Series 5: Ships (1783-1854)

The material in this series is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The ships in this series are mainly ones under the command of Graham Eden Hamond (1834-1838) as Commander-in-Chief, but there are also a small number of commercial transport, convict, whaling ships and ships on which Hamond served early in his career. There is also a small amount of material for the H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy, during the expedition of 1831-1836. The material includes ship's logs, ship's papers, correspondence, lists, receipts, returns, reports and vouchers.