Journal kept by George William Thorpe on the HMS IMPERIEUSE while the flagship of the China Station .

A journal of HMS IMPERIEUSE kept by George William Thorpe while travelling from Portsmouth to Hong Kong; Nagasaki; Kobe; Yokohama; Hakodale; Otteranai Bay; Barracouta Bay; Port Lazareff. Towards the back of the journal is a table listing all the places visited and miles travelled. Removed from the Journal a few photos and a series of newspapers from 1932 to 1945 including a clipping from Daily Mail 23 April 1932 titled St Georges Day which is copied into the journal and the date is in Morse Code.

Related Material JOD/382/2.

Record Details

Item reference: JOD/328/1; MSS/81/121.0 MS1981/121
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 volume
Date made: 1888-03-31 - 1891-05-23; 1899-01-01 - ?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London