Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Dedication; Preface; Abbreviations, et cetera; Body Matter; Powell-Yule; Back Matter; List of General Actions; A General Return; Abbreviations; Appendices; Addenda; Corrigenda.
Volume 3 of 3. Originally published in 1849, this work gives details of "the life and services of every living officer in 'Her Majesty's Navy" who was serving or had retired by 1845 - nearly 5,000 officers in all. Generally acknowledged as the most comprehensive work of its kind, it was a considerable undertaking for one man to piece together such detailed biographies. This information was compiled from official records and from details supplied by the officers themselves. The service detail ...