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Letter, Percy Scott to Prince Louis, H.M.S. SCYLLA, Malta, 1 February 1899. (Manuscript)
1899-02-01 - 1899-02-01
MER/38
Electric Mechanical Flashing Lantern by Captain Percy Scott. 1894-1900. Folder contains letters dated 1899 only. (Manuscript)
1899 - 1899
MER/37
'Scott's Masthead Electric Flashing Lanterns'. Bound copy of MER/119-121, with an introduction and annotations/corrections to circuit diagrams. (Manuscript)
MER/122
Circuit diagram for lantern set-up. (Manuscript)
MER/121
Correspondence between Captain Percy Scott and Lieutenant Allan Everett re. lamps. 1894-98. (Manuscript)
1894 - 1898
MER/34
Log of Scott's Flashing Lantern. 16 August - 16 September. (Manuscript)
MER/118
Memo re. trial of Imperial Light. 1905. (Manuscript)
1905 - 1905
MER/111
Diagram of Imperial Automatic Light with explanation of mechanism. 1905. (Manuscript)
1905 - 1905
MER/113
Folder containing letters and documents relative to the system of signalling by means of 'shapes' in Destroyers. (Manuscript)
1903 - 1905
MER/50
Letters and reports re. Chatham Pattern Truck Semaphore. 1901-5. (Manuscript)
1901 - 1905
MER/47
Photograph of Lieutenant H. W. Eason, first Officer of the School of Signalling when it was in H.M.S. VICTORY. 1903. Also a photograph of Captain Thomas Wells and showing a Day and Night Telescope, and an envelope containing a homing pigeon message form. (Manuscript)
1903 - 1903
MER/49
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
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, 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
Correspondence between John Robinson and Captain Everett re. 'The Morser'. 1907. (Manuscript)
1907 - 1907
MER/63
'Suggestions regarding Forming and Disposing Signals' by Flag Lieutenant Mark Kerr. 1890. (Manuscript)
1890 - 1890
MER/29
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