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Southampton: SS Empire Orwell (Ministry of Transport) travelling from Kure to Southampton....

Catalogue reference: BT 26/1283/143

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This record is about the Southampton: SS Empire Orwell (Ministry of Transport) travelling from Kure to Southampton.... dating from 1952 Feb 21 in the series Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
BT 26/1283/143
Date
1952 Feb 21
Description

Southampton: SS Empire Orwell (Ministry of Transport) travelling from Kure to Southampton.

Embarking at Kure, Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Aden and Port Said.

Official Number: 180806.

List of passengers disembarking at Southampton.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9152874/

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BT 26

Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger...

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Southampton: SS Empire Orwell (Ministry of Transport) travelling from Kure to Southampton....