Appointment of Commander onboard HMS DEE.
An official letter from the Admiralty office granting appointment of Commander to Robert Oliver of the steam Vessel HMS DEE, which had just finished construction at Woolwich.
Administrative / biographical background
HMS Dee was a paddle steamer that served in the Royal Navy from June 1832 to June 1871. She was the first steam vessel planned to carry a significant armament ordered by the Royal Navy.
Administrative / biographical background
HMS Dee was a paddle steamer that served in the Royal Navy from June 1832 to June 1871. She was the first steam vessel planned to carry a significant armament ordered by the Royal Navy.
Record Details
| Item reference: | OLE/1/2; MS1984/065 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1832-06-09 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Robert Oliver certificate showing ships he served on. (Manuscript) (OLE/1/1)
- Appointment of Commander onboard HMS DEE. (Manuscript) (OLE/1/2)
- Appointment of Commander of the steam vessel PHOENIX. (Manuscript) (OLE/1/3)
- Appointment of Captain Oliver to be directly under the command of Captain Lord Adolphus FitzClarence HMY ROYAL GEORGE. (Manuscript) (OLE/1/4)
- Handwritten orders to take command of HMS ASIA from Samuel Warren on board the WILLIAM & MARY. (Manuscript) (OLE/1/5)
- Handwritten order to convey Admiral Robert Stepsons to Deal 23 July 1834. (Manuscript) (OLE/1/6)
- Appointment of Robert Oliver to be under the command of Lord Adolphus Fitz Clarence ROYAL GEORGE 13 August 1834. (Manuscript) (OLE/1/7)
- Handwritten orders to head out to sea 20 August 1834. (Manuscript) (OLE/1/8)
- Appointment of Captain Oliver to HMS PHOENIX. (Manuscript) (OLE/1/9)
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