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Official Numbers: 3897 Flower of the Severn, 3912 William, 5496 Queen of the West,...
Catalogue reference: BT 99/4454
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This record is about the Official Numbers: 3897 Flower of the Severn, 3912 William, 5496 Queen of the West,... dating from 1938 in the series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 99/4454
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938
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Description (What the record is about)
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Official Numbers: 3897 Flower of the Severn, 3912 William, 5496 Queen of the West, 10887 Palace, 10941 Fanny Jane, 11118 Safety, 11638 George, 11638 George, 11656 Waterwitch, 11684 Alma, 14800 Fame, 18587 Iron Duke, 20061 Three Brothers, 20286 Express, 26709 John, 26731 Jonadab, 28503 Wye, 41402 Berkeley, 45708 Orby, 45810 Pride of Ipswich, 47081 Cristal, 47889 Two Sisters, 53188 Ely, 53415 Black Dwarf, 55107 Regen, 55374 Margaret Hobley, 55440 Elizabeth, 56141 Gondolier, 56581 Eliza, 58224 Lady of the Isles, 58809 Cutty Sark, 58825 Jessica, 60618 Mary Stewart, 62010 Maude, 62212 Fawn, 63098 Hannah, 63655 Washington, 65317 Borderstar, 65371 Lucretia, 67085 Victa, 67128 Lost Horizon, 67283 Goldseeker, 67371 Nero, 67528 Dunvegan, 67610 Fair Port, 67861 Nervine Blossom, 67862 Annie Moore, 67971 Kyles, 68127 Granville, 68187 Earl of Zelland, 68208 Sarah, 68319 Excelsior, 68532 Cruiser, 68803 George Brown, 68807 Irvine.
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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 Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Shipping
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2481794/
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BT 99
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series II
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