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Captured ship: Sjælland or Scielland , a Danish ship from the East Indies taken at...
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/759
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This record is about the Captured ship: Sjælland or Scielland , a Danish ship from the East Indies taken at... dating from 1791-1799 in the series High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 30/759
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1791-1799
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Sjælland or Scielland, a Danish ship from the East Indies taken at the Cape of Good Hope, 8 February 1798, by the fleet led by HMS Tremendous.
Papers include several from other ships on which the officers had previously served.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4249705/
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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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