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- 1877-1881 (Creation)
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Francis Shipton was promoted to lieutenant in 1884. He held the rank of lieutenant-commander during World War One, having previously retired from the Navy.
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GB 0064 SPN/11- 1877-1881 Subfonds 1 item Shipton , Francis Henry Eldred , fl 1877-1881 , Lieutenant-Commander
Francis Shipton was promoted to lieutenant in 1884. He held the rank of lieutenant-commander during World War One, having previously retired from the Navy.
The collection is on loan from Mrs Maitland since 1948.
Papers of Francis Henry Eldred Shipton comprising just one logbook kept in HMS DEFENCE 1877 to 1879, NORTHUMBERLAND 1879 to 1880 and CARYSFORT 1880 to 1881.
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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
2010-08-26 Shipton , Francis Henry Eldred , fl 1877-1881 , Lieutenant-Commander Naval affairs Ships logs HMS Defence HMS Northumberland HMS Carysfort Royal Navy Military affairs Primary documents Documents Military science Information sources Social sciences
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The collection is on loan from Mrs Maitland since 1948.
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Papers of Francis Henry Eldred Shipton comprising just one logbook kept in HMS DEFENCE 1877 to 1879, NORTHUMBERLAND 1879 to 1880 and CARYSFORT 1880 to 1881.
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- Latin
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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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