Logbook - Gallery 1

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A notes page at the front of the logbook of Andrew Service, sailor, HMS Medusa, 1802-1810. This page contains some detail of Andrew Service's family as well as a brief summary of his naval career. (GUAS Ref: UGC 182. Copyright reserved.) The first page of the logbook of Andrew Service, sailor, HMS Medusa, 1802-1810. This page indicates this is the beginning of his logbook with regard to his time on board HMS Medusa. (GUAS Ref: UGC 182. Copyright reserved.) The second page from Andrew Service's logbook recording details of his time on board HMS Medusa, with the first entry dated 23rd March 1802. Further down, the entry for 5th October 1804 details the engagement at the Battle of Cape Santa Maria, off Portugal. (GUAS Ref: UGC 182. Copyright reserved.) The third page from Andrew Service's logbook recording events on board HMS Medusa. This page, dated 1805, covers the period from 4th April to 18th July of 1805, and reports HMS Medusa sailing to the East Indies with Marquis Cornwallis on board. (GUAS Ref: UGC 182. Copyright reserved.)
       
The fourth page from Andrew Service's logbook recording events on board HMS Medusa. This page, dated 1805, covers the period from 21st July to 3rd November 1805, and reports HMS Medusa sailing from Madras in India and goes on to list crew members who died during this time on the return to England. (GUAS Ref: UGC 182. Copyright reserved.) The fifth page from Andrew Service's logbook recording events on board HMS Medusa. This page, again dated 1805, covers the period from 6th November 1805 to 8th March 1806, and lists more crew members who died during this time. Anchors at St Helena before reaching England in January 1806. (GUAS Ref: UGC 182. Copyright reserved.)   The sixth page from Andrew Service's logbook recording events on board HMS Medusa. This page, dated 1806, covers the period from 12th March to 22nd June 1806, and lists new crew members as well as those who died during this time. Medusa leaves England for the East Indies. (GUAS Ref: UGC 182. Copyright reserved.)   The seventh page from Andrew Service's logbook recording events on board HMS Medusa. This page, dated 1806, covers the period from 7th August to 17th September 1806, and begins with HMS Medusa anchoring in South Africa, north of Cape Town, before sailing to the River Plate, Montevideo, Uruguay and engaging the Spanish. (GUAS Ref: UGC 182. Copyright reserved.)  
 

Other Galleries 

Logbook - Gallery 2, Logbook - Gallery 3,
Conservation of the logbook, Plans of HMS Medusa

For further information (or if you have some suggestions regarding the text of the logbook) about the On Board HMS Medusa exhibition or if you would like permission to use the images and text accompanying this exhibition, please contact us at enquiries@archives.gla.ac.uk in the first instance. 

Photo galleries

Logbook - Gallery 2

Logbook - Gallery 3

Conservation of the logbook

Plans of HMS Medusa

 

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Andrew Service

HMS Medusa