Log book of "H. M. Schooner Gunboat Caroline" and "H. M. Colonial Steam Gunboat Sandfly"

Date18 Jul 1862-7 Mar 1865Reference NumberMs 88/2DescriptionThe Caroline was originally called the "Ruby" and was a schooner of 25 tons. She was built in 1860 at Omaha, North Auckland, by Jas S. Meiklejohn. The government purchased her to be fitted as a gun-boat to protect the Manukau waters. She was used in this capacity from 1860 to 1863, when she reverted to the name "Ruby". She was wrecked on Walker Rock, Jackson's Head, Cook Strait, on 23 April 1879.

The Sandfly started her life as the "Tasmanian Maid" before being bought by the government and converted into a gunboat, at which point she was renamed the Sandfly. It was while serving as commander of the Sandfly that Hannibal Marks was suspended for disobeying orders. A matter that was reported in the Daily Southern Cross on 13 September 1865.

Hannibal Marks served as captain of both vessels.

Please note, this volume was later used as a scrapbook and, as a consequence, requires significant conservation treatment to make the journal notes visible.CreatorMarks, Hannibal, 1819-1879LevelItemFormatManuscriptExtent1 bookPhysical DescriptionThe original manuscript text of the log is only visible on a handful of page, the the rest being covered by pasted newspapers clippings. LanguageEnglishSourcesNew Zealand National Library record - qMS-0108: A lecture on the career of Hannibal Marks by Herbert Baillie (1863-1941) who was a New Zealand naval veteran.“Arrival of The Gunboat Sandfly” in Wellington Independent, Volume Xix, Issue 2190, 8 April 1865, P. 3."The British Forces in New Zealand" in Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January 1864, p. 3.

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CopyrightNo known copyrightAcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ms 88/2

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PeopleMarks, Hannibal, 1819-1879EventsNew Zealand WarsPart of Archive CollectionMs 88Other Item(s)Log book of "H. M. Schooner Gunboat Caroline"Siege of Maketū watercolour 1864

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Log book of "H. M. Schooner Gunboat Caroline" and "H. M. Colonial Steam Gunboat Sandfly"