Scrap log kept by Alfred Briglin on the first voyage of the London Missionary Society ship JOHN WILLIAMS IV, 1894-1895

Log kept by Alfred Briglin, able seaman and quartermaster on the London Missionary Society ship JOHN WILLIAMS IV (1894) [SS John Williams IV], between 7 March 1894 and 12 February 1895.

The log covers the handover of the ship from Robert Napier & Son shipbuilders at Glasgow, sea trials and openings for visitors at various ports in England and Wales, before a voyage from London to Sydney. The JOHN WILLIAMS IV then completes a first voyage of mission work, calling at islands in the Pacific Ocean, including Nuie, Samoa, Mangaia, Rarotongo, Rotumah, Aitutaki, Samarai and New Guinea.

The volume is described by the author as a scrap log and written throughout in pencil. The front has technical details of the JOHN WILLIAMS IV; the back has a schedule for Voyage 1 recording dates of arrival and departure at different locations and days spent on each passage. There are also details of weekly provisions for each member of the crew. Loose inside are printed verses of the farewell song for the London Missionary Society (LMS) ship sung in 1844 and 1894, and a handwritten note about meals provided on Christmas Day.

Previous number: MSS/76/186

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ID:	LOG/M/97
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Briglin, Alfred Morris
Date made:	1894-1895
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 volume (with 2 loose inserts)
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Scrap log kept by Alfred Briglin on the first voyage of the London Missionary Society ship JOHN WILLIAMS IV, 1894-1895

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