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Admiralty: Naval Construction Department: Photographs of Ships
Catalogue reference: ADM 176
What's it about?
ADM 176
Photographs of HM ships which was formerly held by the Naval Construction Department.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 176
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Naval Construction Department: Photographs of Ships
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Photographs of HM ships which was formerly held by the Naval Construction Department.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
They have been arranged alphabetically and divided into two series - mounted (piece nos. 1-782) and unmounted (piece nos.783-1141).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Board of Admiralty, Directorate of Naval Construction, 1913-1958
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1141 photograph(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1885/
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Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty: Naval Construction Department: Photographs of Ships
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