Record

RefNoMA/96/2
Previous numbersMA.96
LevelItem
TitleMagnetic observations on board HMS Bloodhound, by [Edward John Johnson ?]
CreatorJohnson; Edward John (1795-1853); British naval officer
Daten.d. [May 1847]
DescriptionTwo sets of magnetic observations, undated, recorded from the forecastle compass and the standard quarter deck compass, aboard HMS Bloodhound sailing from Greenhithe, on the Thames Estuary, England. The two compass columns begin with the condition of the ship, and record compass bearings of the direction of the ship's head, 'with the marks in a line' while at anchor, and under steam.

Headed [p.1]: 'Table of Observations made onboard H.M. Iron Steam Vessel "Bloodhound" when under way and steered in given directions'. Inscribed [p.2]: 'Observations on board the "Bloodhound" '.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionOn paper
Dimensions378x487mm.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialAP/30/7
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CodePersonNameDates
NA3306Johnson; Edward John (? 1795 - 1853)? 1795 - 1853
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