Logbook kept by Philip Hedger as a midshipman on the ROBERT SMALL, 1837-1838.

Leather bound logbook kept by Philip Hedger as a midshipman on the ROBERT SMALL (1835), commanded by William Fulcher and owned by Smith & Co, Newcastle. It covers a voyage from London to Calcutta and the return voyage to the English Channel between 26 July 1837 and 5 June 1838. Crew and passenger lists, dimensions of masts and yards, illustrations of signal flags, and track charts showing the Cape of Good Hope and Bay of Bengal are included.

Object Details

ID: LOG/M/88
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hedger, Philip
Date made: 1837-07-26 - 1838-06-04; 1837-1838 1838-01-01 - ?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 volume
Parts: Merchant Shipping: Logs (Manuscript)