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Signal flag arrangement by Robert O Leach while on board HMS GLADIATOR
Signal flag arrangement by Robert O Leach while on board HMS GLADIATOR

Signal flag arrangement by Robert O Leach while on board HMS GLADIATOR

Author (British, 1832 - 1920)
Date1846-1848
Object number00044905
NameDrawing
MediumPencil and ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 320 x 402 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
Terms
    DescriptionThis drawing represents a signal flag arrangement and was made by Cadet Robert O Leach on board HMS GLADIATOR. The loose sheet was found inside Leach's workbook containing mathematical and navigational notes he compiled on the ship. The flags have been depicted in colour and along the edge of the drawing calculations have been written in pencil.HistoryRobert O Leach, a Cadet, Midshipman & Lieutenant in the British Royal Navy wrote three manuscript journals which contain a series of logs detailing his life at sea from 17 February 1846 to 31 March 1861. SignificanceThis drawing provides an insight into the study required of a cadet in the Royal Navy in the 19th century.
    Mathematical and navigational workbook written by Robert O Leach on board HMS GLADIATOR
    Mathematical and navigational workbook written by Robert O Leach on board HMS GLADIATOR
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    Proceedings aboard the HMS GLADIATOR recorded by Robert O Leach
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    Manuscript journal logging proceedings aboard the HMS GLADIATOR as recorded by Robert O Leach, 1848-49.
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    Three manuscript journals by Robert Owen Leach written between 1846 and 1861 during his service in the Royal Navy
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    1846-1847
    Drawing of signal flag arrangement by Robert O Leach while on board HMS GLADIATOR
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