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Research Questions

A whole range of maritime queries are received by the NMMC at the Bartlett Library, which our researchers are only too happy to try and answer. Some are received by phone, some by letter, a number arise from personal visitors, but mostly by e-mail. Below is an archive of those we have received.

Title
A Cornish lugger in China
Books (not) For Sale
Brigantine Henry Harvey c.1898
Building a replica Plymouth Hooker
Captain Richard Sherris
Extracts from a Pack Ship Surgeon's Diary VI
Extracts from a Packet Ship Surgeon's Diary I
Extracts from a Packet Ship Surgeon's Diary II
Extracts from a Packet Ship Surgeon's Diary III
Extracts from a Packet Ship Surgeon's Diary IV
Extracts from a Packet Ship Surgeon's Diary V
Family research about a vessel sailing to Australia
Family research about emigration to Australia
Family research about HMS Achates
Family research into the Chards of Falmouth
Herzogin Cecilie Project
History of the Miranda II
HMS Punch, Falmouth April 1861
Information about a naval incident
JR researching toshers
KK of Finland
Lord Byron's visit to Falmouth
Lt. Passingham, Packet Commander
Mousehole Harbour Walls
MV-S researching a Cornish lugger
NC researching yachts built by Thornycroft
Obtaining a picture of a specific Packet Ship
Polpen Shipping Co Ltd
RC researching his GGGrandfather
Researching Captain Richard Sherris
Researching his Grandfather's career
Researching HMS Brunswick
Researching life on a Packet ship
Researching Royal Navy vessel
Researching the Francis Ridley
Researching trading vessels
RS researching family history
The rolling ship
The Schooner Weasel and its mate
What was the Lottery incident?
Who was John Burton?
Why Mayday?