Hawker, Edward, Admiral, 1782-1860.

This sub-collection consists of logs covering Hawker's service afloat, two order books for HMS BELLEROPHON (1786) and HMS BRITANNIA (1820) and a notebook of vessels captured 1805 to 1806. There is also a letterbook of his father, Captain James Hawker (1730-1786), kept during his command of HMS IRIS (captured 1777), on the North America and West Indies Station, 1779 to 1781.

Object Details

ID: HAW/1-11
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1779-1829
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 cm
Parts: Hawker and Boyles Collection (Manuscript)