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water transport: cargo vessel: East Indiaman
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(Astronomical regulator)
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[Contents page for the New England section] (Chart)
Official presentation badge of HMS Sovereign (Presentation badge)
Iles St Marcouf to Cap Manvieux F.1015 (DECCA) Issued for fleet purposes by Hydrographic Department Admiralty 18th Feb 1944. [18th Feb deleted] 12 May [substituted] (Chart)
References (Chart)
[Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound] (Chart)
[Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound] (Chart)
[Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound] (Chart)
[Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound] (Chart)
The ship's band on board the Orient Line cruise ship Oronsay (1925) during 'Spanish Night' entertainments (Sheet film negative)
[The south east coast of the Island of St John] (Chart)
[The south east coast of the Island of St John] (Chart)
[The south east coast of the Island of St John] (Chart)
[The south east coast of the Island of St John] (Chart)
[The south east coast of the Island of St John] (Chart)
[The south east coast of the Island of St John] (Chart)
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