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List of merchant navy ships in ww2. Because both are produced annually some ships were too short-lived to be included and some foreign-registered vessels were omitted from the Register because of the difficulty of gathering information in wartime. The Mercantile Navy List provides a comprehensive index to ships official numbers from 1849 to 1976 and an index to certificates of competency up to 1864. For smaller vessels see also list of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons.

Lloyds Register of Shipping for the years 19391945 and the Mercantile Navy List British ships for 19391940 only as it was not published again until 1947. The failure of the Japanese to sail their merchant ships in convoy without adequate protection was one of the most appalling blunders in naval history which resulted in the loss of 63 of their merchant shipping and contributed to their losing the War. Son of James William and Mary Elizabeth Riggs of South Shields Co.

PDF 951 MB 8. These records come from The National Archives record series BT112 BT113 BT114 BT115 BT116 BT119 and BT120. According to the War Shipping Administration the US.

The contents of the records vary but they usually include name age place of birth register ticket ship names and dates of voyages. This collection includes Merchant Navy Seamen records held at The National Archives. The British Merchant Navy fleet was the largest in the world in 1939 and around 185000 men served in it during the war.

Japanese Merchant Navy 1 152 Ships sunk. These Victorys carried a total of 24000 tons of ammunition 54 million pounds or 24000 metric tons including the majority of 81 mm mortar available in the United States. SHELDON Fireman and Trimmer JOSEPH LOWES SS.

570 ships were lost along with 3734 seamen these numbers vary according to source and do not include all the ships in service in Norway. TOTAL OF JAPANESE NAVAL AND MERCHANT VESSELS SUNK DURING WORLD WAR II. Merchant Navy Awards 1939-1945.