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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Registers of Seamen, Combined Numerical Index (CR1,...

  This series is the combined numerical index of the Register of Seamen maintained by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen.The Central Register of Seamen originally consisted of three separate card indexes; the fourth index was compiled from it…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1921-1941

  Reference

  BT 364

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of First World War Mercantile Marine Medals...

  The records were used to confirm applications for medals, to determine the award and to record the issue of medals to individual seamen. All recipients of Mercantile Marine Medals were automatically entitled to the British War Medal and this index ad…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1914-1925

  Reference

  BT 351

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Shipping Movement Cards

  The cards give the name of a ship and details of its movements, namely, the ports at which it docked, and passage between ports. They also record the location (by latitude and longitude) and date a ship was sunk. It should be noted that the cards do …

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1939-1946

  Reference

  BT 389

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Indexes to Certificates of Competency, Masters,...

  The records are microfiche copies of card indexes which recorded the issue of certificates of competency to masters, mates, engineers and fishing officers engaged in both home and foreign trade. The cards recorded the name, date of birth, place of bi…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1910-1969

  Reference

  BT 352

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Database of World War II Medals issued to Merchant...

  At the conclusion of World War 2 an initial medal assessment was carried out and medal papers were raised including details of a seaman’s service. These were sent to ports to await the signature of the veteran, as to the accuracy of the informat…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1946-2002

  Reference

  BT 395

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Royal Naval Reserve, Representative Records of Service

  This series contains a selection of the service records of the reservists, kept for the Admiralty by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen and its predecessor.These records provide personal details and a record of training and service and of t…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1860-1946

  Reference

  BT 164

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen's Tickets

  Numerical registers, kept by the General Registry and Record Office of Seamen, of the tickets required by all British merchant seamen before sailing.On the ticket were recorded the seaman's name, date and place of birth, date and capacity of first go…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1845-1854

  Reference

  BT 113

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Seamen Prisoner of War...

  The pouches record the circumstances of capture and the eventual fate of merchant seamen captured during the war of 1939-1945. They were originally stored in card index drawers.BT 373/1 - BT 373/359are indexed by ship name which was captured or lost …

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1923-1952

  Reference

  BT 373

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Seamen's Service on Royal...

  This series contains records of Merchant Seamen's Service on Royal Navy Ships. The T124X records detail the sea service of merchant seamen who served on Royal Navy ships (or Royal Navy auxiliary vessels). The T124T records detail the sea service of m…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1939-1946

  Reference

  BT 390

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Registers of Certificates of Competency, Masters...

  Registers of certificates of competency of masters and mates of foreign-going British merchant ships kept by the General Registry and Record Office of Seamen and its successor.These volumes list the certificates awarded after compulsory examinations …

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1845-1906

  Reference

  BT 122

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Medals Policy Files

  This series consists of papers relating to applications for war medals, in particular WW II Campaign Stars.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1944-1958

  Reference

  BT 386

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series IV, Fishing Agreements

  This series contains a ten per cent sample of the agreements for fishing vessels under eighty tons kept by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1884-1929

  Reference

  BT 144

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Index to Logbooks and Crew Agreements

  The cards record all logbooks and crew agreements received at the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen for the period 1939 to 1950.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1939-1950

  Reference

  BT 385

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Registers of Changes of Masters

  Registers of changes of masters of United Kingdom registered vessels notified to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen.Each register contains lists of those masters who were in command of vessels registered in the United Kingdom, including the…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1893-1948

  Reference

  BT 336

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  Series

  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Log Books and Crew Agreements

  This series comprises agreements and crew lists (with log books where they survive), for allied and commandeered ships, primarily covering the period of the Second World War and kept by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. The series also co…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1936-1950

  Reference

  BT 380

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices

  This series comprises an index, compiled by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen and its predecessor, of apprentices indentured in the merchant navy.The index relates to the copy indentures in BT 151 and BT 152

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1824-1953

  Reference

  BT 150

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  Series

  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Annual Lists of Ships Registered

  This series contains lists of registered ships from home and colonial ports, compiled annually by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen and its predecessor.Records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1786-1955

  Reference

  BT 162

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Series III

  Registers, kept by the General Registry and Record Office of Seamen, of all British merchant seamen from the discontinuation of the Registry Tickets to the abandonment of the separate Register.The new register recorded the men's age and birthplace, w…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1853-1857

  Reference

  BT 116

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Series I

  These volumes represent the first attempt to register British seamen by the General Registry and Record Office of Seamen.Seamen were entered in five volumes in alphabetical order. These volumes form Series I of the register, and give the man's name, …

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1835-1836

  Reference

  BT 120

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Series II

  This series contains the second series of the Register of Seamen kept by the General Registry and Record Office of Seamen.The Register incorporates all the British merchant seamen already registered in the first series contained in BT 120. The series…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1835-1844

  Reference

  BT 112