1907. (Manuscript)
1907 - 1907
MER/63
H.M.S. Mercury (Manuscript)
MER
Envelope containing cryptographic tables compiled by Sir Francis Beaufort and published by his son W. M. Beaufort (Manuscript)
MER/93
Envelope containing various printed books and typescript documents dealing with signalling and ship handling. (Manuscript)
MER/95
An edited publication of Organisation of wave lenghts. (Manuscript)
MER/92
Miscellaneous collection of small signalling books, including 'French Coast Signals given to me by Captain Wolfe of the H.M.S. AIGLE April 1807' and 'Signals and Instructions for Ships under Convoy of H.M.Sloop BLOSSOM Francis Beaufort Esqr Commander. (Manuscript)
0000 - 0000
MER/24
Secret Signals for Electric Telegraph. 1855. (Manuscript)
1855 - 1855
MER/26
Envelope marked Admiral Beaufort. Contains loose sheets boats signals vocabulary. (Manuscript)
MER/21
Foreign Pigeon Service Organisation. (Manuscript)
1896 - 1903
MER/109
General Index to Day Signals from the Admiral. (Manuscript)
MER/22
Night Code of Flashing Signals. Instructions from Lieutenant Everett to Harrison & Sons, Printers to the Admiralty. (Manuscript)
MER/106
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