Uncatalogued: Papers of the Boothby family, Fl.1866-1929

Illustrated Midshipman's log of HMS TYNE and SUPERB, kept by WO Boothby, 17 January 1881- 26 April 1883.

Illustrated Midshipman's log of HMS SUPERB, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, ORONTES and CLEOPATRE, kept by WO Boothby 27 April 1883- 16 January 1885. This item requires specialist conservation treatment and is currently unfit for production. Please contact staff for further information.

Illustrated Midshipman's log of HMS CLEOPATRE, kept by WO Boothby, 17 January - 14 September 1885.

Midshipman's Journal of HMS MARLBOROUGH, CORNWALL and SOMME kept by OS Boothby 15 January 1927 - 15 April 1929.

Midshipman's Journal of HMS SOMME, SEPOY, CORNWALL, kept by OS Boothby 16 April 1929- 14 September 1929.

Folder of correspondence of WO Boothby featuring 2 letters to his mother (1882 & 1900), a letter to his wife (1908) and Sub Lieutenant's (1887) and Lieutenant's (1887) commissions.

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Object Details

ID: MSS/79/173
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1881-1929
People: Boothby, William Osbert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 3 boxes
Parts: Manuscript