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Collection, 1897-1901
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Collection Title: R. H. B. Hammond-Chambers Logbook
Collection
Dates: 1897-1901
Identification: SC/RHB
Creator:
Hammond-Chambers, R. H. B.
Physical Description: 0.92
linear feet
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections
Abstract: R. H. B. Hammond-Chambers served on the
H.M.S. Royal Arthur, H.M.S. Plyades, H.M.S. Blake, and H.M.S. Duke of Wellington in the
region of Australia and New Zealand in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He kept
these logbooks, dated November 4, 1897 to February 15, 1900 and February 15, 1901 to
August 15, 1901 during his service.
R. H. B. Hammond-Chambers served on the H.M.S. Royal Arthur, H.M.S. Plyades, H.M.S.
Blake, and H.M.S. Duke of Wellington in the region of Australia and New Zealand in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Blake (Ship)
Duke of Wellington (Screw
ship)
Plyades (Ship)
Royal Arthur
(Ship)
Paper records
Australia -- Description
and travel -- Personal narratives
Great Britain. Royal
Navy.
New Zealand -- Description
and travel -- Personal narratives
Logbooks
Warships -- Great Britain
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R. H. B. Hammond-Chambers served on the H.M.S. Royal Arthur, H.M.S. Plyades, H.M.S.
Blake, and H.M.S. Duke of Wellington in the region of Australia and New Zealand in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries. He kept these logbooks, dated November 4, 1897 to
February 15, 1900 and February 15, 1901 to August 15, 1901 during his service. In them
he writes of routine duties including cleaning the ship, taking leave, inspection,
regular prayer, and distribution of payroll. He also noted the ships' coordinates
and locations, uniform changes, squalls and other weather events, passage through the
Suez Canal, and his arrival in Sydney on the H.M.S. Royal Arthur. Less frequent
activities, including pistol practice, the drilling of small arm companies, and
sightings of foreign ships, especially French and German, are also mentioned. The
logbooks include several hand drawn and colored maps, some of which show the ships'
route around various regions, including the coast of Australia, the Mediterranean, the
coasts of Spain and France, Northern Africa, and the Indian Ocean.