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Yangtse incident involving HMS AMETHYST: engagement by Chinese forces, stranding...

Catalogue reference: ADM 116/5695

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This record is about the Yangtse incident involving HMS AMETHYST: engagement by Chinese forces, stranding... dating from 1949-1950 in the series Admiralty: Record Office: Cases. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 116/5695
Date
1949-1950
Description

Yangtse incident involving HMS AMETHYST: engagement by Chinese forces, stranding and eventual escape; support from HM Ships LONDON, CONSORT and BLACK SWAN and reports of proceedings. Includes 59 photographs depicting: Yangtse River incident: damage to HMS

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Case No. 10211
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3674083/

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ADM 116

Admiralty: Record Office: Cases

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