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59 photographs extracted from ADM 199/103 showing damage to HMS Glasgow , struck...
Catalogue reference: CN 1/34
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This record is about the 59 photographs extracted from ADM 199/103 showing damage to HMS Glasgow , struck... dating from 1940 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 1/34
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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59 photographs extracted from ADM 199/103 showing damage to HMS Glasgow, struck by torpedoes 3 December 1940 while at anchor in Suda Bay.
Items (6) to (59) (relating to file M02224/41) comprise 3 duplicate sets of photographs each numbered 1-18. Photographs between 14 cm x 11 cm and 12 cm x 16 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 199/103
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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)
- 59 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360752/
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CN 1
Photographs Extracted from ADM series
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