Logbook of HMS SHANNON and HMS HECTOR, kept by midshipman N.M. Biddois.

Logbook kept by midshipman N.M. Biddois on board HMS SHANNON in the Mediterranean and West Indies, May 1862 to April 1865, and HMS HECTOR in the English Channel, April to December 1865. In addition to the log entries, there are numerous charts showing the tracks of the vessels and a few watercolour views showing places visited.

Record Details

Item reference: LOG/N/S/31; LOG/N/S/31 OR 29 MS1983/040
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1852-01-01 - 1853-12-31; 1862-01-01 - 1865-12-31 1862-05-01 - 1865-12-31
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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