Bethune, Henry (1858-1939)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0064 BET
Held at	: National Maritime Museum   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Bethune, Henry (1858-1939)
Date(s)	: [1871-1903]
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 1ft; 30cm
Name of creator(s)	: Bethune | Henry | 1858-1939 | Captain RN

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Bethune entered the Navy in 1871 and served from 1873 to 1877 in the TOPAZE, Detached Squadron. In 1878 he was appointed to the ALEXANDER, flagship in the Mediterranean, leaving her in order to join the AGINCOURT, flagship, Channel, 1881 to 1882. He was commissioned lieutenant in 1882, in the CONSTANCE, remaining in her on the Pacific Station until 1886. Still a lieutenant, he retired in 1903 and was promoted on the retired list.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Capt Henry Bethune comprising a series of logs for the above ships and a notebook on navigation and steam.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

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Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were presented by Mrs Holdsworth, daughter of Captain Bethune, in 1957.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
2010-08-26