Guide to the H.M.S. Princess Royal (ship) Logbook, 1864-1866
Collection Summary |
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| Creator: | LeStrange, Charles, R.N. | |
| Title: | H.M.S. Princess Royal (ship) Logbook, | |
| Dates: | 1864-1866 | |
| Abstract: | Logbook of the British warship H.M.S. Princess Royal kept by Charles LeStrange, R.N. [Royal Navy] of a voyage (1864-1866) from Plymouth to Shanghai and Yokohama, by way of Madeira, Sierra Leone, Cape of Good Hope, Trincomalie, Singapore, and Bangkok. | |
| Identification: | MS 232 | |
| Quantity: | 1 bound volume | |
| Language: | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository: | Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library Rice University, Houston, TX | |
Biographical Note
Charles LeStrange of the British Royal Navy (of unknown rank but likely an officer, perhaps the navigator) kept the daily logbook for the British warship H.M.S. Princess Royal while on a peacetime cruise (1864-1866) from Plymouth to Shanghai and Yokohama. He recorded the ship’s position on tracking charts fastened into the book, and was perhaps the creator of a number of drawings in the book illustrating topographical features and fortifications along various coastlines passed. His penmanship and evident skill indicate a person of some education and naval experience but further details about his life are unknown.
Scope and Contents
The logbook kept by Charles LeStrange, R. N., of H.M.S. Princess Royal, a warship of the British Royal Navy, records activities of the vessel from March 11, 1864, to December 9, 1866, while enroute from Plymouth to Shanghai and Yokohama. Entries include daily notations of the ship’s position, ships passed, wind, weather, bearing and distance, and shipboard activities such as daily crew chores, announcement of punishments, drills conducted, vessels passed, crew illness and deaths at sea, and other happenings onboard and in port during their numerous stops.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to photocopy or publish material from the Logbook must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.
Index Terms |
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| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| H.M.S. Princess Royal (1864-66) | ||
| LeStrange, Charles, R.N. [Royal Navy] | ||
| Places | ||
| Britain -- Navy. | ||
| Britain -- History. | ||
| Formats | ||
| Bound logbook. | ||
Related Material
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See also other collections on British and U.S. Naval History in the Woodson Research Center |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
H.M.S. Princess Royal (ship) Logbook, 1864-1866, MS 232, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Acquisition Information
Purchased from dealer in May 1963.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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| 1 | Bound logbook, dates March 11, 1864-December 9, 1866. | ||||||||||||