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Individual Ships: ELLORA: Miscellaneous material,
1855
. (Manuscript)
1855-01-01 - ?
P&O/65/129
Individual Ships: ALMA: Miscellaneous material,
1855
. (Manuscript)
1855-01-01 - ?
P&O/65/34
Individual Ships: ALHAMBRA: Miscellaneous material,
1855
. (Manuscript)
1855-01-01 - ?
P&O/65/32
Individual Ships: COLUMBIAN: Miscellaneous material,
1855
. (Manuscript)
1855-01-01 - ?
P&O/65/107
Individual Ships: CHINA: Miscellaneous material,
1855
. (Manuscript)
1855-01-01 - ?
P&O/65/99
Individual Ships: BEHAR: Miscellaneous material,
1855
. (Manuscript)
1855-01-01 - ?
P&O/65/58
Individual Ships: AZOF: Miscellaneous material,
1855
. (Manuscript)
1855-01-01 - ?
P&O/65/47
Nautical Reports, December 1853-December
1855
. (Manuscript)
1853-01-01 - 1855-12-31
P&O/40/5
General abstract HMS ENTERPRISE' 1850-
1855
(Manuscript)
1850-1855-12-31
CLS/24
Sir William Biddulph Parker, letters received,
1855
-1896, mainly on the death, biography and portrait
1855-1896-12-31
PAR/216
Navy Estimates, HM Dockyard Chatham,
1855
- 1860. (Manuscript)
1855 - 1860
CHA/D/2
Chronological index to Admiralty Orders,
1855
-56 (Manuscript)
1855-1856-12-31
CHA/J/6
Report on Special General Meeting, 1 March
1855
. (Manuscript)
1855-01-1 - ?
P&O/6/30
Loose letters, circa
1855
-1873. (Manuscript)
circa 1855-1873
MCL/44
Letterbook of Admiral Sir Houston Stewart (
1855
-57). (Manuscript)
1855 - 1857
LBK/42
Personal journal in HMS RATTLESNAKE, 1854-
1855
. (Manuscript)
1854-1855
SHP/4
Subject index to Admiralty Orders,
1855
-57 (Manuscript)
1855-1857-12-31
CHA/C/2
Signal logbook HMS ROYAL GEORGE May-November
1855
. (Manuscript)
1855-01-01 - 1855-12-31
COD/108/4
Out letters to captains and commanders, 1852-
1855
. (Manuscript)
1852-1855-12-31
DND/2
Diary of William Crickmay,
1855
(Diary)
1855
CKY/1/2
Autographs of Admirals 1653-
1855
(Manuscript)
AGC/26
Private journal, 25 July 1854-25 May
1855
(Manuscript)
1854-1855-12-31
PHL/4/20
Private letterbook, Apr
1855
-April 1857, Vol 20 (Manuscript)
1855-1857-12-31
PAR/99
Orders and memos issued January 1847-November
1855
. (Manuscript)
1847-01 - 1855-11
COD/106/5
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