The professionals working on these commercial ships are called mariners or sailors or seafarers or seamen.

Merchant navy ships. The Merchant Ship Don Isidro heavily damaged by bombs during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin 1942-02-19 was so badly burnt out that she was beached and abandoned aground near Melville Island. The Register provides information about all sea-going merchant ships including their condition. E22KDC RM The merchant ships Mountjoy and The Phoenix breaking the boom at Londonderry 28 July1689.

Membership is open to all that are interested in the British Merchant Navy both past and present. What is Merchant Navy Dry liquid Gases carrying ships Passenger ships Cruise lines Offshore support vessels and any other ships engaged in busioness commercial activities other than Naval Ships is called Merchant Navy. Firstly Merchant Navy Seamen 1835-1857 which consists of records of individual seamen that the central government created to monitor a potential reserve of sailors for the Royal Navy and secondly Merchant Navy Seamen 1918-1941 which consist of records of index cards that the Registrar General of Shipping and Seaman used between the two world wars to produce a centralised index to merchant.

A range of maritime greats and visiting vessels including Royal and Merchant Navy ships. Merchant Navy is the backbone of international trade. These records come from The National Archives record series BT112 BT113 BT114 BT115 BT116 BT119 and BT120.

The merchant ships employ a huge number of skilled workers to carry and deliver goods from one country to another. Ad Search Merchant Seamen Records. Monthly supplements were issued under various titles from 1886.

The Mercantile Navy List compiled by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen was first published from 1849 to 1855 and annually thereafter from 1857 until 1976 with supplements up to the end of 1977. A career at sea offers a wealth of exciting opportunities for anyone looking for adventure and a job away from the normal humdrum of a desk job. To all our site visitors.

Excluding 1941 to 1946 during the Second World War. Employees of the United States Navy worked extensively with asbestos throughout the 20th century. During peacetime and wartime alike the Merchant Marine Fleet was central to the prosperity of the nation.