Three carbon copies of the manuscript report dated 23 Mar 1855.
Compiled by John Cochrane, engineer, after inspecting sample tools for the Board of Ordnance. intended for use on the railway in the Crimea.
The report is not entirely favourable.
From a collection of papers relating to the career of John Cochrane, engineer, with particular reference to his advisory role to the Crimean railway for the Board of Ordnance and consultation on the possible use of a submarine vehicle there devised by a Frenchman, E Lamiral and partner, 1854-1855.
Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856).