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HMS LORD NELSON, Orders for the officer of the watch in harbour, 1908 (Manuscript)
1908-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/241/6/2
HMS LORD NELSON, Orders for the officer of the watch at sea, 1908 (Manuscript)
1908-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/241/6/3
Papers of Admiral Sir W H Henderson, notebook kept by Henderson as a lieutenant in HMS GARNETT. (Manuscript)
1870 - 1880
RUSI/NM/171
Logbook of Captain Phillip Beaver for HMS STATELY, Europe to India. (Manuscript)
1795-01-01 - 1813-12-31
RUSI/NM/180/1
The Fortnightly Review, July 1926, containing an article by Captain Atham on the Administration of the Fighting Services (Manuscript)
1926-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/241/5/6
Visit of Colonial Premiers and the Houses of Parliament to Portsmouth, May 1907 (Manuscript)
1907-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/241/5/3
Naval Station and Fire Bill, 1907 (Manuscript)
1907-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/241/5/2
Papers of Captain Edward Altham: 'Bolos & Barishynas' privately printed account of North Dvina camp, summer 1919 (Manuscript)
1919-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/241/5/5
Papers of Captain Edward Altham: Useful information for Naval Officers and price list of gentlemen's outfitting of superior quality, Gieve, Matthews & Seagrove Ltd, n.d. (Manuscript)
RUSI/NM/241/5/4
Observations in support of a proposal for abolishing the impressment of seamen and providing men for the Fleet in future Wars by a system of registering, ballott and voluntary enlistment, by Lieutenant John Hoskyns Brown, 1832 (Manuscript)
1832-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/172
Commander's orderbook for a Mediterranean battleship by Commander Sir R K Arbuthnot, 1900 (Manuscript)
1900-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/241/5/1
Notebook of indexed references, n.d. (Manuscript)
RUSI/NM/241/4/13
Admiral Byng's last speech, 14 March 1757. Printed. (Manuscript)
1757-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/248
Papers of Philip Riou (1759-1817), Colonel, RA (Manuscript)
1759-01-01 - 1817-12-31
RUSI/NM/235/R/6
Folder containing four letters including letter on the trial Admiral John Byng, 1757. (Manuscript)
1688-01-01 - ?
RUSI/NM/91/A-C
GUARDIAN, Observations by R F - account by the purser, Farquarson, of the boat trip to the Cape, with a typed transcript, 22 Dec 1789-19 January 1790 (Manuscript)
1789-1790-12-31
RUSI/NM/235/ER/7/1
Photocopies of RUSI/NM/137/A&B. (Manuscript)
1626-1903
RUSI/NM/137/C
Papers of Captain Edward Riou (1762-1801); Miscellaneous computations from 1782-87 (Manuscript)
1782-1787-12-31
RUSI/NM/235/ER/3/4
Journal kept on board HMS AMAZON, 20 Dec 1757-23 Oct 1759, by Thomas Lawrie, West Indies (Manuscript)
1757-1759-12-31
RUSI/NM/148
Journal of a voyage from Sydney to Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands on board the MORAYSHIRE 1856 (Manuscript)
1856-1856-12-31
RUSI/NM/138
Logbook of HMS FOUDROYANT, 30 Oct 1803-31 Dec 1804, kept by Lieutenant Thomas Graves (Manuscript)
1803-01-01 - 1804-12-31
RUSI/NM/133
Papers of Admiral The Hon George H Douglas, 1821-1905. See full list in printed catalogue. (Manuscript)
1821-01-01 - 1905-12-31
RUSI/NM/126
Logbook, HMS ALLIGATOR, Captain R.G. Lambert, 7 Oct 1834-24 Mar 1835; HMS ZEBRA, Captain R.C. McCrea, 25 March 1835-31 March 1836, kept by Mid Joseph Dayman (Manuscript)
1834-1836-12-31
RUSI/NM/130
Orders received on board HMS VALIANT, 19 July 1807-8 September 1808 (Manuscript)
1807-01-01 - 1808-12-31
RUSI/NM/123/A
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