Papers, 1923-1989.

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Papers, 1923-1989.

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Typescript comparing the conduct of Admiral Horatio Nelson during two engagements of the British Royal Navy (1797 and 1801) with that of Capt. Robert Morris and other U.S. Navy officers who caused their destroyers to run aground off Point Honda, Calif. (1923). Includes photocopies of transcripts of the naval court of inquiry investigating the incident and of Morris's subsequent court-martial.

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Author. From the description of Papers, 1923-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149543 From the description of Papers of Curtis L. Malaney, 1923-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81163536 ...