Briton Deck Log 1919-1920
The 1919-1920 deck log book of HMS Briton provides a daily report of distance run, standard compass courses, deviation, wind direction, force, weather, state of the sea, height of barometer, temperatures and remarks. The HMS Calypso Fonds consists of records relating to the ship's construction...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:calypso/1985 2023-12-31T10:13:28+01:00 Briton Deck Log 1919-1920 Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's 20th Century 1919-1920 image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/1985 eng eng (121.46 MB) -- http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/PDFs/calypso/BritonDeckLog19191920.pdf Maritime History Archive - HMS Calypso Fonds 108 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/1985 Maritime History Archive Original held in the Maritime History Archive. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Archive Briton (Ship)--Logbooks Text Manuscript 1919 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z The 1919-1920 deck log book of HMS Briton provides a daily report of distance run, standard compass courses, deviation, wind direction, force, weather, state of the sea, height of barometer, temperatures and remarks. The HMS Calypso Fonds consists of records relating to the ship's construction and later service with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve. -- Ship history: HMS Calypso built in 1881-3 as a British Navy corvette, later reclassified as a third-class cruiser; transferred to the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve in 1902 as a training ship, docked in St. John's Harbour; renamed HMS Briton in 1916; decommissioned in 1922 and sold to Newfoundland merchantile firm A.H. Murray and Company, who used the hull for coal and salt storage; moved to Lewisporte in 1952, then towed in 1968 to a bay near Embree and burned, where it still lies derelict in the water. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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The 1919-1920 deck log book of HMS Briton provides a daily report of distance run, standard compass courses, deviation, wind direction, force, weather, state of the sea, height of barometer, temperatures and remarks. The HMS Calypso Fonds consists of records relating to the ship's construction and later service with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve. -- Ship history: HMS Calypso built in 1881-3 as a British Navy corvette, later reclassified as a third-class cruiser; transferred to the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve in 1902 as a training ship, docked in St. John's Harbour; renamed HMS Briton in 1916; decommissioned in 1922 and sold to Newfoundland merchantile firm A.H. Murray and Company, who used the hull for coal and salt storage; moved to Lewisporte in 1952, then towed in 1968 to a bay near Embree and burned, where it still lies derelict in the water. |
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Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve |
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Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve |
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Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve |
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Briton Deck Log 1919-1920 |
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Briton Deck Log 1919-1920 |
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Briton Deck Log 1919-1920 |
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Briton Deck Log 1919-1920 |
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Briton Deck Log 1919-1920 |
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briton deck log 1919-1920 |
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1919 |
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http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/1985 |
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Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's 20th Century |
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Newfoundland |
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Newfoundland |
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Maritime History Archive Original held in the Maritime History Archive. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Archive |
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(121.46 MB) -- http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/PDFs/calypso/BritonDeckLog19191920.pdf Maritime History Archive - HMS Calypso Fonds 108 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/1985 |
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