Letters to Stanley Lawerence Albert Ball and the history of the MEDWAY.
A series of letters addressed to Stanley Ball including a number of letters from Captain David Williams (the master of the MEDWAY when Stanley was a cadet on board); letters from Lemaitre about L'AVENIR and a letter home to his mother from HMT KONIGIN LUISE.
Administrative / biographical background
The MEDWAY was a four masted barque, prevouisly called AMA BEGNAKOA, in 1910 it was purchased from Sota y Aznar, Montevideo and renamed MEDWAY and used as training ship by Devitt and Moore Ocean Training Ship Limited. In 1918 it was sold to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., converted to steam tanker and renamed Myr Shell then scrapped in 1933.
Administrative / biographical background
The MEDWAY was a four masted barque, prevouisly called AMA BEGNAKOA, in 1910 it was purchased from Sota y Aznar, Montevideo and renamed MEDWAY and used as training ship by Devitt and Moore Ocean Training Ship Limited. In 1918 it was sold to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., converted to steam tanker and renamed Myr Shell then scrapped in 1933.
Record Details
| Item reference: | JOD/318/3 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | folder; 21 pages |
| Date made: | 1920 - 1968 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Personal journal belonging to Ball onboard the MEDWAY with photos inside. (Manuscript) (JOD/318/1)
- Personal journal of Stanley Lawrence Albert Ball on board RMS MAURENTANIA. (Manuscript) (JOD/318/2)
- Letters to Stanley Lawerence Albert Ball and the history of the MEDWAY. (Manuscript) (JOD/318/3)
- Loose items from the journals including poems and photographs of the ships. (Manuscript) (JOD/318/4)
- Loose photos from the MEDWAY journal by Stanley Ball. (Manuscript) (JOD/318/5)
- Loose photos from the MAURENTANIA journal by Stanley Ball. (Manuscript) (JOD/318/6)
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