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HMS Dido. Includes an account of the topography of Samoa, the Sandwich Islands etc....
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/96/5
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This record is about the HMS Dido. Includes an account of the topography of Samoa, the Sandwich Islands etc.... dating from 1855 in the series Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department.... 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)
- ADM 101/96/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855
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Description (What the record is about)
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HMS Dido. Includes an account of the topography of Samoa, the Sandwich Islands etc.
For description purposes, ADM 101/96/5 has been split into two parts (5A and 5B), as follows:
HMS Dido, 1 January-24 August 1855: ADM 101/96/5A.
HMS Dido, 25 August-31 December 1855: ADM 101/96/5B.
NOTE: The two parts are produced as a single document using this catalogue reference (ADM 101/96/5).
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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 Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4107114/
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ADM 101
Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department...
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