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Armillary sphere case
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azimuth mirror, compass
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Caulking mallet
Caulking mallet handle
ceremonial artifact: henta koi(scare devil)
Chart
Chart; Manuscript
Cleaning Cloth
clothing, footwear: boot(part)
clothing, outerwear: uniform: blouse, working dress
clothing, outerwear: uniform: uniform, Commander's
Dining chair
Dirk
documentary artifact: globe, celestial
documentary artifact: globe, celestial(collapsible)
documentary artifact: globe, celestial: globe, table
documentary artifact: globe, terrestrial
documentary artifact: globe, terrestrial: globe, inflatable
documentary artifact: ship plan: armour, general arrangement
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documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, platform no 1
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water transport: recreation vessel: yacht
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water transport: service vessel: depot ship, submarine (HMS)
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water transport: service vessel: tender (RAFA)
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water transport accessory: azimuth mirror, compass
water transport accessory: canvas, mainsail(sample)
Working dress blouse
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Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd
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Baker Ltd.
Bedford, Frederick George Denham
Berry, W J
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Burgess, E
Butterfield, Michael
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Harland & Wolff Ltd
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Strong, Richard
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Warder, G V
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Antarctic Exploration: British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904
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Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848
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Albion (1947)
Alderney (1945)
Alecto (1882)
Alecto (1911)
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Algerine (1941)
Alliance (1945)
Ambush (1945)
Amphion (1934)
Amphion (1944)
Anchorite (1946)
Andrew (1946)
Angler (1897)
Anson (1940)
Ant (1873)
Antares (1943)
Antelope (1893)
Antic (1943)
Antrim (1903)
Apollo (1891)
Apollo (1934)
Apollo (1943)
Aquarius (1900)
Arab (1874)
Archer (1885)
Ardent (1894)
Ardent (1929)
Ardrossan (1941)
Arethusa (1849)
Arethusa (1882)
Arethusa (1913)
Arethusa (1934)
Argonaut (1941)
Argus (1849)
Argus (1917)
Ariadne (1898)
Ariadne (1943)
Ark Royal (1914)
Ark Royal (1937)
Astra (1928)
Astute (1945)
Auriga (1945)
Boxer (1894)
Bruizer (1895)
Chakdina (1951)
Galatea (1934)
Latona (1940)
Manxman (1940)
Mauretania (1907)
Phaeton (1934)
Ranpura (1925)
Rawalpindi (1925)
Strathlairg
Sydney (1934)
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Death in the ice: the shocking story of Franklin's final voyage
Traders: The East India Company and Asia
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Angear, J.
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Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd
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Cockatoo Dockyard
Cook, James
Cross, E.
Dampier, William
Deadman, H. E.
Ebierbing, Joseph
Elliott, J.
Flinders, Matthew
Green, Edward Napier
Harland & Wolff Ltd
Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport
HM Dockyard, Chatham
HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
Hood, Chief E. R. A. Ralph
J. & G. Thomson & Co
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John Brown & Company Ltd
John I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd
Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ltd
Laird Brothers
Laird Brothers Ltd
Magellan, Ferdinand
Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester
Nuyts, Peter
Paul, Hughfl
Pembroke Dockyard
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Petrus Plancius, Petrus
R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd
Redfern
Richie, G & M, Co Ltd
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Ross, James Clark
S. P. Austin & Son Ltd
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Scott, Francis David Sibbald
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Volume 7: 'As fitted' photographs of the shelter and boat decks for HMS Vanguard (1944) (Photograph album)
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. interior photographs for 'Kenya' (1951), M class (c1922), C class (c1950), and 'Mombasa' (1950) (Photograph album)
Volume 3: 'As fitted' photographs of the lower deck from 178 to 319 bulkhead for HMS Vanguard (1944) (Photograph album)
Career of Captain Gerald H. Warner, RN, DSC (Photograph album)
Career of Captain Gerald H. Warner, RN, DSC (Photograph album)
Interior views of British India Steam Navigation Company vessels. (Photograph album)
Volume 6: 'As fitted' photographs of the upper deck for HMS Vanguard (1944). (Photograph album)
Volume 1: 'As fitted' photographs of the Hold and Platforms for HMS Vanguard (1944) (Photograph album)
Volume 2: 'As fitted' photographs of the Lower deck from the stem to bulkhead 178 for Vanguard (1944) (Photograph album)
HMS Vanguard (1944), Royal Apartments, as fitted for the Royal Tour to South Africa, 1946-7. (Photograph album)
Career of Captain H. P. Bird, MN. (Photograph album)
Maiden voyage of the Wandle (1932) up the River Thames, 20 October 1932 (Photograph album)
Voyage of the Ewell (1926) down the River Thames, 22 September 1926 (Photograph album)
Career of Captain Gerald H. Warner, RN, DSC (Photograph album)
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