Hood, Naval career

This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Robert Hood/Naval career
  • Dates of Creation
    • 28 August 1811 to 12 October 1816
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 2 logbooks

Scope and Content

  • MS 1233/1;D Log, 28 August 1811 to 23 August 1812 [HMS Imperieuse] 164 leaves, holograph (Xerox)
  • MS 1233/2;D Log, 7 October 1815 to 12 October 1816 [HMS Spey] 114 leaves, holograph (Xerox)

Administrative / Biographical History

The logbooks cover Hood's early naval career after he was made Lieutenant and prior to his joining a polar expedition.

Arrangement

Chronological.