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Mediterranean Sea: Strait of Gibraltar; Gibraltar; seven items on one sheet: items...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/544
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This record is about the Mediterranean Sea: Strait of Gibraltar; Gibraltar; seven items on one sheet: items... dating from 1913 Jan 01 - 1913 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 344/544
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1913 Jan 01 - 1913 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mediterranean Sea: Strait of Gibraltar; Gibraltar; seven items on one sheet: items 1-7, 'Debris raised from near Dockyard wall, Gibraltar, 1913', 'Mooring stones' and 'Boulders' by Commander B Whitehouse
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Folio 2D, item 3, page 3; Nautical Papers 45
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11439241/
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ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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