Richard Howe Signal and Instruction Book ca. 1776 Howe, Richard Signal and Instruction Book

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Richard Howe Signal and Instruction Book ca. 1776 Howe, Richard Signal and Instruction Book

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-899how?rgn=main;view=text

This volume contains 44 pages of signals and roughly 46 pages of instructions and explanatory information pertaining to the Royal Navy's operations under Richard Howe around the time of the American Revolution. The book provides details about signals to be used while sailing by day, in fog, in battle, and at night, and it includes color illustrations of signal flags and lantern configurations. The binder's title is "Ld Howes Instructions."

1 volume

eng,

William L. Clements Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6392732

William L. Clements Library

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cz3kwq (person)

Richard Howe, British admiral; commander of the North American fleet (1776-1778); commander of the Channel fleet (1782), First Lord of Admiralty (1783-1788); created Earl Howe (1788); Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet (1793-1799). From the description of Correspondence of Richard Howe, 1776-1799. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122551617 Richard Howe, Earl Howe, British naval officer. From the description o...

Great Britain. Royal Navy

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jm6277 (corporateBody)

Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...