Series
Admiralty: Central Mine Clearance Board: Minesweeping Reports
Catalogue reference: ADM 232
What's it about?
ADM 232
Reports of clearance of enemy mines by Belgium, British, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Italian and Yugoslav naval forces forwarded to the Central Mine Clearance Board. In most cases the reports include relevant charts and plans.
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 232
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Central Mine Clearance Board: Minesweeping Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports of clearance of enemy mines by Belgium, British, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Italian and Yugoslav naval forces forwarded to the Central Mine Clearance Board. In most cases the reports include relevant charts and plans.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The reports have been divided between the two areas of operation. Those for Northern Europe are arranged according to their source; those for the Mediterranean are arranged chronologically. In most cases the reports include relevant charts and plans.
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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, Central Mine Clearance Board, 1946-1951
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 115 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1981 Admiralty
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The mines were swept from sea areas in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean in the years immediately following the Second World War.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1940/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty: Central Mine Clearance Board: Minesweeping Reports