Calypso Book of Weights 1883-1884
A register of weights for HMS Calypso recording the date, draught of water, name of articles, total weight on steelyard, weight of sling, etc., number of pieces weighed and net weight. The HMS Calypso Fonds consists of records relating to the ship's construction and later service with the Newfo...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:calypso/2091 2023-12-31T10:16:08+01:00 Calypso Book of Weights 1883-1884 England--Chatham (Kent) 19th Century 1883-1884 image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/2091 eng eng (148.2 MB) -- http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/PDFs/calypso/CalypsoBookofWeights18831884.pdf Maritime History Archive - HMS Calypso Fonds 108 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/2091 Maritime History Archive Original held in the Maritime History Archive. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Archive Calypso (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy Corvettes (Warships)--Great Britain--19th century Naval Architecture--Great Britain--19th century Text Manuscript 1883 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z A register of weights for HMS Calypso recording the date, draught of water, name of articles, total weight on steelyard, weight of sling, etc., number of pieces weighed and net weight. 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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Calypso (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy Corvettes (Warships)--Great Britain--19th century Naval Architecture--Great Britain--19th century |
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Calypso (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy Corvettes (Warships)--Great Britain--19th century Naval Architecture--Great Britain--19th century Calypso Book of Weights 1883-1884 |
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Calypso (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy Corvettes (Warships)--Great Britain--19th century Naval Architecture--Great Britain--19th century |
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A register of weights for HMS Calypso recording the date, draught of water, name of articles, total weight on steelyard, weight of sling, etc., number of pieces weighed and net weight. 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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Calypso Book of Weights 1883-1884 |
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Calypso Book of Weights 1883-1884 |
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Calypso Book of Weights 1883-1884 |
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Calypso Book of Weights 1883-1884 |
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Calypso Book of Weights 1883-1884 |
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calypso book of weights 1883-1884 |
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1883 |
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http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/2091 |
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England--Chatham (Kent) 19th 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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(148.2 MB) -- http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/PDFs/calypso/CalypsoBookofWeights18831884.pdf Maritime History Archive - HMS Calypso Fonds 108 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/2091 |
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