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Account of service, 1945, as liaison officer with the US 7th Fleet, Hong Kong
Typescript narrative by Beaufoy Brown entitled, 'The Diary of a hectic fortnight', describing Beaufoy Brown's role as Naval Liason Officer to the Commander US 7 Fleet, US Adm Cooke, in particular in organising entertainments for US and Chinese officials during talks held on HMS SWIFTSURE, off Hong Kong. 6pp.
BEAUFOY BROWN, Capt John Frederick, RN (1910-1979)
Papers relating to Beaufoy Brown's life and RN career, 1925-1979, including scrapbook with newspaper cuttings and fifty five photographs, Aug 1927-Jul 1929, including Atlantic Fleet exercises, 1927, the loss of HM Submarine H47, off St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, following collision with HM Submarine L12, 9 Jul 1929, and photographs of HMS REVENGE, HMS FORRES, HMS RODNEY, HMS HOOD, HMS NELSON and HMS ADVENTURE, 1927-1929. Two Midshipman's journals, 26 Aug 1927-12 Jul 1930, relating to service on HM Ships REVENGE, RODNEY and WALKER, including manuscript sketches and maps, two photographs of the main armament of HMS RODNEY, and photograph of HMS CENTURION, RN radio-controlled target ship, Portland, Dorset, Nov 1928, with twelve loose photographs, 1925-1929, including HMS RODNEY, HMS STURGEON and group of Cadets, Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, 1925. Typescript report by Beaufoy Brown on the visit to Malta of the Yugoslav training ship JADRAN, 9-11 Jul 1934. Papers and photographs relating to the development and deployment of X craft midget submarines and Chariot manned torpedoes, 1943-[1950], including sixty seven photographs relating to the training of crews for X craft midget submarine operations, 1943-1945, notably six aerial photographs, taken by 544 Sqn, RAF, of Bergen harbour, Norway, before and after Operation GUIDANCE, the sinking by X Craft of German merchant ship BARENFELS, Apr 1944, and Operation HECKLE, the destruction of a floating dock, Laksvaag, Bergen, Norway, Sep 1944; edition of The Illustrated London News, 15 Dec 1945, with article on X Craft operation against Japanese cruiser TAKAO, Singapore, Jul 1945; edition of The Dittybox, the Navy's own magazine, containing article by G V Galwey entitled 'Life in a midget submarine', Feb 1948; typescript text of lecture by Beaufoy Brown on World War Two midget submarine operations [1950]. Photograph album containing 111 photographs relating to Beaufoy Brown's service as Executive Officer, HMS GAMBIA, Mediterranean and East Indies, 1951-1952, including peace keeping patrols, Port Said, Egypt, 1951, and inspection of ship by acting Adm Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas) Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Commnder-in-Chief Mediterranean, Malta, 1952. Typescript Curriculum Vitae for Beaufoy Brown [1965], and obituary, 1979.
Brown, John Frederick, Beaufoy, 1910-1979, RN Captain
CV, 1965, and obituary, 1979, for Beaufoy Brown
File containing typescript Curriculam Vitae for Beaufoy Brown [1965], and newspaper cutting of Beaufoy Brwon's obituary 1979. 1 file.
Diary, 1945, relating to service preparing submarines for use in East Asia
Rough manuscript diary, containing brief entries by Beaufoy Brown on his location whilst preparing X-Craft Midget Submarines for operations in the Far East, 1945. 1 vol.
Instructions for a naval exercise, HMS RODNEY, 1930
Typescript orders and instructions for landing parties of Officers of HMS RODNEY, during Naval exercise May 1930. 2pp.
List of staff and students, RN College Dartmouth, 1926
Pamphlet containing list of Officers, Masters and Cadets of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, as of Jan 1926. 1 pamphlet.
Midshipman's journal, 1927-1930, on service in HMS REVENGE, HMS RODNEY and HMS WALKER
Journal entitled, 'Journal for use of Midshipmen', containing entries by Beaufoy Brown on his service with HMS REVENGE, Aug 1927-Jan 1928, HMS RODNEY, Jan 1928-Sep 1929 and Dec 1929-April 1930, and HMS WALKER, Sep-Dec 1929, including diagrams and photographs of HMS REVENGE and HMS RODNEY, diagrams of naval exercises, descriptions of the postions of ships in the Moray Firth, Scotland, and the Straits of Gibraltar. 1 vol.
Midshipman's journal, 1930, on service in HMS RODNEY
Journal entitled, 'Journal for use of Midshipmen', containing entries by Beaufoy Brown on his service with HMS RODNEY, Apr-Jun 1930, including diagrams of HMS RODNEY, drawing of route of summer cruise by HMS RODNEY around the British Isles and Iceland, and descriptions of naval exercises in the Moray Firth, Scotland. 1 vol.
Papers and photographs relating to the development and deployment of X-Craft midget submarines and Chariot manned torpedoes, 1943-[1950], including photographs of interior of X-Craft; photographs of X-Craft in dock, prior to attack on German battleship TIRPITZ, Altenfjord, Norway, Apr 1943; photograph of X-Craft returning to Burra Sound, Shetland, after Operation GUIDANCE, the sinking by X-Craft of German merchant ship BARENFELS, Apr 1944; photographs of HMS BONAVENTURE, 14 Submarine Flotilla, used for operational training and preparation of X-Craft for operations in the Far East, 1943-1945. 1 file.
Photographs, 1943-1945, relating to training for the crews of X-craft midget submarines
Photographs relating to the development and deployment of X craft midget submarines and Chariot manned torpedoes, including sixty seven photographs relating to the training of crews for X-Craft midget submarine operations, 1943-1945, notably six aerial photographs, taken by 544 Sqn, RAF, of Bergen harbour, Norway, before and after Operation GUIDANCE, the sinking by X-Craft of German merchant ship BARENFELS, Apr 1944, and Operation HECKLE, the destruction of a floating dock, Laksvaag, Bergen, Norway, Sep 1944. 1 file.
Photographs, 1951-1952, relating to service in the Mediterranean and East Indies
Photograph album containing photographs relating to Beaufoy Brown's service as Executive Officer, HMS GAMBIA, Mediterranean and East Indies, 1951-1952, including peace keeping patrols, Port Said, Egypt, 1951, and inspection of ship by acting Adm Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas) Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean, Malta, 1952. 1 vol.
Postcards and photographs, 1928-1929
File containing postcards and photographs from Beaufoy Brown's service with HMS RODNEY. 1 file.
Press cuttings about a naval exercise, Scotland, 1930
File containing newspaper cuttings from The Morning Post of HMS RODNEY with the Atlantic Fleet, preparing for naval exercises off Invergordon, the Moray Firth, Scotland, Oct 1930. 1 file.
Press cuttings, 1940, relating to Beaufoy Brown's service as a submarine commander
File containing newspaper cuttings relating to Beaufoy Brown's service in World War Two, as Commander of HM Submarine UNITY and HM Submarine TAKU, including cutting from The News Chronicle, relating to the rescue by HM Submarine UNITY of eight Dutch sailors, Mar 1940, and cutting from The Yorkshire Post, describing the sinking by HM Submarine TAKU of a German tanker, Nov 1940. 1 file.
Press release, 1948, on the award of the Legion of Merit to Beaufoy Brown
Typescript press release from US Department of the Navy, Washington, USA, on Beaufoy Brown's award of the Legion of Merit, Degree of Officer, for his service as Operations Officer of the 14 Submarine Flotilla, Jun-Aug 1945, and as Liason Officer on the Staff of the Commander, US 7 Fleet, Aug-Sep 1945. 1p.
Published account, 1945, of the successful attack on Japanese cruiser TAKAO by a midget submarine
The Illustrated London News, Dec 15 1945, including an article with drawings, on the sinking of the Japanese ship TAKAO, off Singapore, by an X-Craft Midget Submarine, Jul 1945. 1 copy.
Published article, 1948, on service in a midget submarine
The Dittybox: The Navy's Own Magazine, Feb 1948, No 44, including an article entitled, 'Life in a Midget Submarine', by G V Galwey. 1 copy.