Journals and Diaries at the National Maritime Museum

A list of journals and diaries in the JOD catalogue reference at the National Maritime Museum, London.

JOD/1

JOD/1/1

Journal of Adm Sir John Pennington, HMS CONVERTINE, VAUNTGUARD, UNICORN, CHARLES and SWIFTSURE for the Guard of the Narrow Seas, 1631-36.

JOD/1/2

Typescript of JOD/1/1, see Appendix 92, (formerly JOD/2), 1631-36.

JOD/2

Journal kept by Alfred Frank Duprey on the Devitt & Moore cadet training ship PORT JACKSON (1882), 29 August 1913 to 10 July 1914. It covers a voyage to from Rotterdam to Australia and round the world to Immingham. A track chart and photographs showing the ship, crew and deck scenes are included.

JOD/3

Journal of Sir John Narborough, 1672. Includes an account of the Battle of Solebay which was the first naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War on 28 May 1672. Sir John Narbrough was Second Captain on the PRINCE, a ship of 100 guns, which was used by the Duke of York, James Stuart, as his flagship for part of the battle. Narbrough was made a rear admiral and knighted shortly after the battle. There is also an account of the Duke of York arriving in the Royal Yacht and meetings with Sir Edward Spargge and Sir John Kempthorne. Includes 'Dimensions of His Majesties Ship Prince' on the final page.

JOD/4

Journal of Edward Barlow, 1659-1703. Barlow's journal, his life at sea in East and West Indiamen, (index with journal), see appendix, 1659-1703. Not available to order.

JOD/5

Journal of Robert Ramsay, 1825. Journal of a voyage from Gravesend to Calcutta by Robert Ramsay, 1825. Includes details of the recruitment of the crew including lascars, the ceremony on crossing of the equator and other incidents involving the crew and paasengers. Places visited are describe din some detail including ports in Portugal, Cape Town and Madras.

JOD/6

Diary kept by Reverend Henry Teonge, Chaplain aboard the ASSISTANCE, BRISTOL, ROYAL OAK, 1675-1695.

JOD/7

The Journal of John Stimson, HMS LICHFIELD, 1758. John Stimson 'Misfortunes that befell HMS LICHFIELD on the coast of Barbary', 1758-. HMS Lichfield was wrecked on the Barbary Coast (29th?) November 1758 in bad weather when part of a fleet including HMS Torbay, HMS Prince Edward , HMS Fougueux, HMS Roman Emperor and HMS Nassau. Two hundred and twenty crew were saved and one hundred and thirty one lost but many who survived and got to shore were captured by ‘moors’. The journal contains descriptions of the crews' experience in North Africa , including descriptions of customs and culture and the punishments they endured at the hands of their captors. It also includes lists of those who survived, as well as those who died on land and at sea.

JOD/8

Journal of Lt-Col Richard Bunce, Royal Marines HMS SCORPION, 1811. Journal of campaign in Java, 1811; memoranda and testimonials of service of Lt-Col Richard Bunce, Royal Marines in HMS SCORPION.

JOD/9

ournal of Admiral Sir George Collier, 1776.

JOD/10

Book of menus, kept by John Gulivar who was Admiral Digby's steward, 1781.

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