New Contribution
I have recently been contacted by Ms. McKnight and her students from Delaware, USA. They have enjoyed Persona Naval Press as a resource for their studies and have sent a list of maritime sources from their own research.
Author: pnpadmin
The launching of HMS Swinger
Our thanks to new contributor, John Debenham, who has sent pictures of the launching of HMS Swinger. She was launched at Pembroke Dockyard in 1872. Lt. Marx captained the gunboat Swinger when he was on the Australia Station in 1883-1887.
The Sledge Journal: June 18th – 25th, 1875
The fifth and last part of Sir William May’s Sledge Journal for the Nares’ Arctic exploration expedition of 1875-6 sent by the British Government in an effort to reach the North Pole.
The Sledge Journal: June 8th – 14th, 1875
The fourth part of Sir William May’s Sledge Journal for the Nares’ Arctic exploration expedition of 1875-6 sent by the British Government in an effort to reach the North Pole.
The Sledge Journal: May 25th – June 7th, 1875
The third part of Sir William May’s Sledge Journal for the Nares’ Arctic exploration expedition of 1875-6 sent by the British Government in an effort to reach the North Pole.
The Sledge Journal: May 4th – 9th, 1875
The first two parts of Sir William May’s Sledge Journal for the Nares’ Arctic exploration expedition of 1875-6 sent by the British Government in an effort to reach the North Pole. For his part in this expedition May was promoted Commander over the heads of 60 Lieutenants.
The Sledge Journal: April 24th – 30th, 1875
The first two parts of Sir William May’s Sledge Journal for the Nares’ Arctic exploration expedition of 1875-6 sent by the British Government in an effort to reach the North Pole. For his part in this expedition May was promoted Commander over the heads of 60 Lieutenants.
Does anybody know what happened to this?
An item concerning a lost purse/spectacle case, mounted with H.M. Queen Victoria’s monogram in gold, which was picked up by a member of the party sent by the Canadian government to Smith Sound in 1924. This was dropped by one of the 22 officers on the Nares’ Arctic Expedition of 1875-6 in an effort to reach the North Pole. In the papers of the May archive currently held by Mary Jones.
Who painted the pictures? Can anyone help?
I have recently come across the log book of Midshipman John Warde Osborne, who was on HMS Topaze from 1866 – 1869. There are two paintings on the front and back that appear to have been painted by the ship’s surgeon Linton Palmer.
Free Trade in the Far East
In the final stages of his career Charles Barker found himself involved in the latest hostilities with China and with diplomatic negotiations with Japan.
