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- Abbreviations in Merchant Navy records
Keywords: merchant navynavy - Births, marriages and deaths at sea or abroad
Keywords: birthscoloniesdeathsmarriagesmerchant navyshipping - Maritime history records held by other archives
Keywords: merchant navynavyroyal navyshipping - Merchant Navy medals and honours
Keywords: awardscampaign medalsgallantry medalshonoursmedalsmerchant navy - Merchant Navy officers
Keywords: crew listsmerchant navyofficers merchant navy - Merchant Navy seamen in service before 1914
Keywords: apprenticeshipcrew listsmerchant navy - Merchant Navy seamen in service since 1918
Keywords: crew listsmerchant navysecond world warsecond world war personnelworld war two - Merchant Navy seamen of the First World War
Keywords: apprenticeshipcrew listsfirst world warmerchant navyworld war one - Merchant Navy ships wrecked or sunk
Keywords: first world warmerchant navynavysecond world warshippingworld war oneworld war two - Merchant Navy ships’ records: movement cards 1939-1945
Keywords: digitised recordsmerchant navyonline collectionssecond world warshippingworld war two All records viewable online - Merchant Navy ships’ records: registration of merchant ships
Keywords: merchant navynavyshipping - Merchant Navy ships’ records: crew lists, musters and log books
Keywords: crew listslog books (ships)merchant navyshipping - Merchant trade records: port books 1565-1799
Keywords: customs (tax)merchant navyport bookstaxation - Military and maritime records: an overview
Keywords: merchant navymilitarywars