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French armed merchant cruiser LE RHIN (later HMS FIDELITY): seizure by Captain and...
Catalogue reference: ADM 199/1320
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This record is about the French armed merchant cruiser LE RHIN (later HMS FIDELITY): seizure by Captain and... dating from 1940-1944 in the series Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War. 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 199/1320
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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French armed merchant cruiser LE RHIN (later HMS FIDELITY): seizure by Captain and crew
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Case No. 8445
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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/C4121679/
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ADM 199
Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War
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