Signal flag arrangement by Robert O Leach while on board HMS GLADIATOR
Author
Robert Owen Leach
(British, 1832 - 1920)
Date1846-1848
Object number00044905
NameDrawing
MediumPencil and ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 320 x 402 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
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.
Robert Owen Leach
1846-1848
Robert Owen Leach
17 February 1846 - 29 August 1847
Robert Owen Leach
30 November 1848-10 March 1849
Robert Owen Leach
1846-1848
Samuel J Hood Studio
20 July 1935
Parent (child)/Child (parent)
NMC Associated/NMC Associated