J.K. Laughton research notes on British vessels and British naval history, ca. 1865.

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J.K. Laughton research notes on British vessels and British naval history, ca. 1865.

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This collection consists of a volume kept by John Knox Laughton on British vessels. It contains detailed entries on many vessels, giving names, guns, tonnage, where it was built and when, disposition, 1709-1843; and the dimensions and armament of some vessels, 1765-1827. Also included are detailed histories of the Victory, 1672-1781; the Swiftsure, 1661-1761; the Revenge, 1665-1761; the Dreadnought, 1665-1763; the Shannon, 1796-1803; the Chesapeake, 1797-1820; the Pique, 1795-1814; and several other vessels. Also, "Sailing and Fighting Instructions for His Majesty's Fleet," 1704, extracts from books, documents, and private papers pertaining to British naval history, naval officer, battles, etc. are contained in this collection. There is an index to the vessels at the end of the volume. The volume flyleaf states, "The first eighteen pages of this book are taken from a book kept by Mr. Thos. Forder Hawkes, Master Shipwright of Pembroke Yard, 1832 and sub. And now belonging to Mr. Flexman, Foreman (afloat), of Shipwrights in Devonport Yard. Notes in these other pages from other authorities are in red ink, or are underlined with red. March 25th, 1865."

1 volume (.15 cubic feet)

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Laughton, John Knox, 1830-1915

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Professor Sir John Laughton (1830-1915) was born in Liverpool, England, on April 23, 1830. He served in the Baltic War and other naval operations until 1866, when he began teaching at the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth in England. In 1866, he married Isabella Carr (b. ca. 1837 in Dunfermline, Scotland, d. 1884). In 1873, the college moved to Greenwich, and Laughton became the Head of the Department of Meteorology and Marine Surveying. He left the navy in 1885 and became a Professor of Modern ...