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Extracted Logs: Ship's Name Burutu Official Number 115280 Dates of Voyages 28 November...
Catalogue reference: BT 165/1804
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 165/1804
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1918
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Description (What the record is about)
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Extracted Logs:
Ship's Name Burutu Official Number 115280 Dates of Voyages 28 November 1917 - 2 February 1918, 27 February 1918 - 30 April 1918 and 15 May 1918 - 16 July 1918.
Ship's Name MexicoOfficial Number 115278 Dates of Voyages 24 November 1917 - 5 April 1918, 27 April 1918 - 17 August 1918 (2 separate logs) and 7 September 1918 - 15 December 1918 (4 separate logs).
Ship's Name Hyacynthus Official Number 115279 Dates of Voyages 18 October 1917 - 8 February 1918 and 2 August 1918 - 10 December 1918.
Ship's Name Egwanga Official Number 115284 Dates of Voyage 6 March 1917 - 5 January 1918.
Ship's Name Cretic Official Number 115288 Dates of Voyages 24 August 1916 - 5 March 1918 (3 separate logs), 17 July 1918 - 20 August 1918 and 28 August 1918 - 27 September 1918.
Ship's Name Eurymedon Official Number 115294 Dates of Voyages 7 July 1917 - 7 February 1918 and 18 February 1918 - 27 September 1918.
Ship's Name Coriuthie Official Number 115296 Dates of Voyages 7 January 1918 - 5 June 1918 and 26 Jue 1918 - 8 August 1918.
Ship's Name Jason Official Number 115297 Dates of Voyages 20 November 1917 - 15 June 1918 (2 separate logs) and 14 September 1918 - 27 October 1918.
Ship's Name Massasoil Official Number 115304 Dates of Voyages 30 September 1917 - 15 April 1918 and 30 September 1918 - 3 December 1918.
Ship's Name Tintoretto Official Number 115309, Dates of Voyages 1 December 1917 - 21 March 1918, 30 March 1918 - 24 July 1918 (3 separate logs) and 28 September 1918 - 1 December 1918.
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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
- Americas
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1733663/
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BT 165
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Ships' Official Logs
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