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Minute Book number 54
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MB 54
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Title (The name of the record)
- Minute Book number 54
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Date (When the record was created)
- Aug - Dec 1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 attached fold-out surveys, page 40, first one showing the boundary by Anglo-German Agreement, 14th November 1899, in the Solomon Islands, modified by German Embassy, London, letter 26th February 1902; second one also showing the boundary between British and German Spheres, as proposed by German Imperial Government, in letter from German Embassy, London, 26th February 1902, showing Bougainville Island and Shortland Island.
Attached fold-out tracing, page 83, 'Soundings in Feet obtained in Vicinity of Wreck of Cobra by HMS Triton', signed by G E Richards, Captain in charge of Survey, dated 22 - 23 September, 1901, the North Sea.
Attached pull-out tracing, page 85, further 'Soundings in Feet obtained in Vicinity of Wreck of 'Cobra' by HMS 'Triton' and soundings to verify Outer Dowsing Shoal', signed by G E Richards, Captain in charge of Survey, dated September 22nd to 26th 1901. Also page 85, attached survey of the area of the wreck of Cobra in the North Sea, showing the probable track of Cobra and the position of wreck, including the Soundings taken by 'Triton' and the area swept over by 'Hearty' and 'Triton'.
Attached chartlet, page 110, showing the same vicinity of the wreck of 'Cobra' in the North Sea, reporting on the unsuccessful search by 'Triton' for the wreckage of 'Oakwell' in the same area.
Attached fold-out chart with tracing attached, page 234, Wei Hai Wei Anchorage, 'Proposal to re-purchase the Admiralty dredger at present at Hong Kong for further dredging. Reporting amount of dredging completed', 'Showing, tinted red and yellow, the areas approved to be deepened to accommodate the China Squadron: and, surrounded by a blue hatched, the area completed when dredging ceased'.
Attached booklet, page 255, 'Cattewater Harbour Works - Requesting Information', containing attached 2 surveys; first survey, 'Extract from Ordnance Survey 1895, Devonshire', showing Queen Anne's Dockyard, Deadman's Bay and Victoria Wharves; second survey, showing Cattedown, Cattewater, Turnchapel and Mount Batten, Plymouth -
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- United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Archive
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HH 94
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2bc6e0d9-03e0-4005-a974-5d46b180e0df/
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Minute Book number 54