ADM 1361854-1962Admiralty: Office of the Controller of the Navy and successors: Ships' Books (Series II)
These volumes consist of reports and other papers giving the history of the maintenance of a ship (hull, machinery and armament) from construction to disposal; in some cases details of complements are also given. This series of ships' books took the form of a loose-leaf album, and contains a selection of ships, mainly those of particular historical fame or of naval significance.