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3 photographs extracted from ADM 1/6238 showing: (1-2) A 150 pounder torpedo fired...
Catalogue reference: CN 1/30
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This record is about the 3 photographs extracted from ADM 1/6238 showing: (1-2) A 150 pounder torpedo fired... dating from 1871 in the series Photographs Extracted from ADM series. 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)
- CN 1/30
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1871
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Description (What the record is about)
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3 photographs extracted from ADM 1/6238 showing:
(1-2) A 150 pounder torpedo fired by a frictional machine from a boom in a steam launch, 26 September 1871.
(3) A 100 pounder torpedo fired from a spar attached to the cutwater of US Frigate Itabash in Boston Harbour, 1 November 1871.
Sizes between 8 cm x 7 cm and 14 cm x 19 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- ADM 1/6238
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 photograph(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Photographs may remain in copyright
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- see description
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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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- Topics
- Weapons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360748/
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CN 1
Photographs Extracted from ADM series
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