Collections made by the Ship's Surgeon and other officers were government property, though the Admiralty was not consistent on this, and went to important London establishments, usually the British Museum.
As coleccións feitas polo cirurxián do barco e outros oficiais eran propiedade do goberno, aínda que o Almirantado non era moi estrito nisto, e destinábanse a importantes institucións, xeralmente o Museo Británico.