Typescript memoirs and historical stories of the sea, circa 1644-1930.
Typescript memoirs and historical stories of the sea:
The imminent dangers and wonderful escapes of William Okely, John Anthony, William Adams, John Jepps, and the carpenter, on board the MARY of London, in a boat of their own building, 30 June 1644.
Perilous situation of the American Samuel (now Sir Samuel) Standige, Captain, in a voyage to Rhode Island, 1749.
Famine on board the DOLPHIN sloop, 1759.
Narrative of the loss of the PEGGY of London, Captain Knight, which foundered in the Western Ocean, October 26, 1785, communicated by one of the crew.
Narrative of the shipwreck of M. Durand, formerly governor of Isle of St. Louis, in the brigantine L’ AIMANLE MARTHE, on the coast of Wales, 1786.
Loss of the PANDORA frigate, Captain Edwards, commander, which struck on a reef of rocks, 28 August 1791.
Dreadful catastrophe on board the JOAN AND ELIZABETH, bound from Jersey to England, December, 1795.
Account of the wreck of HMS PORPOISE on a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean, 17 August 1803, by Lieutenant Robert Fowler, commander.
Narrative of the loss of the ship FANNY, Captain Robertson, commander, 29 November 1803.
Sufferings of Robert Scotney, second mate of the brig THOMAS, Captain Gardner, who survived by himself seventy-five days in a perfect wreck, 1803.
Loss of the brig FLORA of Philadelphia, on a whaling voyage to Cayenne and South America, 1804.
Capture of the American ship GENERAL WASHINGTON, Captain Alexander Boyle, by two Barbary galleys.
Narrative of the loss of the EARL OF ABERGAVENNY, East Indiaman, Captain John Wordsworth, which drove on the Shambles, off the Bill of Portland, 5 February 1805.
Account of the loss of the BETSEY schooner, bound for New South Wales, William Brooks, commander, 24 November 1805.
Distressing account of the voyage of the schooner LITTLE PATTY, Greenman Grere, master, in the year 1806.
Interesting narrative of the loss of the GLASGOW PACKET of Leith, Captain Johnson, off Farn Island, in the year 1806.
Account of the captivity of Mr J.L. Turner amongst the Ladrones, in the year 1807.
‘Reminiscences of octogenarian Blackwaller La Hogue’ by T.B. Foreman, describing his voyage to Australia and back as an ordinary seaman on the Blackwall frigate LA HOGUE in 1866.
‘My Ships and Shipmates 1870-1890: Twenty Years of Sea Life under Sail’ by C.K.M.
Memoir of experiences at sea written by Woodis P. Rogers of Goldsithney, Marazion, Cornwall.
Also a typescript ‘Some North Country Ships and Seamen’ by C. Fox Smith.
The imminent dangers and wonderful escapes of William Okely, John Anthony, William Adams, John Jepps, and the carpenter, on board the MARY of London, in a boat of their own building, 30 June 1644.
Perilous situation of the American Samuel (now Sir Samuel) Standige, Captain, in a voyage to Rhode Island, 1749.
Famine on board the DOLPHIN sloop, 1759.
Narrative of the loss of the PEGGY of London, Captain Knight, which foundered in the Western Ocean, October 26, 1785, communicated by one of the crew.
Narrative of the shipwreck of M. Durand, formerly governor of Isle of St. Louis, in the brigantine L’ AIMANLE MARTHE, on the coast of Wales, 1786.
Loss of the PANDORA frigate, Captain Edwards, commander, which struck on a reef of rocks, 28 August 1791.
Dreadful catastrophe on board the JOAN AND ELIZABETH, bound from Jersey to England, December, 1795.
Account of the wreck of HMS PORPOISE on a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean, 17 August 1803, by Lieutenant Robert Fowler, commander.
Narrative of the loss of the ship FANNY, Captain Robertson, commander, 29 November 1803.
Sufferings of Robert Scotney, second mate of the brig THOMAS, Captain Gardner, who survived by himself seventy-five days in a perfect wreck, 1803.
Loss of the brig FLORA of Philadelphia, on a whaling voyage to Cayenne and South America, 1804.
Capture of the American ship GENERAL WASHINGTON, Captain Alexander Boyle, by two Barbary galleys.
Narrative of the loss of the EARL OF ABERGAVENNY, East Indiaman, Captain John Wordsworth, which drove on the Shambles, off the Bill of Portland, 5 February 1805.
Account of the loss of the BETSEY schooner, bound for New South Wales, William Brooks, commander, 24 November 1805.
Distressing account of the voyage of the schooner LITTLE PATTY, Greenman Grere, master, in the year 1806.
Interesting narrative of the loss of the GLASGOW PACKET of Leith, Captain Johnson, off Farn Island, in the year 1806.
Account of the captivity of Mr J.L. Turner amongst the Ladrones, in the year 1807.
‘Reminiscences of octogenarian Blackwaller La Hogue’ by T.B. Foreman, describing his voyage to Australia and back as an ordinary seaman on the Blackwall frigate LA HOGUE in 1866.
‘My Ships and Shipmates 1870-1890: Twenty Years of Sea Life under Sail’ by C.K.M.
Memoir of experiences at sea written by Woodis P. Rogers of Goldsithney, Marazion, Cornwall.
Also a typescript ‘Some North Country Ships and Seamen’ by C. Fox Smith.
Record Details
| Item reference: | FXM/9/B |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | circa 1920 |
| Creator: | Rogers, Woodis Pascal; Smith, Cicely Fox |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |