Tristan Dannreuther Papers at the National Maritime Museum

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A list of the papers of Captain Tristan Dannreuther in the possession of the National Maritime Museum, London.

Contents

DAN/1

The Army & Navy Pocket Diary & Almanac for 1887 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/2

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1888 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/3

Army & Navy Octavo scribbling diary for 1888 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther. Also a printed examination paper for junior officers afloat dated June 1889.

DAN/4

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1889 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/5

Letts colonial rough diary for 1890 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/6

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1891 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/7

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1892 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/8

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1893 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/9

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1894 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/10

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1895 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/11

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1896 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/12

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1897 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/13

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1898 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/14

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1899 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/15

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1900 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/16

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1901 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/17

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1902 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/18

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1903 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/19

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1904 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/20

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1905 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/21

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1906 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/22

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1907 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/23

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1908 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/24

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1909 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/25

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1910 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/26

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1911 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/27

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1912 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/28

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1913 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/29

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1914 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/30

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1915 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/31

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1916 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/32

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1917 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/33

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1918 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/34

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1919 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/35

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1920 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/36

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1921 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/37

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1922 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/38

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1923 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/39

Army & Navy Octavo diary for 1924 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written notes on investments).

DAN/40

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1925 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/41

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1926 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/42

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1927 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/43

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1928 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/44

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1929 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/45

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1930 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/46

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1931 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/47

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1932 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/48

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1933 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/49

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1934 (including some hand-written loose pages) belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/50

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1935 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/51

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1936 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/52

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1937 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/53

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1938 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/54

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1939 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/55

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1940 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/56

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1941 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/57

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1942 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/58

Letts quick reference rough diary 1944 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/59

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1945 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/60

Letts diary 1947 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/61

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1948 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages and a printed list of Royal Union service Institution lectures for 1947).

DAN/62

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1949 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/63

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1950 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther

DAN/64

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1951 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/65

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1952 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/66

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1953 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/67

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1954 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/68

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1955 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/69

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1956 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/70

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1957 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/71

T. J. & J. Smith Datada diary 1958 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther (including some hand-written loose pages).

DAN/72

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother whilst serving on HMS BRITANNIA 1885 - 1886. Also a letter from Hubert Dannreuther to his Mother, undated but sent whilst a cadet on HMS BRITANNIA. Various ephemera relating to sports days on HMS BRITANNIA in 1886

DAN/73

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother, whilst serving on HMS GARNET, 11 Jan 1886 - 30 Oct 1890, East Indies Station. Also various pencil drawings of Zanzibar from Sep - Oct 1888 and a chart of Zanzibar and Pemba and an article relating to the cruise of HMS GARNET from Zanzibar to Bombay, 2 - 27 Jan 1889.

DAN/74

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother whilst serving on HMS TYNE, 1890 and HMS INFLEXIBLE, 1891, Mediterranean Station (mainly in Greek and Turkish waters).

DAN/75

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother sent whilst on his Sub-Lieutenants Course 1892 and whilst on manoeuvres on HMS IRIS 1892.

DAN/76

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother whilst serving on HMS FOXHOUND 1893 - 1894, based at Holyhead.

DAN/77

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother whilst serving on HMS FIREFLY (passage to Malta, 1894) and HMS MELITA 1895 - 1897, Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean.

DAN/78

Letters and postcards from Tristan to his mother Dannreuther sent whilst serving on HMS LEANDNER 1897 - 1900, Pacific Station (West Coast and North and South America).

DAN/79

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother sent whilst serving on HMS ARIADNE, 1901, Channel, HMS HOOD, 1902, Mediterranean (invalided home to Portsmouth) and from the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, 1903.

DAN/80

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother sent whilst serving on HMS LEVIATHAN 1903 - 04, China Station (during Russo - Japanese War).

DAN/81

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother sent whilst serving on HMS BACCHANTE, 1905, Mediterranean and Home Fleet, HMS ROXBOROUGH, 1905, and HMS VINDICTIVE, 1906, Home Fleet.

DAN/82

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother sent whilst serving on HMS AMPHITRITE for the passage to China in 1907 and HMS KENT, 1907 - 1909, China Station.

DAN/83

Letters from Tristan Dannreuther to his mother sent whilst serving on HMS MARS, 1914 - 1915, Home Fleet, HMS KINFAUNS CASTLE, 1915 and HMS PATUCA, 1916 - 1919, 10th Cruiser Squadron.

DAN/84

A copy of the log belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to HMS GARNET from 1 - 21 Sep 1887.

DAN/85

An illustrated log of HMS GARNET, East Indies Station, compiled by Tristan Dannreuther between 23 Aug 1887 - 6 Jul 1889 whilst a midshipman.

DAN/86

An illustrated log of HMS GARNET, East Indies Station compiled by Tristan Dannreuther between 1 Jul 1889 - 31 May 1980 whilst a midshipman.

DAN/87

Log and journal relating to HMS GARNET, 1 May - 31 Oct 1890 East Indies to Malta, HMS TYNE, 7 - 22 Nov 1890 Malta to Portsmouth, HMS TAMAR 10 - 18 Feb 1891 Portsmouth to Malta, HMS COLLINGWOOD 19 Feb - 9 Mar 1891, HMS HUMBER 10 - 13 mar 1891 Malta to Athens and HMS INFLEXIBLE 14 mar - 13 Nov 1891 Mediterranean Station.

DAN/88

Log and journal belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to HMS FOXHOUND, West Coast of England Station (1893 - 1904).

DAN/89

Log and journal belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to: HMS LEVIATHAN, China Station (1 Apr 1904 - 24 Jan 1905); HMS BACCHANTE, Mediterranean and Chatham Reserve Squadron (25 Jan - 14 Aug 1905); HMS ROXBURGH, Chatham Reserve Squadron and First cruiser squadron, Channel Fleet (19 Aug - 22 Nov 1905); and HMS VINDICTIVE, Chatham Reserve Squadron and Manoeuvres (20 Feb - 30 Sep 1906).

DAN/90

Log and journal belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to: HMS VINDICTIVE, Sheerness Reserve Division 10 Oct - 5 Nov 1906; HMS ABOUKIR, Chatham Reserve Division 6 - 30 Nov 1906; HMS LEVIATHAN Sheerness Reserve Division and Chatham Reserve Division 1 Dec 1906 - 4 April 1907; HMS AMPHRITITE, Devonport Division, Home Fleet 9 Apr - 11 Nov 1907 and HMS KENT, China station, 12 Nov - 31 Oct 1909.

DAN/91

Log and journal belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to: HMS KENT, China and East Indies Stations 12 Nov - 31 Oct 1909; HMS NIOBE, East Indies Station and Fourth Division, Home Fleet on Trooping Service 14 Dec 1909 - 25 Jan 1910; HMS BLANCHE 18 Aug - 2 Sep 1910; HMS EYUALUS, Dockyard trials 10 - 19 Oct 1910, HMS CANOPUS, Chatham 14 - 21 Nov 1910;and HMS INTREPID, Mine-laying Sub-division, 17 Jan 1911 - 31 Oct 1912.

DAN/92

Log and journal belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to HMS INTREPID, 1 Nov 1912 - 17 Jan 1913, Minelayer Squadron, HMS MARS, 7th Battle Squadron, Humber Battle Squadron and Detached Service, 1 Jul 1914 - 22 Feb 1915, HMS KINSFAUNS CASTLE, Cape Station 1 Jun 1915 - Aug 1915, HMS PATUCA Northern Patrol 29 Aug 1915 - Jul 1917. Also a handwritten record of service and a seniority list for HMS PATUCA dated 6 May 1918.

DAN/93

Volume of watch, station, quarter and fire bills from the HMS GARNET 1889 belonging to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/94

Night order book belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to HMS INTREPID 31 Mar 1911 - 24 Oct 1912 including night orders for HMS KINFAUNS CASTLE 9 Jun - 22 Aug 1915 and for HMS PATCH 29 Aug - 26 May 1916.

DAN/95

Night order book belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to HMS MARS 14 Jul 1914 - 31 Dec 1914.

DAN/96

Night order book belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to HMS MARS 1 Jan - 20 Feb 1915.

DAN/97

Night order book belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to HMS PATUCA 26 May 1916 - 7 Dec 1917.

DAN/98

Night order book belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to HMS PATUCA 29 Dec 1917 - 4 Nov 1918.

DAN/99

Navigational sketch and note book belonging to Tristan Dannreuther from c. 1882 - 1895 with inserts.

DAN/100

A notebook entitled "navigating officers workbook" belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to the HMS MELITA from 1895 - 1896.

DAN/101

A notebook entitled "station bill" belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to the HMS MELITA from 1895 - 1896.

DAN/102

A pocket notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and relating to seamanship, undated.

DAN/103

A notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Statistics Part I" from c. 1890.

DAN/104

A notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and entitled "Dynamics Part II" and "Examples in Dynamics Chapters I to VI" from c. 1890.

DAN/105

A notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Examples in Statistics Chapters I to VI", "Miscellaneous Papers connected with Mechanics" and " Hydrostatics Part III" from c. 1890.

DAN/106

A notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "passing sights" used during Tristan Dannreuther's period aboard HMS INFLEXIBLE dated 18 May - 25 Sep 1891.

DAN/107

A notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther headed "Seamanship Notebook" from c. 1891 containing hand written notes about HMS INFLEXIBLE and also concerning theoretical navigation.

DAN/108

A notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther headed "Pilotage and Seamanship Notebook" from c. 1891 containing hand written notes and 2 loose charts.

DAN/109

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at Noon" for HMS FOXHOUND (24 Mar 1893 - 20 Aug 1894) and HMS MELITA (7 Dec 1894 - 19 Mar 1895).

DAN/110

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at Noon" for HMS FIREFLY (3 - 21 Oct 1894) and HMS MELITA (21 Mar 1895 - 12 Dec 1896).

DAN/111

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at Noon" for HMS LEANDER (12 Jun 1897 - 13 Feb 1898).

DAN/112

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at Noon" for HMS LEANDER (19 Feb 1898 - 8 Mar 1899).

DAN/113

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at Noon" for HMS LEANDER (9 Mar 1899 - 14 Jun 1900).

DAN/114

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at Noon" for HMS LEANDER (15 Jun - 20 Dec 1900) and for HMS ABOUKIR (29 Apr - 23 Jul 1901).

DAN/115

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at Noon" for HMS ADRIADNE (25 Jul - 10 Aug 1901), for HMS HOOD (31 Dec 1901 - 1 May 1902) and for HMS LEVIATHAN (6 Jul 1903 - 16 Mar 1904).

DAN/116

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at 8 am or 8pm" for HMS LEVIATHAN (9 Jul 1903 - 7 Sep 1904).

DAN/117

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at Noon" for HMS LEVIATHAN (17 Mar 1904 - 2 Jan 1905) and HMS BACCHANTE (28 Jan - 12 Jul 1905).

DAN/118

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at 8 am or 8pm" for HMS LEVIATHAN (8 Sep 1904 - 21 Jan 1905) and HMS ROXBURGH (14 May - 2 Nov 1905).

DAN/119

Notebook belonging to Tristan Dannreuther entitled "Navigating Officer's Report of Position of Ship at Noon" for HMS BACCHANTE (13 and 15 Jul 1905) and HMS ROXBURGH (21 Aug -13 Nov 1905).

DAN/120

A navigation workbook from Tristan Dannreuther's time aboard HMS LEVIATHAN from the China Station to the Mediterranean, 7 Jul 1904 - 20 Jan 1905 and on HMS BACCHANTE from Malta to Plymouth, 28 Jan - 3 Feb 1905. Also a letter of recommendation from the captain of HMS LEVIATHAN to the Commander in Chief of the China Station dated 1 Apr 1904 in relation to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/121

Papers on Oceanography read by Tristan Dannreuther before the Natural History Society of British Columbia on 4 Dec 1899 and before the Malta Archaeological and Scientific Society on 25 Mar 1902.

DAN/122

A Royal United Service Institute Naval Essay 1901 prepared by Tristan Dannreuther entitled "What should be the disposition of the material and personnel of the British Navy in time of peace and how can the peace strength be most rapidly expanded to war strength?"

DAN/123

A paper entitled "Lecture No 7" relating to war policy, deployment and naval training, delivered by Tristan Dannreuther to the officers of the British Mediterranean Fleet at Admiralty House in Malta on 24 may 1902.

DAN/124

Essays written by Tristan Dannreuther 1899 - 1902 whilst a lieutenant on HMS LEANDER, HMS HOOD and HMS ARIADNE relating to compass lights, wireless telegraphy, smoke at sea, maritime bases, deviations and blockades.

DAN/125

Essay written by Tristan Dannreuther whilst serving on HMS LEVIATHAN in Hong Kong, dated 21 Dec 1903 entitled "liquid fuel".

DAN/126

A paper by Tristan Dannreuther printed by the Intelligence Department of the Admiralty dated Nov 1902 entitled "The Tactical Organisation of a Large Fleet".

DAN/127

A copy of the Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Volume XLVI dated 15 Sep 1902 (No 295), which contains an article by Tristan Dannreuther entitled "What should be the disposition of the material and personnel of the British navy in time of peace, and how can the peace strength be most rapidly expanded to war strength?"

DAN/128

A paper entitled "What is the function of the Fleet" given by Tristan Dannreuther to the Hong Kong United Service Institution on 5 Feb 1909.

DAN/129

Printed and typed copies of a lecture entitled "What is the function of the Fleet? Read by Tristan Dannreuther to the Hong Kong United service Institution on 5 Feb 1909 together with a synopsis of the lecture.

DAN/130

An essay by Tristan Dannreuther entitled "The tactical organisation of a large fleet" with remarks by Captain A Moggridge, HMS HERMIONE, dated 18 Jun 1902 together with related correspondence from 1902.

DAN/131

A typed essay by Tristan Dannreuther entitled "The functions of the fleet" from c. 1912.

DAN/132

A copy of Tristan Dannreuther's entry for the Royal United Service Institution's Naval Essay 1910 entitled " How can the colonies best help in the naval defence of the British Empire".

DAN/133

A lecture entitled "the theory and practice of submarine mining as practised by His Majesty's Ships, period 1 April 1907 - 1 April 1910" delivered by Tristan Dannreuther at the School of Military Engineering, Royal Engineering Institute, Chatham on 28 Mar 1912. Also lantern slide prompt cards and negatives together with related correspondence 7 Dec 1911 - 1 Apr 1912.

DAN/134

An essay entitled "the defence of India" by Tristan Dannreuther dated 8 Nov 1913.

DAN/135

Typed notes of a lecture believed to be written by Tristan Dannreuther in relation to the Spanish American War. Undated

DAN/136

A typed lecture believed to be written by Tristan Dannreuther relating to "Chemical warfare and the possibilities of its use at sea" from c. 1925.

DAN/137

Copes of a typed article concerning Tristan Dannreuther's service on HMS Garnet together with related correspondence from 1930- 1931.

DAN/138

A printed article about victualling on HMS GARNET in 1889 by Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/139

An undated letter dated from Vice Admiral Sir Aubrey Mansergh, editor of the Naval review, to Captain Tristan Dannreuther enclosing various articles written by Tristan and rejected for publication by the Naval Review.

DAN/140

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Christmas Party in Constantinople' relating to Christmas 1896.

DAN/141

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled Nineteenth century Naval Discipline'. Undated.

DAN/142

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Story of an Insignificant Yacht Race' relating to an event in 1896. Undated.

DAN/143

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Small Arms and Gunnery Stories', 1887 to 1916. Undated.

DAN/144

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Sentry Stories', 1887 to 1916. Undated.

DAN/145

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled ' Stories of Ships Pets' relating to 1892 to 1907. Undated.

DAN/146

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'A Cipher Distribution Course' relating to HMS Leander, 1898. Undated.

DAN/147

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'A Central American revolution, relating to HMS Leander and a visit to Guatemala. Undated.

DAN/148

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Turpe est Laudari ab illaudatis' or 'Our Hero', relating to HMS Leander from 1897 to 1900 regarding a torpedo boat. Undated.

DAN/149

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Story of the Interregnum', relating to the time spend from 1901 to 1905 by Captain Tristan Dannreuther on a navigation course (also attended by Captain Scott) and a Royal Geographical Society practical astronomy and land surveying diploma. Undated.

DAN/150

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Acceptance Trials' referring to trials on the HMS Aboukir, HMS Ariadne and HMS Bachante, 1901 to 1905. Undated.

DAN/151

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'A War Course for admirals only, relating to the war course attended by Captain Tristan Dannreuther in 1903. Undated.

DAN/152

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Reminiscences on Sir John Fisher', HMS Hood. Undated.

DAN/153

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Episodes in HMS Leviathan', 1903 to 1904. Undated.

DAN/154

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'A Magnetic Variation Story', relating to 1903 to 1904. Undated.

DAN/155

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Years of Naval evolution', relating to 1903 to 1905. Undated.

DAN/156

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Last Year as a Navigator', relating to 1905. Undated.

DAN/157

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Navigation as a Specialism' relating to HMS LEANDER in 1907. Undated.

DAN/158

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'The Cordite Story' relating to HMS Mars and HMS PATUCA, 1906. Undated.

DAN/159

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'A Regatta Story', relating to HMS INTREPID, 1911. Undated.

DAN/160

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Tales of Gales' which includes the story of why Captain Tristan Dannreuther was awarded the Legion a' Honneur in 1916. Undated.

DAN/161

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'Furnishing Cabins and Messes'. Undated.

DAN/162

An unpublished article written by Tristan Dannreuther entitled 'El Nino - a natural story'. Undated.

DAN/163

Various notes and typed essays written by Tristan Dannreuther in 1903 concerning the theory of tides, oil fuel and liquid fuel. Undated.

DAN/164

Correspondence from Nov- Dec 1884 between Professor Edward Dannreuther and the Admiralty concerning the nomination of Tristan Dannreuther to compete for a naval cadetship. Also includes a letter from the Admiralty to Tristan Dannreuther on the same subject and a printed pamphlet dated June 1885 headed " Competition for cadetships in the Royal Navy" and examination papers and table of marks.

DAN/165

Letter from 1887 to Professor Edward Dannreuther from the Admiralty concerning the appointment of Tristan Dannreuther to HMS ALEXANDRA.

DAN/166

HMS BRITANNIA examination papers belonging to Tristan Dannreuther dated Dec 1885, Jul 1886 and 1887 together with an examination report dated 21 July 1887.

DAN/167

HMS BRITANNIA examination papers belonging to Tristan Dannreuther dated Jul 1886 and 1887 together with 2 hand-drawn charts dated 8 Mar and 18 Jun 1886.

DAN/168

A certificate in the name of Tristan Dannreuther in relation to torpedo and gunnery examinations for a sub-lieutenant's course, undated.

DAN/169

Various papers 1892 - 1897 including a letter from the Admiralty relating to Tristan Dannreuther pilotage examination.

DAN/170

Examination papers, reports of an examination for the rank of lieutenant, Part I dated 12 Apr 1892 and a form for the passing certificate in seamanship for the rank of lieutenant, both relating to Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/171

Hand-written copies of questions from the annual examination of junior officers in seamanship for 1888, 1889 and 1890.

DAN/172

Printed examination papers in relation to the examinations for junior officers afloat from 1888, 1889, 1990, 1891, 1904 and 1905.

DAN/173

Undated printed examination paper entitled 'examination in pilotage for first class ships'.

DAN/174

Various examination papers and rough notes relating to a sub-lieutenant's examination in pilotage 1897.

DAN/175

Printed examination papers in relation to the Royal Navy College Senior Officers examination 1899 - 1900.

DAN/176

Various examination papers, handwritten copies of examination questions and rough notes relating thereto from 1885 - 1905.

DAN/177

A list of examination subjects in relation to the promotion to the rank of Commander dated 16 Jul 1903. Answers to Commander-in Chief's questions on court martial procedures, undated. A programme for a course for flag officers, undated.

DAN/178

Various Admiralty Circulars from 1903 - 1904 relating to the syllabus for the navigation and pilotage examinations.

DAN/179

Papers dated 1885 - 1907 relating to Tristan Dannreuther's appointments to HMS BRITANNIA, HMS GARNET, HMS INFLEXIBLE, HMS FOXHOUND, HMS MELITA, HMS PRESIDENT; HMS PEMBROKE; HMS LEANDER; HMS HOOD; HMS LEVIATHAN; HMS BACHANTE; HMS ROXBURGH; HMS VINDICTIVE; HMS ABOUKIR; HMS AMPHITRITE AND HMS KENT.

DAN/180

Various correspondence, letters and notes 1900 - 1923, mostly relating to Tristan Dannreuther's promotion applications, recommendations from senior officers, applications for transfers to other departments of the Royal Navy (including the War College), his retirement from the Royal Navy and lectures given by Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/181

Correspondence from the Admiralty to Tristan Dannreuther dated 16 Nov 1894 relating to the grounding of HMS LEVIATHAN in Yung Ching Bay on 24 Jul 1894. Correspondence between the Admiralty and HMS MELITA dated 16 Feb - 22 Mar 1895 relating to the grounding of HMS MELITA on 6 Feb 1895. A voucher for the payment of pilotage dated 9 Jun 1896 relating to the grounding of SS CANADA on 8 Jun 1896.

DAN/182

A copy of a letter dated 3 May 1899 from Tristan Dannreuther to the Admiralty in relation to an invention for an improved method of lighting.

DAN/183

Letter of authority from the Home Office for Tristan Dannreuther to wear his insignia of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour dated 2 Nov 1916.

DAN/184

HMS BRITANNIA magazines belonging to Tristan Dannreuther dated Christmas 1885, 1887, 1889 and Summer 1889.

DAN/185

Various reports belonging to Tristan Dannreuther relating to the cruise of HMS GARNET dating from 1890.

DAN/186

Printed papers belonging to Tristan Dannreuther consisting of rules, charts and tables together with notes relating to a technical exercise carried out on HMS BACCHANTE in 1904.

DAN/187

Papers dated 10 Aug - 5 Oct 1910 relating to HMS BLANCHE including general orders for acceptance trials, programmes for steam trials and magazine cooling trials, letter of proceedings for contractors' trials and a newspaper cutting. Also a list of officers in HMS EURYALUS for steam trials (undated).

DAN/188

An Admiralty letter of appreciation dated 5 Jan 1910 and addressed to Captain G C A Marescaux relating to the gunnery tests of HMS KENT.

DAN/189

Papers dated 3 Sep - 23 Dec 1910 relating to HMS CANOPUS including NORE General Orders, correspondence concerning contractor trials, inspection reports and instructions, reports and correspondence concerning war games played at Chatham with Commander Tristan Dannreuther as chief umpire.

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Papers relating to HMS INTREPID dated 18 Aug 1910 - 8 Nov 1913 including reports on mine-laying exercises, torpedo tests, weekly programmes, memos and correspondence.

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Papers relating the Mine-layers' Regattas of 1911 and 1912 entered by HMS INTREPID.

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Papers relating to HMS MARS 1912 -1914 including personnel lists, operational orders, navy signals, press clippings and schedules for daily routines (including war routine). These papers also include: a booklet headed "List of secret and confidential books issued to ships and regulations concerning them" dated 1 Dec 1913; a copy of the Admiralty Weekly War Order No. 334 dated 8 Sep 1914 relating to the issue of protective clothing in war; notes, lists and correspondence between HMS MARS and the Commander in Chief in Devenport; operational Order relating to the recognition of enemy lights from 1914; a letter dated 5 Aug 1914 to the Admiral of Patrols on HMS VICTORIOUS from HMS MARS relating to minesweeping; and papers entitled "Scheme of routine for boys" (undated) and Orders for corporals of the gangway."

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Papers dated 16 Feb - 22 Aug 1915 relating to Tristan Dannreuther's time on board HMS KINFAUNS CASTLE (requisitioned for war use from its owners, the Union Castle Steamship Company) including letter from Tristan Dannreuther to the Admiralty reporting on the condition of the ship, Admiralty Weekly Orders, letters of proceeding, personnel lists, signals, supply notes and notes on censorship.

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Papers dated 15 Feb - 4 Jul 1917 relating to the sighting of submarines by HMS PATUCA and other operational movements of HMS PATUCA including the protection of merchant marine.

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Papers dated 1 Jul 1917 - 10 Feb 1918 relating to the convoy duties of HMS PATUCA including correspondence, reports, Admiralty orders, notes, sailing orders and signals for convoys HD18, HD19, HH28, HN33, HN41, OD40 and OD50.

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Papers dated 14 Dec 1917 - 11 Mar 1918 relating to the convoy duties of HMS PATUCA including correspondence, reports, Admiralty orders, notes and signals for convoys HD13, HD24 and OD63.

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Papers dated 18 Jan - 15 May 1918 relating to the convoy duties of HMS PATUCA including reference sheets, cargo and customs details, telegrams, cruising orders, reports, Admiralty orders, notes, sailing orders and signals for convoys HD24, HD35, HH42, HL33, HJD14, OD50, OD63 and HS30.

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Papers dated 19 Mar - 20 Jul 1918 relating to the convoy duties of HMS PATUCA including reference sheets, sailing orders, reports and orders for convoys HD19, HD28, HJD35 and HJD7.

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Papers dated 11 Aug - Sep 1918 relating to the convoy duties of HMS PATUCA including sailing orders, signals, forms and instructions for convoys HL48.

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Papers dated 9 Oct 1917 - 29 Oct 1918 relating to the convoy duties of HMS PATUCA including reference sheets, sailing orders, signals, plans, notes, reports and orders for convoys HL48 and HL54.

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Papers dated 29 Jul 1917 - 26 Jul 1918 relating to the convoy duties of HMS PATUCA including sailing orders, signals, reports, correspondence, memos and orders for convoys HN33 and HJD14.

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Papers dated 6 Nov 1915 - 23 Nov 1918 relating to stores, messing arrangements and mess accounts for HMS PATUCA and a report on the establishment of a temporary naval hospital at Sierra Leone following an outbreak of influenza.

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Papers relating to HMS PATUCA including an expression of appreciation to the Tenth Cruiser squadron from the Rear Admiral and related correspondence dated 1 Mar 1915 - 6 Mar 1916 and recommendations of officers and men Jan - Jun and Jul - Dec 1918.

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Correspondence, memoranda and forms relating to HMS PATUCA and ship's agents dated 12 Feb 1916 - 6 Aug 1918.

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Papers dated 9 Jan 1916 - 28 Aug 1918 relating to war games and HMS PATUCA, including signals, instructions, correspondence, reports on zig-zagging systems, patrol plans and papers relating to legal and search problems including on such aspects as ransom, slavery and piracy.

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Reports of Turning Trials relating to HMS PATUCA dated Nov 1915.

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A printed booklet entitled "Course of instruction in Deviation of Compass, Royal Naval College Greenwich" undated and annotated.

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A HMSO printed booklet headed "Parliament's Vote of thanks to the forces" dated 29 Oct 1917 and another printed booklet headed "The nation's thanks to its fighting forces" also dated 29 Oct 1917

DAN/252

A printed lecture entitled "Precision Time-Keeping with special reference to the New Inertia Escapement now being introduced in the "Synchronome" Astronomical Regulator" by W. H. Short dated 16 Jan 1912, held before the British Horological Institution, together with a printed sales description of the "Synchronome" Astronomical Regulator, undated.

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A printed paper of the Royal Geographical Society dated Oct 1904 entitled a "Description of an Astrolabe" by S. A. Ionides.

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A printed pamphlet entitled "Instructions for Calculating the Slide Rule" undated.

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2 ordnance survey maps of the South of England and the French coast both from 1916 and a map of showing the interests of the Tanganyika Concessions Limited in Railways and Mineral areas in Rhodesia, Portuguese Western Africa and the Belgian Congo published by Stanford's in 1915.

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A printed booklet relating to a review of the Fleet at Spithead on 26 Jun 1897 by HRH, the Prince of Wales in celebration of the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria.

DAN/257

A printed booklet of a lecture entitled "Submarine Signalling by Means of Sound" by J.B. Millet, given to the Society of Arts on 2 May 1906.

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A Royal Naval Hydrography Report for 1895 presented to the Houses of Parliament.

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HMSO booklet from 1915 headed "Information for Naval ratings regarding discipline, character, conduct, leave, offences, pension, etc."

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A Statement of the measures adopted to intercept the sea-borne commerce of Germany presented to the Houses of Parliament in Jan 1916.

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A booklet entitled "The Reorganisation of the Defence Departments" dated 16 Jul 1963.

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Various undated notes on the history of the Dannreuther family including notes on the Ionides Family and the American branch of the Dannreuther family.

DAN/263

Certificate of Merit awarded to Isolde Dannreuther from Wellington College dated 1889 (the sister of Tristan Dannreuther).

DAN/264

A photograph album of Dannreuther family members belonging to Tristan Dannreuther and containing photos mostly from the 1920's and 1930's.

DAN/265

An album of local postcards mostly relating to the Hastings area; a notebook with notes on music and biblical references in English and German (reference to 1877 on one of the pages).

DAN/266

An official programme for a Royal Navy and Army rugby union match at Twickenham on 5 Mar 1938.

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A Government Gazette from Peshwar, India with a death notice for Colonel Harold Hay Thorborn dated 1937.

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Various notes and clippings relating to Tristan Dannreuther's family home, Windycroft, Hastings.

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Ephemera in relation to Tristan Dannreuther and the Hastings and St Leonard's Egyptian Society of the 1930's, the Twenty Club and the Natural History Society from 1902.

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Various newspaper clippings collected by Tristan Dannreuther in relation to family obituaries and book reviews of works by his father, Professor Edward Dannreuther; copy birth certificate of Tristan Dannreuther.

DAN/271

Correspondence to and from Tristan Dannreuther from friends and relations from the 1900's to the 1950's.

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Correspondence between Edward Dannreuther and his wife mostly whilst he was abroad from 1878 - 1894.

DAN/273

A desk diary belonging to Tristan Dannreuther for 1919.

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A desk diary belonging to Tristan Dannreuther for 1920.

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Various Dannreuther family photographs.

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A passenger list belonging to Tristan Dannreuther in relation to a journey on the Scandinavian American Line from New York to Denmark on 26 Oct 1916.

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