File P 1/83 - Lord Tredegar's yacht 'Liberty',

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P 1/83

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Lord Tredegar's yacht 'Liberty',

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  • 1914-1921 (Creation)

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0.5 cm.

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Liberty (Yacht).

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Original bundle of papers, mainly letters, relating to Lord Tredegar's yacht 'Liberty' (1571 tons), including its service as a hospital ship during the First World War, and a memorandum of agreement for her sale to R. P. Houston, MP, in 1920. Also a list of mercantile Fleet auxiliaries, armed merchant cruisers &c., Aug. 1914.

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Further materials relating to Liberty are at NLW Tredegar P 1/72, 84 and 85. Further materials relating to Liberty's war-time service are at the PRO, including: Liberty and Albion (steam yachts), hospital ships, arrangements regarding registration, insurance, painting etc., 1914 (MT 23/303); Albion and Liberty (steam yachts), lent to the Admiralty for service as hospital ships; sailing orders etc., 1914 (MT 23/304); award of 1914-15 Star for service by civilians in hospital ships, re. steam yacht Liberty, 1919 (ADM 1/8562/177A); and war gratuity to officers of hospital ships Queen Alexandria, Liberty and Sheelah, 1921 (ADM 1/8602/51).

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Preferred citation: P 1/83

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vtls004318199

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(WlAbNL)0000318199

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  • Text: P 1/83 (Bocs 362).