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High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 54
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HCA 54
The records in this series are reports made by the Admiralty Registrar in cases referred to him by the court. They relate mainly to claims resulting from collisions, but some concern such matters as bottomry, seamen's wages, salvage, payments for...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HCA 54
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Title (The name of the record)
- High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Registrar: Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
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1843-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series are reports made by the Admiralty Registrar in cases referred to him by the court. They relate mainly to claims resulting from collisions, but some concern such matters as bottomry, seamen's wages, salvage, payments for stores, etc. They consist of entry books of reports, 1843 to 1911, and copies of reports. Reports from 1907 are often accompanied by the Registrar's reasons for his decisions. For the years 1907 to 1928 the latter consist of a selection only. The early volumes contain indexes of ships' names.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The records are arranged and listed as indicated below. It will be seen that reports from 1940 are not always in strict date order so readers looking for a case in a particular year are advised to examine the entire catalogue.
- Entry books of registrar's reports, with tables of contents and indexes of ships, 1843-1911: pieces 1-24
- Bound copies of a selection of registrar's reports and reasons for reports, 1907-1928: pieces 25-27
- Bound and unbound typescript copies of registrar's reports and reasons, 1928-1959: pieces 28-46
- Bound typescript copies of reports, occasionally accompanied by reasons, 1944-1949: pieces 47-51
- Bound typescript copies of reasons for reports, 1940-1946: piece 52
- Unbound typescript copies of reports and reasons, 1945-1949: piece 53
- Bound typescript copies of reports and reasons, 1950-1955: piece 54
- Unbound typescript copies of reports and reasons, 1951-1970: pieces 55-66
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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66 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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For the years 1911 to 1927, a selection of reports only has been preserved.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8652/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: HCA
Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts
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High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Registrar: Reports
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