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H.M.S. Mars and H.M.S. Formidable logbook

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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Mixed material	Request in advance	MssCol 1879	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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.06 linear foot (1 volume)

Summary

This volume contains logbooks of the H.M.S. Mars and the H.M.S. Formidable. The Mars was captained by James Newburgh Strange, and this log was kept by Midshipman Frederick John Rendell from January 1, 1862 through February 7, 1863. It contains fourteen maps, four pen sketches, and two watercolor sketches, and it was kept while cruising in the Levant, stopping at Athens, Beirut, Larnaka, and other locations, thence to Spithead, England.
The logbook of the H.M.S. Formidable, bearing the flag of Vice Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope and captained by William Garnham Luard, was also kept by Rendell. Entries were made from February 8-May 2, 1863, while the ship was at Sheerness, England.

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Call Number

MssCol 1879

OCLC

755091599

Author

Mars (Ship)

Title

H.M.S. Mars and H.M.S. Formidable logbook, 1862-1863.

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Rendall, Frederick John.

Formidable (Battleship)

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MssCol 1879