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Volume containing logbooks of HMS LIFFEY, June 1869-November 1870, and HMS HERCULES, April 1871-August 1873. (Manuscript)
1869-1873
MAY/5
Volume containing logbooks of HMS HERCULES September 1873-January 1874, HMS INCONSTANT Oct 1880- January 1881 and IMPERIEUSE Apr 1888-April 1890. (Manuscript)
1873-1890
MAY/4
Enclosures from journal of William May, April 1875 - October 1876, re-bound in a separate volume. (Manuscript)
1875-1876
MAY/13/2
Correspondence regarding the scheme for use of Admiralty built trawlers for fishing and trawling, 1919. (Manuscript)
1919
MAY/7/2
Report by Admiral May on submerged torpedoes and a diagram, 1884. (Manuscript)
1884
MAY/7/1
Logbooks of HMS VICTORIA, 1864-67, and HMS LIFFEY, 1867-69. (Manuscript)
1864-1869
MAY/12
Tactical reports 1908-13, including essays on tactics and reports on naval maneouvres, 1912-13. (Manuscript)
1908-1913
MAY/10
Records of weekly sailing races, Mediterranean Fleet, 1895-96. (Manuscript)
1895-1896
MAY/3
Papers on Admiralty Policy 1903-1919. (Manuscript)
1903-1919
MAY/9/1
HMS ALERT, Arctic expedition, May 1875-Feb 1876. (Manuscript)
1875-1876
MAY/11/1
Sledging journal, Apr-June 1876. (Manuscript)
1876-1876
MAY/11/2
Journal of W May, April 1875-Oct 1876, with separate bound volume containing papers removed from the journal. (Manuscript)
1875-1876
MAY/13
Journal of W. May, April 1875-Oct 1876. (Manuscript)
1875-1876
MAY/13/1
Various reports, including on the Dardanelles and Mesopotania commissions, the supply of oil, and the international situation. (Manuscript)
1907-1917
MAY/6
Collection of photographs, n.d. (Manuscript)
MAY/1
Reports by Sub-Committees of the Admiralty Reconstruction Committee submitted to the Board, n.d. (Manuscript)
1849-01-01 - 1930-01-01
MAY/9/2
Charts of Naval Maneouvres, 1913. (Manuscript)
1913
MAY/2
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