Private journal kept by J Kite, Gunner in HMS MUTINE in the Pacific

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Title
Private journal kept by J Kite, Gunner in HMS MUTINE in the Pacific
Reference
JOD/306
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD)
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
1866-1905
Description
Private journal kept by J Kite, Gunner in HMS MUTINE in the Pacific, covering nearly his whole career from 1866 to 1902. At January 1869, a map of the Atlantic Ocean is pasted in, showing the route from Valparaiso to Portsmouth. He was paid off on 30 March 1869, and from 1870 to 1875 he is on the staff of HMS EXCELLENT, appointed Ammunition Instructor in 1872. In June 1875 he is suspended as Ammunition Instructor and joins HMS THUNDERER in November. He works on many other ships in his long career, and as the journal enters the 1890s he writes about the ships his sons are joining, and where they are headed. Throughout the journal several press cuttings are pasted in. Includes another volume at the start, a rough journal for January to December 1905. The entries are very domestic in nature, the writer is not at sea, but the handwriting indicates the same author as the other volume. One of the inserts from this rough journal is a HM Dockyard Schools geometry exam paper, May 1905.
Theme
  • Everyday Life at Sea