John William Ramsay
Biographical notes:
John William Ramsay (1847-87), eldest son of the 12th Earl of Dalhousie, entered the Navy in 1861. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1867, appointed flag-lieutenant to his father on the Narcissus, but immediately transferred to HMS Galatea, commanded by the Duke of Edinburgh, and remained with the ship on its world cruise, 1869-71. He succeeded his father as 13th Earl of Dalhousie in 1880, and was Secretary of State for Scotland in 1886.
From the guide to the John William Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie: Naval Notebook, HMS, Galatea, 1869-1871, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)
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- India (as recorded)
- Yokohama, Japan (as recorded)
- Tahiti (as recorded)
- Montevideo, Uruguay (as recorded)
- Malaysia (as recorded)
- Plymouth, England (as recorded)
- Nagasaki, Japan (as recorded)
- New Caledonia (as recorded)
- Sri Lanka (as recorded)
- Auckland, New Zealand (as recorded)
- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (as recorded)
- Wellington, New Zealand (as recorded)
- Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (as recorded)
- Port Louis, Mauritius (as recorded)
- Sydney, Australia (as recorded)
- Honolulu, Hawaii (as recorded)
- Manila, Philippines (as recorded)
- Singapore (as recorded)
- Hong Kong (as recorded)
- Shanghai, China (as recorded)
