IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0064 BLA/1-41
Held at: National Maritime Museum
Title: Blane, Arthur Rodney (1834-1891)
Date(s): [1848-1891]
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 2 files
Name of creator(s): Blane | Arthur Rodney | 1834-1891 | Captain RN
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Blane, a grandson of Sir Gilbert Blane (q.v.), entered the Navy in 1848. In the NIGER he served in the Second Chinese War, 1857 to 1859, and on receiving his commission as lieutenant in 1858, transferred to the DRAKE as her commander. He retired from active service in 1866 and was promoted to captain on the retired list in 1881.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Capt Arthur Rodney Blane from some commissions for his early service, they concern Blane's activities in China. There are charts of Canton, orders from the Admiralty and copies of contemporary newspapers.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were presented by Lady Royds in 1939.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.
Date(s) of descriptions: 2011-03-08