Log of H.M. Ship Undaunted

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0076

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

William John Cavendish Clifford was a crewman aboard the HMS Undaunted during its military tour from Portsmouth, Great Britain, to ports such as St. Helena and Sierra Leone, from November 3, 1830, to February 10, 1834. The captain of the vessel was Edward Harvey, Esquire. The logbook covers weather and navigational information as well as information about crew duties and punishments for infractions of the rules (such as drunkenness).

The journal is one leather bound volume, circa 120 pages with entries in ink. A half of a ship was drawn on the first page of the logbook, rendered in ink and pencil.

Dates

Creation: 1830 November 3-1834 February 10

Creator

Clifford, William John Cavendish, active 1830-1834 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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Historical Note

Information derived from the collection.

Extent

1 volume (circa 210 pages) ; 34 cm

Additional Description

Abstract

Official log book kept by William John Cavendish Clifford of the British Royal Navy aboard the HMS Undaunted describing the ship's travels through ports in St. Helena and Sierra Leone from November 3, 1830, to February 10, 1834.