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OLYMPIC. Described at item level for the journey in March 1912 after which many of...
Catalogue reference: BT 100/249
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This record is about the OLYMPIC. Described at item level for the journey in March 1912 after which many of... dating from 1912 Feb - April in the series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- BT 100/249
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1912 Feb - April
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Description (What the record is about)
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OLYMPIC. Described at item level for the journey in March 1912 after which many of the crew of Olympic enlisted on the Titanic (the other content for other dates in the document has not been itemised). PLEASE NOTE: Electronic images from this document are available at item level.. Official No: 131346
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Please note that the item numbers in this piece equate to the original page numbers in the document, and therefore not all item numbers have been used.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Shipping
- Merchant seaman
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BT 100
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III
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