[Logbook of the HMS Leviathan], 1799-1800

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Title: [Logbook of the HMS Leviathan], 1799-1800
Creator: Duckworth, John Thomas, Sir
Abstract: Holograph journal of the ship Leviathan, flagship of Admiral Duckworth's command group in the Mediterranean and off Spain from May 1799 to May 1800. The logbook tracks weather conditions, routine activities on all of the ships under his command and signal communications between them, sightings of other ships. The logbook also records several pursuits by Duckworth's group, including a capture of a Spanish convoy; dispatches from Admiral Nelson and others; several courts-martial; and Duckworth's participation in the blockade of Cadiz
Description: Binding: Contemporary marbled wrappers.
Provenance: For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent: 1 31 x 20 cm. v. (88 p.) ;
Language: English

Genre: Logbooks
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
France
Great Britain
Mediterranean Sea
Subject (Name): Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805.
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Bellerophon (Battleship)
Leviathan (Battleship)
Subject (Topic): Officers
Sea life
Admirals
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Naval battles
Sea control
Seafaring life
History
History, Naval
Subjects: Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805
Great Britain. Royal Navy > Officers
Great Britain. Royal Navy > Sea life
Bellerophon (Battleship)
Leviathan (Battleship)
Admirals > Great Britain
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Naval battles > Great Britain
Sea control
Seafaring life
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799
Great Britain > History > 1789-1820
Mediterranean Sea > History, Naval

Access: Public
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Citation: Sir John Thomas Duckworth, Logbook of the HMS Leviathan. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.