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Load line conventions: application of freeboards for tankers over 600 feet in length...
Catalogue reference: BT 239/1215
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This record is about the Load line conventions: application of freeboards for tankers over 600 feet in length... dating from 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Transport: Marine Department: Registered Files: Marine Safety Branch.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- BT 239/1215
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Load line conventions: application of freeboards for tankers over 600 feet in length and steamers over 750 feet in length; freeboard tables for ships up to 1000 feet in length. File produced in evidence at the MV Derbyshire inquiry
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- MS 1/1/044 PART 3
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- Open Document, Open Description
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BT 239
Ministry of Transport: Marine Department: Registered Files: Marine Safety Branch...
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