Shipton, Lieutenant-Commander Francis Henry Eldred (fl 1877-1881)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0064 SPN/11-
Held at	: National Maritime Museum   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Shipton, Lieutenant-Commander Francis Henry Eldred (fl 1877-1881)
Date(s)	: 1877-1881
Level of description	: Subfonds View parent record
Extent	: 1 item
Name of creator(s)	: Shipton | Francis Henry Eldred | fl 1877-1881 | Lieutenant-Commander

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Francis Shipton was promoted to lieutenant in 1884. He held the rank of lieutenant-commander during World War One, having previously retired from the Navy.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Francis Henry Eldred Shipton comprising just one logbook kept in HMS DEFENCE 1877 to 1879, NORTHUMBERLAND 1879 to 1880 and CARYSFORT 1880 to 1881.

Access & 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 collection is on loan from Mrs Maitland since 1948.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 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