Set up a site giving access to images of 70 editions of the Mercantile Navy List - both our own images and sets from the Maritime History Archive in Newfoundland with their kind permission.

Merchant ship records. The fields can be searched by ship name s year of build and gross tonnage. Listings from 1876 include all British merchant ships over 100 tons and from 1890 all merchant ships over 100 tons worldwide. Merchant ship crew records Records begin with early crew lists known as muster rolls in the 18th century drawn up for collecting a levy from seamens wages for a relief fund.

By registering with our site you will have full instant access to. This is a guide to locating records of merchant seamen in service since the end of the First World War including records from the Second World War and up to the last decades of the 20th century. To all our site visitors.

Captain mariner seaman mate bowson bosn bosun boatswain bosn or super cargo. In 1940 a Merchant Navy Reserve Pool of labour was set up to reduce delays in ships sailing. This collection includes Merchant Navy Seamen records held at The National Archives.

The information varies but includes basic biographical details such as. 67 rows Various merchant ship cards. These records come from The National Archives record series BT112 BT113 BT114 BT115 BT116 BT119 and BT120.

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Merchant Marine Service Records including Voyage Discharges from US. It provides information on merchant shipping for insurance companies and the maritime industry. Personnel records available to the public are now held by The National Archives TNA formerly known as the Public Record Office the website has helpful research guides.