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Ship Plans and Technical Records - Admiralty Collections
Ship Plans and Technical Records - Admiralty Collections
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documentary artifact: ship plan: deck
documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, lower
documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, quarter & forecastle
documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, upper
documentary artifact: ship plan: frame
documentary artifact: ship plan: lines
documentary artifact: ship plan: lines & profile
documentary artifact: ship plan: platform(fore & after)
documentary artifact: ship plan: profile
documentary artifact: ship plan: profile, inboard
documentary artifact: ship plan: section
documentary artifact: ship plan: section, construction
documentary artifact: ship plan: section, midship
documentary artifact: ship plan: sheer
documentary artifact: ship plan: sheer & profile
documentary artifact: ship plan: stern
food service t&e: kovsh
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medal, British: campaign medal: Africa General Service Medal 1901-1910
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technical drawing
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War medal
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, 3rd class (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, torpedo (HMS)
water transport: service vessel: storeship
water transport: service vessel: transport, armed
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A., L.
Bennett, W. J.
Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Co
E., W.
Harris, Douglas D.
L, A
Ministry of Defence
Saulles, George William de
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
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Archer (1885)
Cato (1800)
Dorsetshire (1920)
Grace Harwar (1889)
Narwhal (1957)
Porpoise (1836)
Porpoise (1886)
Porpoise (1913)
Porpoise (1932)
Porpoise (1956)
Porpoise 1777
Porpoise 1780
Porpoise 1798
Porpoise 1799 [HMS]
Porpoise 1799? [British]
Porpoise 1804
Porpoise 1886 (HMS)
Rorqual (1956)
Sea Porpoise (1944)
Unidentified Porpoise or Oberon class Submarine (1956-1962)
Unidentified Porpoise or Oberon class Submarine (1963-1970)
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Burr, Leslie J.
HMS
J. & G. Thomson & Co
Pond, R. D.
Riddell, A. G.
Stupple, W.H. fl
United States War Shipping Administration
VII, King Edward
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Loss of the Porpoise & Cato 200 miles from land (Print)
Porpoise (1932) (Negative)
Porpoise (1932) (Negative)
Porpoise (1886) (technical drawing)
Porpoise (1886) (Historic Photographic Negative)
Porpoise (1886) (Historic Photographic Negative)
Unidentified Submarine of the Porpoise or Oberon Class (1956-1966) (Negative)
Unidentified Submarine (1956-1966) (Negative)
Porpoise (1956), Rorqual (1956), Narwhal (1957) (Technical drawing)
Porpoise (1956), Rorqual (1956), Narwhal (1957) (Technical drawing)
Porpoise (1956) (Technical drawing)
Porpoise (1956), Rorqual (1956), Narwhal (1957) (Technical drawing)
Porpoise (1956), Rorqual (1956), Narwhal (1957) (Technical drawing)
Porpoise (1956), Rorqual (1956), Narwhal (1957) (Technical drawing)
Archer (1885) (Technical drawing)
Dorsetshire (1920); Porpoise (1932) (Negative)
Porpoise (1932) (Negative)
Porpoise (1932) (Negative)
Porpoise (1932) (Negative)
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