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144,000 merchant seamen
- The office of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen calculated that 144,000 merchant seamen were serving aboard British registered merchant ships at the outbreak of World War II and that up to 185,000 men served in the Merchant Navy during the war.
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Merchant seamen crewed the ships of the British Merchant Navy which kept the United Kingdom supplied with raw materials, arms, ammunition, fuel, food and all of the necessities of a nation at war throughout World War II — literally enabling the country to defend itself.
May 8, 2020 · 08 May 2020. Merchant Seamen death records are key resources for anyone hoping to understand the history of the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Head of Research and Information Stuart Bligh picks out just one example from the National Maritime Museum archive.
This series contains a database of World War II Medals issued to Merchant Seamen 1946-2002 which is a record of medals claimed and issued. This gives details of the ribbons and medals issued to individual seamen for their service in World War 2.
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Merchant seamen are civilians of both sexes who elect to work at sea, their working practice in 1939 had changed little in hundreds of years. They "signed on" to sail aboard a ship for a voyage or succession of voyages and after being "paid off" at the end of that time were free to either sign on for a further engagement if they were required, or t...
The British Merchant Navy of World War II, previously known as the "Merchant Service" or "Mercantile Marine" comprised the merchant shipping registered in Great Britain and independently operated by British commercial shipping companies. Those vessels carried cargo to and from the country and those of the Commonwealth to sustain its war effort. Fol...
From the outbreak of war in September 1939 individual seamen could decide if they wished to sail and risk attack by German forces, or in the face of extremely high losses, if they wished to change their occupation to work ashore or otherwise enlist in the Armed Forces.Losses of shipping and their crews in 1940 and 1941 were staggering and were near...
In May 1941, "Emergency Work (Merchant Navy) Order, Notice No. M198" was passed by the British Parliament in recognition of the desperate situation facing Great Britain. Under this new order a Merchant Navy Reserve Pool was established which was to ensure that available seamen were allocated to ships which needed crew, it requiredseamen to continue...
The British Merchant Navywas the biggest in the world and required more crew than Great Britain had merchant seamen, as the result large numbers of Indian, Chinese and West African seamen were engaged to crew ships which regularly traded from Great Britain to ports in those areas. Additionally seamen from Commonwealth countries sailed abroad Britis...
Traditionally women sailed as "merchant seamen" aboard ocean liners and larger passenger carrying vessels usually as Chief Stewardesses, Stewardesses or Assistant Stewardesses but also working in the Laundries and in Nursing (as Nursing Sisters), in child care roles and as Assistants in the on-board shops until the reduction in passenger traffic re...
In the early war years Britain desperately needed fast convoy escorts and lacked the number of warships to fulfill this role. Several ocean liners were "taken up from trade" by the Royal Navy to act as Armed Merchant Cruisers (AMCs) after having basic armament fitted. As these ships already had experienced crews the merchant seamen were asked to si...
Traditionally merchant seamen were administered from a Mercantile Marine Office, the local port office of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. Such offices existed in major Ports such as Glasgow, Leith, Newcastle/South Shields, London, Southampton, Cardiff and Liverpool. The "MMO" was managed by a Mercantile Superintendent of the Civil Ser...
The crew of a ship varied in direct relation to its size and handling requirements and the role of the vessel. The largest ocean liners serving as troopships during World War II could have a crew of up to 700 men and women to cater for the thousands of troops being carried aboard. It would also have Electricians, an on-board hospital, a laundry, Ma...
The crew of any ship is arranged by a department system. Under the First Mate, the Deck Department handled the ship and its cargo, under the First Engineer the Engineroom Department provided the power and managed the engines and the Chief Steward managed the Catering, the provisions and ran the Ship's Cook and his assistants and the stewards. By wa...
Merchant Mariners in World War I. Mariners had a long history before World War II. The Continental Congress authorized merchants to arm themselves and serve as privateers to attack British ships and cut off supply lines during the Revolutionary War.
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The Book of Remembrance: the Merchant Navy World War Two, researched by Ian Stockbridge/International Maritime Research and published by NUMAST, contains the names of 32,000 merchant seamen, 1,200 Maritime Royal Artillery gunners and as many RN personnel as possible, who lost their lives on British merchant ships.
May 27, 2016 · HISTORY. The Merchant Marine Were the Unsung Heroes of World War II. These daring seamen kept the Allied troops armed and fed while at the mercy of German U-boats. William Geroux. May 27,...
