Journal kept by George Ratcliff, able seaman, on board HMS HARWICH, 1745-50

  • Life at Sea
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Title
Journal kept by George Ratcliff, able seaman, on board HMS HARWICH, 1745-50
Reference
JOD/236/1
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD)
Document Type
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
1745-1750
Description
The journal remarks a ‘Voiage Towards Ye East Indies’ and is a personal account of his daily life at sea in the Royal Navy, including more important dates such as the siege of Ponticherry, 1748.
Theme
  • Discipline and Punishment
  • Warfare