Oliver, Thomas William, Commander, Fl.1848-1872
The papers are part of the Royal United Service Institution Collection, transferred to the Museum in 1968. They had been presented to the Royal United Service Institution by Captain F.M.L. Oliver, R.N. They consist of logs, 1848 to 1849, 1851 to 1859 and 1863 to 1866.
Administrative / biographical background
Oliver was midshipman in the Asia in 1848 when she was flagship of the Pacific Squadron. He then served in the Rapid on the China Station. In 1854 he was promoted to lieutenant while in the Spartan at Hong Kong. Between 1855 and 1856 he served in the St. George off Lisbon and in 1857 in the Exmouth in the Mediterranean. He commanded the Louisa, gun boat tender to the Edinburgh, in home waters in 1858, and served in the Colossus and Frederick William in the Channel, 1864 to 1865, and in the Aboukir, West Indies, in 1866. From 1866 he appears to have had no further active post and he retired with the rank of commander in 1872.
Administrative / biographical background
Oliver was midshipman in the Asia in 1848 when she was flagship of the Pacific Squadron. He then served in the Rapid on the China Station. In 1854 he was promoted to lieutenant while in the Spartan at Hong Kong. Between 1855 and 1856 he served in the St. George off Lisbon and in 1857 in the Exmouth in the Mediterranean. He commanded the Louisa, gun boat tender to the Edinburgh, in home waters in 1858, and served in the Colossus and Frederick William in the Channel, 1864 to 1865, and in the Aboukir, West Indies, in 1866. From 1866 he appears to have had no further active post and he retired with the rank of commander in 1872.
Record Details
| Item reference: | RUSI/NM/150/; XX(62873.1) |
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| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | SERIES |
| Extent: | 8 vols |
| Date made: | 1848-1872-12-31; 1848-01-01 - 1872-12-31 1848-1872 |
| Creator: | Oliver, Thomas William |
| 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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