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Letters from Limpus, including one on HMS TERRIBLE after the Battle of Colenso, and one on HMS ALBION outlining his career from 1899 to 1907 for the editor of the Royal Navy List and two letters from Malta. (Manuscript)
1899-12-15 - 1915-07-06
LIM/60
Letters to Limpus in Malta from Wemyss. Also contains one letter from Richard Webb, Admiralty War Staff, discussing the arming of merchant vessels, enemy submarines and related matters, including a copy of a letter from John. R. Westcott of Westcott & Laurence Line Ltd regarding S.S. ARABIAN. (Manuscript)
1915-03-03 - 1916-08-26
LIM/67
Log of HMS ALEXANDRIA, Bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral GJP Hornby, Commanded by Captain RO'B Fitzroy, Kept by AHL. (Manuscript)
1878-09-17 - 1879-07-12
LIM/56
Thirty six photographs of HMS TERRIBLE and the Naval Guns; Constantinople; and other miscellaneous undated (1 framed). (Manuscript)
1898-03-01 - 1919-01-01
LIM/54
Letters from Commander Limpus to Mrs Limpus. (Manuscript)
1899-02-21 - 1900-04-28
LIM/50
Report on accounts from the docks at Constantinople, Feb 1914. (Manuscript)
1914-02-01 - 1914-02-28
LIM/71/1
Diary from 6/7/1913-22/10/1913. (Manuscript)
1913-07-06 - 1913-10-22
LIM/77
Diary (30/4/1912-25/9/1912), including loose notes. (Manuscript)
1912-04-30 - 1912-10-09
LIM/75
"Interesting old letters to keep and family verses 1903-1971" to Limpus and family. (Manuscript)
1913-03-22 - 1971-10-03
LIM/82
Letters from Limpus, mostly to his wife with some undated. (Manuscript)
1908 - 1917
LIM/146/7
Letters from Limpus on HMS JUPITER, HMS GIBRALTAR and HMS ALBION, mostly to his wife with some undated (Manuscript)
1898-01-07- 1908-06-30
LIM/146/6
Letters from Limpus on HMS CAMBRIDGE and HMS EMPRESS OF INDIA, mostly to his wife with some undated. (Manuscript)
1893-09-20- 1896-12-01
LIM/146/4
Letters from Limpus, mostly to his wife, including some undated. Folders 1-15 of 100 Related Material LIM/146/2-7. (Manuscript)
1884 - 1891
LIM/146/1
Map of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and East Thailand, January 1965. (Manuscript)
1965-01-01 - 1965-01-31
LIM/160/11
Old Turkish stamped documents, including Lord Grey Passport, letter from Admiral Curzon Howe, and an article by Ward Price on the "lamentable condition of the Turkish Navy when the British Navy Commission arrived" (22 August 1908-22 May 1913). (Manuscript)
1908-08-22 - 1913-05-22
LIM/180
"The Views of Various People Upon the Convoy System of Protecting Trade" gleaned from their meeting (published and otherwise) by AH Limpus, April 1908. (Manuscript)
1908-04-01 - 1908-04-30
LIM/122
An Account by an Italian of the Escape of the German Men-of-War "Goeben" and "Breslau" into the Dardanelles in August 1914 copied from the manuscripts at Malta, January 1916. (Manuscript)
1916-01-01 - 1916-01-31
LIM/16
Private letters from Limpus (2 May 1902-25 August 1919). (Manuscript)
1902-05-02 - 1919-08-25
LIM/193
"Mountings of the Naval Guns and their Subsequent Use with the Ladysmith Relief Column" by Captain Percy Scott, C. B. and Captain A. H. Limpus - delivered in Hong Kong, 13 June 1900 (2 copies, 1 bound). (Manuscript)
1900-06-13 - 1900-06-13
LIM/42
Three night order books, September 1898-Jul 1899, Jul 1899-Feb 1900 and Feb 1900-July 1900. (Manuscript)
1898-09-01 - 1900-02-28
LIM/40/1-3
Admiralty correspondence to Limpus regarding his service in the Royal Navy (31 July 1878-1 June 1921). (Manuscript)
1878-07-31 - 1921-06-01
LIM/179
Miscellaneous papers including minutes from The Palace, San Antonio and an invitation to Windsor Castle (20 July 1892-9 May 1915). (Manuscript)
1915-05-08 - 1915-10-31
LIM/182
"Naval Warfare: Its Historical Development from the Age of discovery up to the Present Time" by Curt Freiherr Von Maltzahn, R.N. War College, Portsmouth, No. 8 - 2 copies (September 1908). (Manuscript)
1908-09-01 - 1908-09-30
LIM/134
Notes for War Course Lecture by A.H. Limpus, September 1912. (Manuscript)
1912-09-01 - 1912-09-30
LIM/132
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