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/1 River Plate Action. HMS Exeter: Plate from front of B Turret (H8/40) and cash box (H12/47). Graf Spee: Piece of wood (H9/40). See also subfile 2 below. 1940-1947
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/2 Piece of wood from Graf Spee. Piece of wood still in file. Catalogue number H9/40. 1940
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/3 Part of plating from bridge superstructure of HMS Achillies, damaged in action with Graf Spee. Catalogue number H29/40. File also refers to deposit of photographs. 1940
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/4 Tommy Gun taken from captured German submarine U570. Catalogue number H42/43. 1943
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/5 Part of 11" shell fired at HMS Norfolk by the Scharnhorst, 26 Dec 1943. Catalogue number H61/44. 1944-1945
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/6 Apparatus used by the Germans during an attack on Alexandria Harbour in 1942. Catalogue number 15/45. 1944-1945
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/7 Port Party 'Corkscrew' at Anzio. Corkscrew emblem (H60/45) and ensign (H64/45). File also refers to War diary deposited with the Library, 1945
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/8 Japanese dinghy picked up from flight deck of HMS Illustrious following a suicide attack. Catalogue number H68/45. 1945
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/9 Plaque commemorating the services of HMS Nelson during the Second World War. Catalogue number H203/46. 1946
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/10 Items presented by Viscount Mountbatten of Burma. Naga Spear and Plaque (H368/46); Japanese Officer's Sword surrendered in 1945 (H314/47); SEAC Allied Nations Flags from Admiral Mountbatten's car (H116/47); Jungle green battle dress worn by Admital Mountbatten on Burma Front tours (H117/47) and photograph showing the signing of the Surrender Document at Singapore 12 Sep 1945 (H120/47). 1946-1947
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/11 German 'Biber' one man submarine, with associated material. Catalogue number H390/46. 1946-1947
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/12 Rum cask of HMS Bulldog, on which the German surrender of the Channel Islands was signed. Catalogue number H492/46. 1946-1949
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/13 Flag of Nazi Gross-Admiral, deposited by Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Admiral of the Fleet. Catalogue number H503/46. 1946
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/14 Plaque of Hitler captured from SS Alstar (H642/46) and German Naval Ensign captured from the German destroyer 'Hans Ludemann' at Narvik 1940 (H643/46). 1946-1948
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/15 Gun tampions (2) from HMS Warspite. Catalogue number H696/46. 1946
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/16 Sectioned Japanese torpedo, type 90 No 479. Catalogue number H329/47. 1948
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/17 Cable cutter and piece of cable associated with the XE4. Catalogue number H78/48. 1948
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/18 Ship's bell from the MV Leinster. Catalogue number 117/48. 1948
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/19 Bell inscribed 'HMS Barham 1915'. Catalogue number H84/49. 1949
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/20 Ship's Badge from HMS Royal Sovereign. Catalogue number H85/49. 1949
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/21 Request for memento from HMS Ajax. 1940
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/22 Request for memento from HMS Cossack. 1940
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/23 Offer of escape apparatus from a German submarine, taken by HMS Weston. 1941