Journal, commissions and orders concerning His Majesty's ships the Dorsetshire, Rochester and Royal Oak, 1717-1720.

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Journal, commissions and orders concerning His Majesty's ships the Dorsetshire, Rochester and Royal Oak, 1717-1720.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228732751

These two volumes record orders and naval operation while patrolling British waters in the Mediterranean during the war with Spain from 1717-1720. The first volume is a journal of H.M.S. Dorsetshire, Rochester and Royal Oak, and the second journal contains commissions and orders concerning the same ships.

2 volumes.32 cm.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Rochester (Ship)

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Dorsetshire (Ship)

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Royal Oak (Ship)

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Winder, Joseph, fl. 1717-1720.

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Joseph Winder was a captain in the British Navy. From the description of Journal, commissions and orders concerning His Majesty's ships the Dorsetshire, Rochester and Royal Oak, 1717-1720. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228732751 ...

Great Britain. Royal Navy

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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...