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Court of Enquiry to investigate circumstances of collision between HMS MEDUSA and...
Catalogue reference: ADM 156/161
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This record is about the Court of Enquiry to investigate circumstances of collision between HMS MEDUSA and... dating from 1916 in the series Admiralty: Courts Martial Cases and Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 156/161
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1916
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Description (What the record is about)
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Court of Enquiry to investigate circumstances of collision between HMS MEDUSA and HMS LAVEROCK. Lieut. Cdr. J.N. Benbow, R.N. HMS LAVEROCK and Lieut. Cdr. C.R. Hemans R.N., HMS MEDUSA.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Admiralty 28 July 1916
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- Public Record(s)
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- Closed For 75 years
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2257468/
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ADM 156
Admiralty: Courts Martial Cases and Files
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