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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III

Catalogue reference: BT 100

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BT 100

This series comprises agreements and crew lists (with log books where they survive), for certain celebrated ships, kept by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. Contains some records accessioned into this series in error and otherwise in...

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Reference

BT 100

Title
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III
Date

1835-1999

Description

This series comprises agreements and crew lists (with log books where they survive), for certain celebrated ships, kept by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. Contains some records accessioned into this series in error and otherwise in BT 381.

With the exception of the Caronia (1948-1964), records for the period 1939-1950 have been temporarily retained by the Registry of Shipping and Seamen. For each of these ships most of the surviving documents have been preserved in this series. Where there are gaps please consult our research guide on 'Merchant Navy ships’ records: crew lists, musters and log books' for advice.

Note

Researchers of celebrated ships should preferably search online, using the ship's official number and constraining the search to department BT

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • General Register and Record Office of Seamen, 1835-1872
  • Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1872-1992
Physical description

1584 boxes and volumes

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1971 Department of Trade and Industry

Subjects
Topics
Shipping
Trade and commerce
Merchant seaman
Accruals

Series is accruing

Unpublished finding aids
It is recommended that readers check BT 99 for agreements and crew lists of certain celebrated ships.
Selection and destruction information

Documents relating to merchant ships identified from time to time as 'celebrated' by the Registry.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3141/

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Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Within the department: BT

Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies

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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III

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