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Spanish Armada Galleon 'Girona' sunk at Bushmills Bay, Northern Ireland in 1588:...
Catalogue reference: BT 243/779
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This record is about the Spanish Armada Galleon 'Girona' sunk at Bushmills Bay, Northern Ireland in 1588:... dating from 1970 Jan 01 - 1971 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Transport: Marine Department: Registered Files: Marine Navigational Aids.... 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)
- BT 243/779
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1970 Jan 01 - 1971 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Spanish Armada Galleon 'Girona' sunk at Bushmills Bay, Northern Ireland in 1588: draft paper for Home Affairs Committee on the legal situation on ownership of the finds from the wreck; possibility of the collection being purchased by a UK or Spanish Museum in accordance with the 1894 Merchant Shipping Act
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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)
- MNA 58/10/08 PART 3
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Shipping
- Transport management
- Ireland
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11446265/
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BT 243
Ministry of Transport: Marine Department: Registered Files: Marine Navigational Aids...
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