MANUSCRIPT
Gambier, Robert Fitzgerald, 1803-1885 : Papers relating to Pacific voyages
- Date
- 1 Dec 1821-30 Jun 1822, 23 Jul 1842-18 Nov 1843, 30 Oct 1845-22 Nov 1846
- By
- Gambier, Robert Fitzgerald, 1803-1885Gambier, George Cornish, 1795-1879
- Reference
- MS-Group-1554
- Description
Contains a logbook kept by R F Gambier a midshipsman aboard the `HMS Dauntless', commanded by Captain George C Gambier. The log book records the voyage to the Pacific or `South Seas' in 1821-1822, with details of weather conditions encountered. There are also details of landings throughout the Pacific including Huahini, Tahiti. Also included is a night order book kept by RF Gambier while he was commander aboard the `HMS Satellite' and the `HMS Sappho' for voyages aimed at suppressing the slave trade around Africa during the 1840s. There is also a note book recording `general instructions' in regards to navy vessels.
Quantity: 3 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 3 volume(s), 0.03 Linear Metres, Administrative reports, Logs (Records), Manuscripts, Notebooks, Mss
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Night order books - HMS Satellite and HMS Sappho
Date: 23 Jul 1842-18 Nov 1843, 30 Oct 1845-22 Nov 1846
From: Gambier, Robert Fitzgerald, 1803-1885 : Papers relating to Pacific voyages
Reference: MSX-7865
Description: Contains a night order book kept by R F Gambier while he was commander aboard the `HMS Satellite' and the `HMS Sappho' during voyages aimed at suppressing the slave trade during the 1840s. Also contains a note book recording `general instructions' in regards to navy vessels. Quantity: 2 volume(s). Processing information: Access statement changed from "Partly restricted - Digital content available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room" to "Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original" on 26 October 2022.
HMS Dauntless - Log book
Date: 1821 - 1822
From: Gambier, Robert Fitzgerald, 1803-1885 : Papers relating to Pacific voyages
Reference: MSY-6482
Description: Contains a logbook kept by R F Gambier, a midshipsman aboard `HMS Dauntless',commanded by Captain George C Gambier. The log book records the voyage to the Pacific or `South Seas' in 1821-1822, with details of weather conditions encountered. There are also details of landings throughout the Pacific, including Huahini, Tahiti. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Processing information: Access statement changed from "Partly restricted - Digital content available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room" to "Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original" on 26 October 2022.