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Extracted Ships' Logs: Ships name Orita Official Number 118010 Date of Voyage 16...
Catalogue reference: BT 165/248
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BT 165/248
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Date (When the record was created)
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1906
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Description (What the record is about)
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Extracted Ships' Logs:
Ships name Orita Official Number 118010 Date of Voyage 16 August 1906 - 6 November 1906, 1 February 1906 - 24 April 1906 and 26 October 1905 - 15 January 1906.
Ships name City of Madras Official Number 118015 Date of Voyage 8 December 1905 - 6 June 1906 and 9 June 1906 - 14 November 1906.
Ships name Crosby Hall Official Number 118017 Date of Voyage 4 March 1905 - 18 April 1906.
Ships name Porto Novo Official Number 118026 Date of Voyage 7 July 1903 - 31 March 1906.
Ships name Republic Official Number 118043 Date of Voyage 21 September 1905 - 21 July 1906.
Ships name Ambrose Official Number 118045 Date of Voyage 19 November 1905 - 10 January 1906 and 29 August 1906 - 27 October 1906.
Ships name Knight of the Thistle Official Number 118046 Date of Voyage 29 July 1905 - 17 July 1906.
Ships name City of Agra Official Number 118053 Date of Voyage 8 May 1906 - 3 August 1906.
Ships name Navarre Official Number 118076 Date of Voyage 18 May 1906 - 29 May 1906.
Ships name Parmonia Official Number 118080 Date of Voyage 16 May 1904 - 13 February 1906 and 27 February 1906 - 30 December 1906.
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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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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Navy
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
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BT 165
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Ships' Official Logs
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Within the series: BT 165
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Ships' Official Logs
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Extracted Ships' Logs: Ships name Orita Official Number 118010 Date of Voyage 16...
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