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- 194- (Creation)
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0.07 linear metres
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The Thames Estuary Special Defence Units, also known as the Thames Estuary Army Forts and the Thames Estuary Navy Forts, were designed by Guy Maunsell and built in 1942 to provide defence of the Thames Estuary.
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GB 0074 LMA/4246 194- Collection 0.07 linear metres Unknown.
The Thames Estuary Special Defence Units, also known as the Thames Estuary Army Forts and the Thames Estuary Navy Forts, were designed by Guy Maunsell and built in 1942 to provide defence of the Thames Estuary.
Gifted to London Metropolitan Archives in February 2000 from the papers of Lieutenant Commander Peter Flett OBE, Chief Salvage Officer MOD c 1972.
Six photographs showing the merchant ship 'Challenger' damaged with a puncture in the side of the vessel, and the Thames Forts.
6 photographs in 1 document.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
August to October 2010. Thames Estuary Special Defence Units Challenger , merchant ship Hydraulic engineering Coastal protection Visual materials Harbour and coastal engineering Photographs Water transport Sea defences Military equipment Defences Coastal defences (military) Shipping Transport Maritime transport Merchant shipping Thames, river England UK Western Europe Europe Equipment
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gifted to London Metropolitan Archives in February 2000 from the papers of Lieutenant Commander Peter Flett OBE, Chief Salvage Officer MOD c 1972.
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Six photographs showing the merchant ship 'Challenger' damaged with a puncture in the side of the vessel, and the Thames Forts.
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6 photographs in 1 document.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English