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Letters and reports re. Chatham Pattern Truck Semaphore. 1901-5. (Manuscript)
1901 - 1905
MER/47
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
Untitled Signal Book. Covering Compass Signals; Instructions for Day Signals; Index to Day Signals; Day Signals; Sailing Instruction by Night; Night Signals; Sailing Instruction in a Fog; Fog Signals; Table to ascertain Distances; Order of Sailing. (Manuscript)
MER/9
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
Pencil diagram of lamp base with mathematical equations. (Manuscript)
MER/96
Robinson's secret signalling with ultra violet ray. 1914. (Manuscript)
1914 - 1914
MER/91
'A Systematic Scheme for Forming & Disposing and Stationing Signals' by Sub Lieutenant A. F. Everett. 1891. (Manuscript)
1891 - 1891
MER/30
Correspondence re. Royland Tubb's proposal of coloured lights for signalling. 1906. (Manuscript)
1906 - 1906
MER/58
Correspondence re. J. Wall's Bridge Signal Monitor Plates. 1906. (Manuscript)
1906 - 1906
MER/59
Letters, reports, and diagrams re. foreign methods of signalling. 1903-09. (Manuscript)
1903 - 1909
MER/52
Electric Mechanical Flashing Lantern by Captain Percy Scott. 1894-1900. Folder contains letters dated 1899 only. (Manuscript)
1899 - 1899
MER/37
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
Marking of Funnels of H.M. Ships. (Manuscript)
MER/99
Submarine Sound Signals. 1910-12. (Manuscript)
1910 - 1912
MER/80
'Position Square Charts and their Use, with a Proposed New System for Reporting Rapidly and Accurately an Enemy, his Position, Course, and Speed'. 1907. (Manuscript)
1907 - 1907
MER/67
Diagram of Imperial Automatic Light with explanation of mechanism. 1905. (Manuscript)
1905 - 1905
MER/113
Papers and letters containing proposals to revise Battle Tactic Signals. 1901. They were written and devised by Lieutenant Everett who was then Officer in Charge of the Signal School. (Manuscript)
1901 - 1901
MER/43
Annual Reports on Naval Pigeon Service 1897-1907; Part 3: 1903-07 only. (Manuscript)
1903 - 1907
MER/108
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