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Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) The British Merchant Navy is the collective name given to British civilian ships and their associated crews, including officers and ratings. In the UK, it is simply referred to as the Merchant Navy or MN. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign and the ships and crew are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard ...
The term Merchant Navy was coined by King George V in 1919, as recognition of the sacrifice made by merchant seafarers during the First World War. On the 14th February 1928, ‘ His Majesty King George V formally renamed the Mercantile Marine in appointing HRH The Prince of Wales as the first ‘Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets’ .
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History of The Merchant Navy Association. The Merchant Navy Association was launched in 1989 and has been guided to seek more recognition and respect for our seafaring veterans, life at sea and our maritime history. This was in the minds of many seafarers who, at that time, felt that after nearly fifty years, since the end of WWII, little or ...
Media in category "Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)" The following 38 files are in this category, out of 38 total. 161006-Eatt-Text of Royal Warrant Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service.pdf 1,239 × 1,752, 2 pages; 71 KB
Pages in category "British Merchant Navy". The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) Merchant Navy Training Board.
Apart from 1834–37 when all British vessels of 50 tons and over were listed; until 1875 Lloyd’s Register only included ships that they had surveyed. All merchant ships over 100 tons worldwide are listed from 1890-91. Some indexing to Lloyd’s Register has been undertaken at the Register of Ships.
