Briton Letters 1915-1916
Letters from the Secretary of the Admiralty to the Commanding Officer of HMS Briton regarding the service of certain Newfoundland Reservists. Also included are letters from the Commander of HMS Calypso to Sir Walter E. Davidson, Governor of Newfoundland, regarding the passages of Newfoundland Reserv...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:calypso/2192 2023-12-31T10:10:11+01:00 Briton Letters 1915-1916 Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve England and Wales. Admiralty Great Britain; Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador World War, 1914-1918; 20th Century 1915-1916 image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/2192 eng eng (10.23 MB) -- http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/PDFs/calypso/BritonLetters19151916.pdf Maritime History Archive - HMS Calypso Fonds 108 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/2192 Maritime History Archive Original held in the Maritime History Archive. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Archive Briton (Ship) Calypso (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve--Records and correspondence England and Wales. Admiralty--Records and correspondence Text Manuscript 1915 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z Letters from the Secretary of the Admiralty to the Commanding Officer of HMS Briton regarding the service of certain Newfoundland Reservists. Also included are letters from the Commander of HMS Calypso to Sir Walter E. Davidson, Governor of Newfoundland, regarding the passages of Newfoundland Reservists, as well as letters from the Secretary of the Admiralty to the Commanding Officer of HMS Calypso regarding the passages and service of Newfoundland Reservists. 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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Briton (Ship) Calypso (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve--Records and correspondence England and Wales. Admiralty--Records and correspondence |
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Briton (Ship) Calypso (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve--Records and correspondence England and Wales. Admiralty--Records and correspondence Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve England and Wales. Admiralty Briton Letters 1915-1916 |
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Briton (Ship) Calypso (Ship) Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve--Records and correspondence England and Wales. Admiralty--Records and correspondence |
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Letters from the Secretary of the Admiralty to the Commanding Officer of HMS Briton regarding the service of certain Newfoundland Reservists. Also included are letters from the Commander of HMS Calypso to Sir Walter E. Davidson, Governor of Newfoundland, regarding the passages of Newfoundland Reservists, as well as letters from the Secretary of the Admiralty to the Commanding Officer of HMS Calypso regarding the passages and service of Newfoundland Reservists. 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 England and Wales. Admiralty |
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Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve England and Wales. Admiralty |
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Great Britain. Royal Navy. Newfoundland Reserve |
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Briton Letters 1915-1916 |
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Briton Letters 1915-1916 |
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Briton Letters 1915-1916 |
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Briton Letters 1915-1916 |
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Briton Letters 1915-1916 |
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briton letters 1915-1916 |
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1915 |
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Great Britain; Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador World War, 1914-1918; 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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(10.23 MB) -- http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/PDFs/calypso/BritonLetters19151916.pdf Maritime History Archive - HMS Calypso Fonds 108 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/calypso/id/2192 |
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