Photograph album relating to the destroyer HMS WILD SWAN on the China station, 1927-1928

Album of photographs covering Hamilton’s appointment in command of the destroyer HMS WILD SWAN (1919) on the China station, 1927-1928.

The locations include Aden, Chetlat Island, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Nicabar Islands, Singapore, Fatshan (Foshan), Canton (Guangzhou), Hong Kong, Wei-Hai-Wei, Amoy (Xiamen), Shanghai, Hankow (Hankou), Wuchang and Chungking (Chongqing). There is a distant view of the memorial to Captain Samuel C. Plant above the Hsin Tan rapids on the Yangtze River. An envelope containing a list of captions is fixed to the inside of the cover.

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ID:	HTN/232
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Hamilton, Louis Henry Keppel
Date made:	1927-1928
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 album
Parts:	Hamilton, Sir Louis Henry Keppel, Admiral, 1890-1957. (Manuscript) Logbooks and journals of HMS ALBEMARIE, HMS PRINCE OF WALES, HMS VENUS and HMS VANGUARD 1908 - 1911 (Manuscript) (HTN/201) Journal and typescript of HMS CUMBERLAND, entries include 'Prepare to mobilize', 'War Declared' at Las Palmas, Sierra Leone and the Cameroons Njong River, kept while a Lieutenant (Manuscript) (HTN/202) Journals of HMS CUMBERLAND 1914 - 1915 with typescript journal Njong River (Manuscript) (HTN/203) Journal taking passage in SS LAGOS bound for Garua for the special land expeditions 31 January-July 1915 (Manuscript) (HTN/204/A) Journal kept on board HMS MOORSOM patrolling in the Channel and the North Sea 14 Oct 1915 - 1916 July 1916 with loose entries inserted (Manuscript) (HTN/205) Journal of HMS TAURUS 1 January-13 April 1917 around the coastal ports of Harwich to Rosyth kept by Lieutenant L Hamilton (Manuscript) (HTN/206) Journal of HMS TAURUS 1917 with some entries about land fighting, Vimy Ridge and Neuve Chapelle being especially mentioned (Manuscript) (HTN/207) Journal of Hamilton in London, on board HMS VERDUN, HMS VEHEMENT, HMS TAURUS and patrolling the Channel and at sea 11 January-31 July 1918 (Manuscript) (HTN/208) Journal of HMS TAURUS (Lieutenant Louis Hamilton) 1 Aug-24 November 1918, on leave, back to duty and in Jarwich (Manuscript) (HTN/209) Personal journal 1 January-9 March 1920 with 'Royal Naval College, Dartmouth Note book' on cover (Manuscript) (HTN/210) Journal of HMS STRENUOUS (Lieutenant Hamilton) at Devonport, to Ireland around the coast and anchored at Kingstown 24 June 1921-4 March 1922 (Manuscript) (HTN/211) Journal of SS USARAMO bound for Lisbon, Las Palmas, Labito Bay 28 Aug-18 Dec 1924 arriving at Southampton 18 Dec 1924 (Manuscript) (HTN/212) Journal when joined HMS Yacht VICTORIA & ALBERT at Portsmouth for Mediterranean cruise 27 January-2 May 1925 (Manuscript) (HTN/213) Journal of HMS WANDERER in the Mediterranean and China Station 10 Feb-8 May 1927 and WILD SWAN 1927 - 1928 (Manuscript) (HTN/214) Journal of HMS WILD SWAN on the China Station and commissioning HMS AMBUSCADE from Sheerness, the Mediterranean and Portsmouth (Manuscript) (HTN/215) Personal diary kept between 14-21 August 1932 (Manuscript) (HTN/216) Account of the mission to Australia as member of the Commonwealth Naval Board Dec 1945-April 1948 in typescript (Manuscript) (HTN/217) Journal of the Kenya trip January-Mar 1950 (Manuscript) (HTN/218) Dimensions and notes of HMS ALBERMARIE, PRINCE OF WALES, VANGUARD and notes on gunnery and gunnery practice with coloured diagrams n.d. (Manuscript) (HTN/219) Signal logbook of HMS WANDERER 29 January-6 March 1927, Malta and Port Said (Manuscript) (HTN/220) Signal logbook of HMS WANDERER 7 Mar-10 April 1927 at sea and in Hong Kong (Manuscript) (HTN/221) Service documents, commission appointment, service certificates, honours and awards. (Manuscript) (HTN/222) Memoranda and journal relating to the Cameroons 1914-15. (Manuscript) (HTN/223) Diaries, various papers and track chart. (Manuscript) (HTN/224) Captain's memoranda and letters of proceedings, signals and orders, 1939 - 1947 (Manuscript) (HTN/225) Papers relating to Commonwealth Defence Board, Australia 1947 (Manuscript) (HTN/226) Collected lecture notes, memoranda and correspondence, circa 1909-1936. (Manuscript) (HTN/227/1-7) Collected lecture notes, memoranda and correspondence, circa 1909-1936. (Manuscript) (HTN/227/8-15) Photographs while at Osbourne and the Naval College, Dartmouth 1903-7 (Manuscript) (HTN/228) Book with 'L.H.K.H.' on cover relating to Hamilton's time at Osbourne on HMS BULWARK. (Manuscript) (HTN/229) Papers relating to HMS VENUS at Dover, Torbay and various other ships including HMS VANGUARD at Portsmouth and King George V and Queen Mary at Port Said en route for India November 1911 (Manuscript) (HTN/230) Papers relating to Their Majesties at Bombay Dec 1911, the Indian Durbar with pictures of game hunting, groups of people and ships (Manuscript) (HTN/231) Photograph album relating to the destroyer HMS WILD SWAN on the China station, 1927-1928 (Manuscript) (HTN/232) Photograph albums with loose photos. (Manuscript) (HTN/233) Loose photographs mainly of naval officers and with some newspaper cuttings 1920-28 (Manuscript) (HTN/234) Papers relating to The Indian Durbar and Tour of the King Emperor and the Queen Empress 1911 (Manuscript) (HTN/235) Loose photographs relating to service in the Mediterranean, Far East, and elsewhere circa 1925-46. Including small packets of negatives. (Manuscript) (HTN/236/1) Loose photographs relating to service in the Mediterranean, Far East, and elsewhere circa 1925-46. Including large group portraits. (Manuscript) (HTN/236/2) Packet of photographs and snapshots including groups of people and naval officers 1925-29 (Manuscript) (HTN/237) Book of newspaper cuttings 1926-27 (Manuscript) (HTN/238) Admiral's Visitors book of the Orkneys 1941-48 (Manuscript) (HTN/239) Commonplace book with notes and comments on books read by Louis Hamilton (Manuscript) (HTN/240) Notebook kept by Lord Hamilton with notes on people and places (Manuscript) (HTN/241) Collections of pamphlets, printed books and printed journals. (Manuscript) (HTN/242) Collected papers including notes for speeches, correspondence, newscuttings and invitation cards. Also examination papers of Prince George. (Manuscript) (HTN/243/A) Ring binder containing preparation for speeches and notes on historical events circa 1939-1940. (Manuscript) (HTN/243/B) Letters received from Hodgson, Campbell, Sneyd and Naval Officers 1915 - 1921 (Manuscript) (HTN/244) Flag promotion letters 1941 (Manuscript) (HTN/245) Letters from friends 1906-19 (Manuscript) (HTN/246) Letters sent home 1906-19, some labelled 'Letters from Turtle' were arranged by members of the family before the collection came to the National Maritime Museum (Manuscript) (HTN/247) Letters written during the Cameroons campaign 1914 - 1915 (Manuscript) (HTN/248) Letters to the family of Admiral Sir Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton. (Manuscript) (HTN/249) Letters written and received 1920-1939. (Manuscript) (HTN/250/A) Letters written and received 1920-1939. (Manuscript) (HTN/250/B) Letters written and received 1939-1945. (Manuscript) (HTN/251/A) Letters written and received 1939-1945. (Manuscript) (HTN/251/B) Album containing correspondence, memoranda, photographs and newscuttings relating to the restoration of the Painted Hall at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. (Manuscript) (HTN/252) Typescript copy of a paper entitled Disciplinary Training, written by Hamilton in 1933. (Manuscript) (HTN/253)

Photograph album relating to the destroyer HMS WILD SWAN on the China station, 1927-1928

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