Diary kept by James McKay aboard the LANCASTER.

Diary kept by James McKay while serving on HMS LANCASTER in the Mediterranean. It describes life in the engine room and below decks. Also James describes in great detail the places he visited such as Gibraltar, Malta, Egypt, and Algeria. Included is a poem about longing for Scotland.

Object Details

ID: JOD/322
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1910-05-18-1912-10-21; 1910-1912 1912-01-01 - ?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 volume
Parts: Journals and Diaries (Manuscript)
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