Papers consisting of midshipman's logs of Mid Turner Warner Burt in the East India Company's Service and later in the Royal Navy, 14 Jul 1856-12 July 1861.
The papers are part of the collection of naval manuscripts transferred from the Royal United Service Institution in 1968. They consist of midshipman's logs of Mid T W Burt in the East India Company's Service and later in the Royal Navy, 14 Jul 1856-12 July 1861. See full list in printed catalogue.
Administrative / biographical background
Burt entered the Indian Navy as a volunteer in 1855 and was appointed midshipman in the following year. He served in the Assaye, Constance, Clive, Georgiana, Auckland, Lady Canning, Ajdaha and Falkland between 1856 and 1861. He was promoted to mate in 1861, but in 1862 the service disbanded. He died in New Zealand.
Administrative / biographical background
Burt entered the Indian Navy as a volunteer in 1855 and was appointed midshipman in the following year. He served in the Assaye, Constance, Clive, Georgiana, Auckland, Lady Canning, Ajdaha and Falkland between 1856 and 1861. He was promoted to mate in 1861, but in 1862 the service disbanded. He died in New Zealand.
Record Details
| Item reference: | RUSI/NM/142; XX(62690.1) |
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| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | SERIES |
| Extent: | 5 vols |
| Creator: | Burt, Turner Warner |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- A list of His Majesty's Ships and Sloops that are Gunn'd agreable to the Establishment in 1746, and the Irregular Ships, Sloops and Yachts, that are not Gunn'd to that establishment, n.d. (Manuscript) (RUSI/NM/6)
- A list of His Majesty's armed vessels upon the Canadian Lakes, River St Lawrence and Provincial Service, 1780 (Manuscript) (RUSI/NM/13)
- A list of His Majesty's Royal Navy, giving Rate, Dimensions, Tons, Number of Men and Guns, and when and where built, 1772 (Manuscript) (RUSI/NM/16)
- Port Orders for the River Thames, issued by Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton, C-in-C of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Thames, 1811 (Manuscript) (RUSI/NM/27)
- A list of ships of the Royal Navy, c.1775-1871, including specific details of each ship - dimensions, number of guns, number of men, rigging etc; dimensions of the rebel frigate HANDCOCK now called the IRIS (Manuscript) (RUSI/NM/42)
- Narrative of the Mutiny of the Bounty by Mr John Fryer, Master of the Ships, n.d. (Manuscript) (RUSI/NM/46)
- Standing and general orders, issued by Admiral Earl St Vincent, VICTORY, VILLE DE PARIS, 21 November 1795-26 July 1799 (Manuscript) (RUSI/NM/48)
- List of the ships of the Royal Navy including specific details - dimensions, number of guns etc, 1798 (Manuscript) (RUSI/NM/50)
- Estimates of the Charge of Building and Equipping for sea a ship of each class, with the amount of wages to the officers and seamen, with proportion of stores allowed for each ship, for Channel and Foreigh Service, 1786 (Manuscript) (RUSI/NM/57)
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