Log of H.M. Ship Undaunted

Summary

Creator: Clifford, William John Cavendish, active 1830-1834
Date(s): 1830 November 3-1834 February 10
Call Number: MSS 0097, Item 0076
Language: Materials entirely in English.
Abstract: Official log book kept by William John Cavendish Clifford of the British Royal Navy aboard the HMS Undaunted describing the ship's travels through ports in St. Helena and Sierra Leone from November 3, 1830, to February 10, 1834.
Physical Description: 1 volume (circa 210 pages) 34 cm
Source: Purchase, 1958.
Processing: Processed and encoded by Norieta Hagerty, March 2007. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Alternative Format: A digitized copy of the journal is available at the University of Delaware Digital Institutional Repository.

Biographical and Historical Notes

William John Cavendish Clifford was a crewman aboard the HMS Undaunted during its military tour from Portsmouth, Great Britain, to ports such as St. Helena and Sierra Leone, from November 3, 1830, to February 10, 1834. The captain of the vessel was Edward Harvey, Esquire.

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Scope and Content Note

William John Cavendish Clifford was a crewman aboard the HMS Undaunted during its military tour from Portsmouth, Great Britain, to ports such as St. Helena and Sierra Leone, from November 3, 1830, to February 10, 1834. The captain of the vessel was Edward Harvey, Esquire. The logbook covers weather and navigational information as well as information about crew duties and punishments for infractions of the rules (such as drunkenness).

The journal is one leather bound volume, circa 120 pages with entries in ink. A half of a ship was drawn on the first page of the logbook, rendered in ink and pencil.

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Shelving Summary

  • Item 0076: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0097

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Preferred Citation

MSS 0097, Item 0076, William John Cavendish Clifford, Log of H.M. Ship Undaunted, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 0097 Diaries, Journals, and Ships' Logs collection.

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Log of H.M. Ship Undaunted, 1830 November 3-1834 February 10 Item 0076

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