Skip to main content
Become a member
Donate
Shop
Venue hire
Search
Royal Museums Greenwich
Main navigation
Menu
Royal Museums Greenwich
Search
Close
Plan your visit
Back
Plan your visit
Tickets and prices
Getting here
Accessibility
Family visits
Group visits
School visits
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
Open daily 10am - 5pm
Last entry 4.15pm
Adult: from £20 | Child: from £10
Members go free
Free
National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum
Open daily 10am-5pm
Last entry 4.15pm
Free entry
Booking recommended
Free
Queen's House
Queen's House
Open daily 10am - 5pm
Last entry 4.15pm
Free entry
Booking recommended
Royal Observatory
Royal Observatory
Open daily 10am-5pm
Last entry 4.15pm
Adult: from £20 | Child: from £10
Members go free
What's on
Back
What's on
Planetarium shows
Exhibitions
For families
Member events
Talks and tours
Christmas in Greenwich
Cutty Sark
Events and festivals
In The Dark
This Burns Night, join us at Cutty Sark for a completely unique auditory experience in the dark
Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Events and festivals
Art Laughs at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Get ready for a guided tour with a difference, exploring the weird and wonderful collections of Royal Museums Greenwich with comedian Verity Babbs and special guests
Cutty Sark
Exhibitions
70 years of Cutty Sark in Greenwich
A new display explores how the ship made its final voyage to its Thames-side location
Stories
Back
Stories
Art at the Queen's House
Our Ocean, Our Planet
Guide to the night sky
Museum blog
Space and astronomy highlights in 2025
What's worth looking up for in 2025? Discover this year's must-see moments with Royal Observatory astronomers
How Cutty Sark came to Greenwich
The historic tea clipper is one of the most famous sights along the River Thames. But why was Greenwich chosen as Cutty Sark's final home?
A stitch in time: the secrets of textile conservation
A 19th century uniform with a dramatic history is on display at the National Maritime Museum. Come behind the scenes to discover the care that went into its conservation
Collections
Back
Collections
Conservation
Research
Donating items to our collection
Collections Online
Search our online database and explore our objects, paintings, archives and library collections from home
The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Come behind the scenes at our state-of-the-art conservation studio
Caird Library
Visit the world's largest maritime library and archive collection at the National Maritime Museum
Learn
Back
Learn
School trips and workshops
Self-guided school visits
Online resources and activities
Booking an on-site schools session
Booking a digital schools session
Young people and youth groups
Support us
Back
Support us
Become a member
Donate
Corporate partnerships
Become a patron
Leave a legacy
Commemoration and celebration
Cutty Sark
National Maritime Museum
Queen's House
Royal Observatory
Become a member
Donate
Shop
Venue hire
Search
Beta
Back to Search Results
A selection of sea shanties arranged for orchestra, n.d.
A selection of sea shanties arranged for orchestra, n.d.
Back to Search Results
Request this item
Share:
Link copied to your clipboard!
Object Details
ID:
ELK/8
Type:
Manuscript
Display location:
Not on display
Creator:
Elkins, Robert Francis
Credit:
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:
Elkins, Sir Robert Francis, Vice-Admiral, 1903-1985. (Manuscript)
Midshipman's journal, Atlantic Fleet for HOOD January 1921-April 1922, WRYNECK Apr-May 1922, WILD SWAN May-Aug 1922 and HOOD August 1922-June 1923. (Manuscript) (ELK/1)
Reports and notes on the 1931 Invergordon mutiny, and letters, 1966-67, from Captain Stephen Roskill. (Manuscript) (ELK/2)
Wartime 'line-book', 1938-42, about the escape of Elkins and Captain Leslie Hulls from a prisoner of war camp 1940, with some related letters. (Manuscript) (ELK/3)
Wartime 'line-book', 1940-44, relating to Elkins' command of the RENOWN, plus letters from Sir James Somerville. (Manuscript) (ELK/4)
Wartime 'line-book', 1944-46, with additional material relating to Elkins' command of the DIDO and the courts-martial for the loss of the submarines SEAL and OSWALD. (Manuscript) (ELK/5)
Official report (copy) on Elkins and Leslie Hulls' escape from St Valery-en-Caux and crossing of the Channel in the yawl CYPRIS, 8-26 June 1940. (Manuscript) (ELK/6)
First draft of Elkins' memoirs, n.d. (Manuscript) (ELK/7)
A selection of sea shanties arranged for orchestra, n.d. (Manuscript) (ELK/8)
Details of arrangements for Royal Occasions, including the Royal Wedding, 1947, the Silver Wedding Thanksgiving Service, 1948, and the Funeral of King George VI, 1952. (Manuscript) (ELK/9)
Letters and news-cuttings relating to Len Wincott's book and his visit to England in 1974, and Elkins' television interview and remarks to the press. (Manuscript) (ELK/10)
Report (plus copy) 'Aftermath of the Invergordon Mutiny', with covering letter written by Elkins to Commander H Pursey in 1975. (Manuscript) (ELK/11)
Facsimile copy of the 'Times' dated 7 November 1805. (Manuscript) (ELK/12)
Cutting from the 'Times' dated 16 November 1981, concerning the retirement of Admiral Hyman Rickover. (Manuscript) (ELK/13)
Loading filters
Royal Museums Greenwich
Close
Search
Want to search our collection? Search here.
Back To Top