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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Royal_NavyRoyal Navy - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The Royal Navy ( RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

   • List of Active Royal Navy Ships

     The Royal Navy is the principal naval warfare service branch...

   • List of Ship Names of The Royal Navy

     This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that...

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     Yorkshire, United Kingdom: Allegiance: United Kingdom:...

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     Vice Admiral Andrew Paul Burns, CB, OBE (born 20 November...

   • HMS Queen Elizabeth

     HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth...

3. www.crewlist.org.uk › about › shippingrecordsCrew List Index Project

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   5 days ago · CLIP resources include indexed images of the Mercantile Navy List giving easy access to images of 73 of the 84 editions of MNL for the period up to 1940.

4. mna.org.uk › index › enMemorials dedicated to The Merchant Navy - mna.org.uk

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   1 day ago · Memorials dedicated to The Merchant Navy. who lost their lives during wars, conflicts and campaigns …. At 1115 on 3rd September 1939, the Second World War began for Britain. 8hrs 25mins later, so did its first battle. At 1940, the liner SS Athenia was torpedoed by a German submarine.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Victoria_CrossVictoria Cross - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously.

6. navalmarinearchive.com › collections › mnbadgesMerchant Navy badges - Naval Marine Archive

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   May 29, 2024 · Merchant Navy badges This image from "Britain's Merchant Navy", edited by Sir Archibald Hurd, Odhams Press Ltd, 1943.

7. www.crewlist.org.uk › about › basicsCrew List Index Project

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   3 days ago · Details of British ships and their official numbers were recorded in the central Appropriation Books and the annual Mercantile Navy List. Images of these are available on the CLIP site. Original documents (crew lists and shipping registers) are held at: The National Archives (TNA) The National Maritime Museum (NMM)

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   When did the Mercantile Navy List start?

   • The annual Mercantile Navy List (MNL) was first published in 1849. From 1857 it lists the official number of every British registered ship afloat at that date, giving details of registry and ownership, and physical details of the ship. It continued until 1977, with a gap during the Second World War.

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   What is the Mercantile Navy List?

   • The Mercantile Navy List was the annual list of British ships afloat at that time. Use them to trace the details of a ship, including changes of name, port of registry and/or ownership. The documents held at local archives are shown here. The documents for ports of registry are shown here.

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   Do merchant ships have official numbers?

   • Official numbers referred only to British merchant ships, not foreign registered ships. British naval vessels did not have official numbers. However, merchant ships which were requisitioned by the Admiralty, such as trawlers, retained their official number but crew documents may not have been returned.

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   Where can I find a list of British ships?

   • Details of British ships and their official numbers were recorded in the central Appropriation Books and the annual Mercantile Navy List. Images of these are available on the CLIP site. CLIP provides a finding aid for all these archives' holdings to help you locate the crew lists and registers for a particular ship.

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9. lugnad.ie › wwiiIreland’s Mercantile Marine during the Second World War

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   May 14, 2024 · The Irish Mercantile Marine ensured that Irish agricultural, and other, exports reached Britain, and that British coal and manufactured goods arrived in Ireland. Irish ships crossed the Atlantic on a route defined by the Allies: a line from Fastnet Rock to the Azores and then along the line of latitude at 38° North.