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Series
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Coast Trade Official Log Books...
Catalogue reference: BT 381
What's it about?
BT 381
This series contains the log books and crew lists of ships employed upon the coasts of the United Kingdom and the Irish Free State during World War II
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 381
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Title (The name of the record)
- Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Coast Trade Official Log Books and Crew Agreements .
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains the log books and crew lists of ships employed upon the coasts of the United Kingdom and the Irish Free State during World War II
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1872-1992
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4089 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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2001 to 2004 Registry of Shipping and Seamen
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- These records were selected under Acquisition Policy criterion 22.2.1: The economic, social and demographic condition of the UK. Merchant seamen were a reserved occupation during the Second World War and their service on merchant ships was equivalent to service in the armed forces. In the immediate post-war period, their contribution was essential to the recovery of the UK.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15664/
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Coast Trade Official Log Books and Crew Agreements .
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