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Series
Admiralty: Navy Lists, Confidential Edition
Catalogue reference: ADM 177
What's it about?
ADM 177
During the First and Second World Wars there were two separate editions of the Navy List, one of which was for official use only, the other being an expurgated version available to the public. The official edition indicates where individual...
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ADM 177
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Navy Lists, Confidential Edition
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Date (When the record was created)
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1914-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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During the First and Second World Wars there were two separate editions of the Navy List, one of which was for official use only, the other being an expurgated version available to the public. The official edition indicates where individual officers were serving, with the names of ships and establishments. A complete list of all ships in the Royal Navy is included, together with details of tonnage and armament.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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61 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1886/
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Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty: Navy Lists, Confidential Edition
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