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CUST 130

Under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Customs and Excise undertook the administration of the registration of ships in the ports of Britain. These volumes record the registration of vessels in London port giving ownership, mortgages and a...

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Reference
CUST 130
Title
Customs and Excise and predecessors: Registry of British Ships: London Port: Title Registers
Date
1786-1994
Description

Under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Customs and Excise undertook the administration of the registration of ships in the ports of Britain. These volumes record the registration of vessels in London port giving ownership, mortgages and a description of each vessel.

Generally these registers are "dead" but occasionally the records of exceptionally long-lived vessels are amended.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Each vessel is allocated a unique port, year and date number in a series beginning at one each year. Usually there are between 150 and 200 entries in a register. In some years odd and even numbers are in separate registers.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Board of Customs, 1671-1909
  • Board of Customs and Excise, 1909-2005
  • Port of London Registration Committee, 1920-1947
Physical description
337 volume(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

1992-2003 Board of Customs and Excise

Subjects
Topics
Shipping
Taxation
Accruals
No future accruals expected
Administrative / biographical background
Under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Customs and Excise undertook theadministration of the registration of ships in the ports of Britain.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5706/

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