Johnstone Papers at the National Maritime Museum
The personal papers of Vice-Admiral Charles Johnstone in the possession of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
JOH/1
Log book of MARLBOROUGH, Mediterranean, 18 Apr 1858-Oct 1860.
JOH/2
Logbook of ST GEORGE, North America and West Indies, UK, 27 Oct 1860-22 Jul 1862.
JOH/3
Logbook of ST GEORGE, Home and Mediterranean, 23 Jul 1862-10 Feb 1864.
JOH/4
Logbook of SERPENT, China 4 Jun 1866-12 Nov 1867.
JOH/5
Logbook of JUNO, China 4 Jun 1871-14 Jun 1873.
JOH/6
JOH/6/1
Part of a letterbook of DRYAD, East Indies, 11 Jan 1883 - 16 June 1883 (see also JOH/6/1).
JOH/6/2
Letterbook of DRYAD, East Indies, 14 November 1883-19 Dec 1883.
JOH/7
Letterbook of DRYAD, East Indies 22 Jun 1883-9 Nov 1883.
JOH/8
Letterbook of CAMPERDOWN, 27 Sep 1892-22 Feb 1893.
JOH/9
Letterbook of CAMPERDOWN, 23 Mar 1893-21 Aug 1894.
JOH/10
Letterbook of CAMPERDOWN, 12 Oct 1893-5 Sep 1894.
JOH/11
Letterbooks as Capt R.N. Barracks, Devonport, 2 Jun 1896-15 Feb 1897.
JOH/12
Letterbooks as Capt R.N. Barracks, Devonport, 9 Jul 1896-Feb 1897.
JOH/13
Letterbooks as Capt R.N. Barracks, Devonport, 6 Feb-7 Aug 1897.
JOH/14
Letterbooks as Capt R.N. Barracks, Devonport, 20 Feb 1897-28 Aug 1897.
JOH/15
Letterbooks as Capt R.N. Barracks, Devonport, 9 Aug 1897-2 Feb 1898.
JOH/16
Letterbooks as Capt R.N. Barracks, Devonport, 12 Aug 1897-Apr 1898.
JOH/17
Letterbooks as Capt R.N. Barracks, Devonport, 31 Jan-4 Oct 1898.
JOH/18
Letterbooks as Capt R.N. Barracks, Devonport, 2 Apr-6 Oct 1898.
JOH/19
Watch and Quarter Bill, PERSEUD, 1867.
JOH/20
Watch, station quarter and fire bill, VOLAGE, 1886, No.1.
JOH/21
Berthing Book, VOLAGE, c 1886.
JOH/22
Captain's Order Book, AGAMEMNON, c 1891.
JOH/23
Commonplace Book, Notes on inspections, mediterranean, notes on Captain's Orders, routines n.d.
JOH/24
Folder, notebook cover, containing captain's orders and general memoranda, also orders for visit of german Emperor and maneouvres, 1889, Tryon's tactical memoranda, 1891-3.
JOH/25
Navigational Note and Sight Book, ST GEORGE, 1862.
JOH/26
Daily Reckoning, MARLBOROUGH, and ST GEORGE, 1860-1.
JOH/27
Letters received LIBERTY, 1875-6 Orders for 1887 Review; Draft of Captain's Orders, n.d.
JOH/28
An envelope containing papers relating to Madagascar, 1883. Also an envelope containing copies of letters forwarded to the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, between 10 June and 7 July 1883 (not included in the paper catalogue).
JOH/29
Press cuttings about the affairs of Madagascar, 1883, mounted on paper.
JOH/30
Press cuttings about Madagascar, 1883.
JOH/31
Envelope of press cuttings about Madagascar,1883.
JOH/32
Papers relating to Madagascar, 1883 - letters and drafts.
JOH/33
Letters received Madagascar, 1883.
JOH/34
Letters received concerning the VICTORIA collision, n.d.
JOH/35
Cuttings concerning the VICTORIA collision, n.d.
JOH/36
Johnstone's personal vindication of his conduct on 22 Jun 1893.
JOH/37
Papers relating to the collision, including statements by the crew of the CAMPERDOWN, n.d.
JOH/38
Miscellaneous cuttings, weather, health, nelson touch articles from The Times and correspondence, accounts of the Russo-Japanese War, n.d.
JOH/39
Envelope of press cuttings of Johnstone's letters, mainly about training of officers and men, n.d.
JOH/40
JOH/40/1
Two copies of an Admiralty chart showing the position of the Fleet assembled for the Jubilee Review at Spithead on 23 July 1887.
JOH/40/2
Two copies of an Admiralty chart showing the position of the Fleet assembled for the Jubilee Review at Spithead on 26 June 1897.
JOH/40/3
Two copies of an Admiralty chart entitled 'Position of the Fleet at Spithead on the Occasion of the Funeral of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria 1st. Feby. 1901.'
JOH/40/4
Large card providing details of the warships assembled for the Jubilee Review at Spithead on 26 June 1897, printed by Henry Lewis, 114 High Street, Portsmouth.
JOH/41
Stranding of HMS HOWE, 21 Feb 1893.
JOH/42
Admiralty Minute of the stranding, 15 Feb 1893.
JOH/43
Minutes of Proceedings of the Court-Martial on the loss of HMS VICTORIA, 1893.
JOH/44
DOES NOT EXIST.
JOH/45
Report of Committee on Higher Education of Naval Officers, with evidence, 1870.
JOH/46
Report of Committee on system of training Naval Cadets, with evidence, 1875.
JOH/47
First Annual Report on R.N. College, c 1877.
JOH/48
Report of Committee to advise on site for a college for Naval Cdts, 1877.
JOH/49
Report of Committee on Establishment of R.N. College, Greenwich with evidence, 1877.
JOH/50
Report of Admiralty Committee on Education of Naval Executive Officers, with evidence, 1886.
JOH/51
Reports of the Committee on Education and Training of Cadets, Midshipman and Junior Officers, 1913.
JOH/52
Africa No.1. Correspondence respecting the affairs of Madagascar, 1884.
JOH/53
Documents Diplomatiques. Affairs de Madagascar, 1882-3 Paris, 1884.
JOH/54
Spain No.1. Papers relating to the Affairs of Sulu and Borneo, 1882.
JOH/55
Netherlands No.1. Papers relating to the affairs of Sulu and Borneo, 1882.
JOH/56
Personal diaries 1880-97 (except 1890 and 1895).
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