Log of the HMS Minotaur, kept by F. A. Hodge, 1881 February 14--1885 November 20.

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Log of the HMS Minotaur, kept by F. A. Hodge, 1881 February 14--1885 November 20.

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Heavily illustrated logbook kept by Frederick A. Hodge aboard the HMS ships Minotaur (February 14, 1881, to December 21, 1881), Achilles (December 22, 1881, to April 10, 1882), and Swiftsure (April 17, 1882, to March 8, 1883) documenting regular military voyages to a variety of places. The Minotaur sailed from Vigo off the coast of Spain to Portsmouth; the Achilles from Plymouth to a sea transfer; the Swiftsure from Keyham to Honolulu via Peru and the Galapagos Islands, and returned from the Sandwich Islands to Plymouth in 1885.

2 v. : ill. ; 33-34 cm.

University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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Minotaur (Ship)

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Achilles (Armoured ship)

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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...

Swiftsure (Ship)

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Hodge, Frederick Arthur, 1872-

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Logbook kept by Frederick A. Hodge aboard the HMS ships Minotaur, Achilles, and Swiftsure documenting regular military voyages between February 14, 1881, and November 20, 1885, in a variety of places, including Vigo, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Callao, Peru; the Galapagos Islands; the Sandwich Islands; Portsmouth, England; and Plymouth, England. From the description of Log of the HMS Minotaur, kept by F. A. Hodge, 1881 February 14--1885 November 20. (University of Delaware Library). Wor...