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British Merchant Navy
The Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom, and describes the seagoing commercial interests of UK-registered ships and their crews. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign and are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). King George V bestowed the title of "Merchant Navy" on the British merchant shipping fleets following their service in the First World War; a number of other nations have since adopted the title.
The United Kingdom made extensive use of commercial shipping during both World Wars. Ships and Personnel formed the Merchant Navy. Personnel of the Merchant Navy are remembered at the Tower Hill Memorial which commemorates all men and women of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both World Wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to The Tower of London.
See:
- Memorial University of Newfoundland - The Maritime History Archive collects and preserves documents relating to the history of maritime activities in Newfoundland and Labrador and throughout the North Atlantic world. The Maritime History Archive holds approximately 75 percent of the surviving crew lists (also called crew agreements) and official log books of British registered vessels for the periods 1857-1942 (predominantly 1863-1938) and 1951-1976. The crew lists and logbooks for voyages terminating in the years 1857-1942 are indexed and can be searched here. The crew agreements for the years 1951-1976 have not been indexed.
https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/searchcombinedcrews.php
- CLIP is a not-for-profit volunteer project, set up to assist research into the records of British merchant seafarers of the late 19th and early 20th century.
- Maritime & Historical Research Service, Shipping Registers & Databases Links.
http://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/ships.html
- National and Mercantile House Flags and Funnels. 9 Jun 2014. This handbook of maritime flags and national ensigns includes colour drawings of many of the shipping company's house flags and funnels. Very useful for model makers and in ship portrait and photograph identification. Australian National Maritime Museum
https://issuu.com/anmmuseum/docs/flags_national_and_mercantile_for_t/37
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