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Links to MN areas of interest at the National Archive

BT99  Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen and predecessor: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series II 1861-1994

BT100  Admiralty and Board of Trade: Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen and predecessor: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series III 1835-1999.

BT347  Daily Casualty Registers and Index to Ships, War of 1939-1945 1940-1945.

BT348   Register of Seamen, Central Index, Numerical Series (CR 2) 1921-1941.

BT349  Central Index, Alphabetical Series (CR 1) 1921-1941.

BT350  Special Index, Alphabetical Series (CR 10) .

BT351 Index of First World War Mercantile Marine Medals and the British War Medal 1914-1925.

BT352  Index of First World War Mercantile Marine Medals and the British War Medal 1914-1925.

BT364 Combined Numerical Index (CR1, CR2 and CR10 Series) and Alphabetical Index 1921-1941.

BT368  Shanghai Registry: Papers relating to Registry of Ships 1875-1919.

BT369  Marine Department and successors: Shipping Casualty Investigation Papers 1910-1988

BT372  Central Register of Seamen: Seamen's Records ('Pouches') 1913-1972 .

BT373 1913-1972 

Records relating to individual seamen filed together in a pouch. These documents may include application forms (most with a photograph of the seaman), certificates, identity cards, cessation documents and notifications of death.
The contents of any particular pouch, however, may cover any period starting after1913 and ending up to 1972 and possibly, although unlikely, beyond. When seamen were discharged some or all of their documents (including the index cards) were placed in the pouches and these include discharges of seamen who were originally registered in the Central Index Register of 1913 to 1941.
 
BT374  1959-1996
This series consists of registers recording changes of names of ships that are on the Register of Shipping maintained by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen (and from 1992, the Registry of Shipping and Seamen).

BT380  Primarily WWII: Log Books, Crew Agreements and associated records 1936-1950.

BT381  Coast Trade Ships Official Log books and Crew Agreements 1939 to 1945.

BT382 1941-1972 The Fifth Register records on a standard form (CRS 10) the service of individual merchant seamen and lists the ships on which they served with relevant dates. The CRS 10s give personal details of each seaman including, name, age, rank, rating/grade and qualifications. They provide details of ships served on, the names of ships and their official numbers, the dates of engagement and discharge and rank served.

BT385  The cards record all ship's logbooks and Crew Agreements received at the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen for the period 1939 to 1950.

BT386  This series consists of papers relating to applications for war medals, in particular WW II Campaign Stars.

BT387 Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen: WWII Log books and Agreements and Crew Lists of Allied Foreign Ships, requisitioned or chartered by HMG.

BT389  Shipping Movement Cards  1939-1946 The cards give the name of a ship and details of its movements, namely, the ports at which it docked, and passage between ports. They also record the location (by latitude and longitude) and date a ship was sunk. It should be noted that the cards do not always reflect changes in the ship's name and that it may be necessary to search for a ship under its various names. I'm told that you need the information contained in these to support an Application for medals.

 BT390  1939-1946  Ministry of War Transport: Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen: Merchant Seamen who served on Royal Navy ships under the T124X and T124T agreements: Records .

BT391 1930-1946 Records of Merchant Seamen who served on Royal Navy ships under the T124X and T124T agreements.

All the information above from the website of the National Archive  where you can find some help leaflets explaining these different pages, under the letter M.

There are also a number of 'Help' leaflets in the microfiche/microfilm reading room at the National Archives. I have copies of some of the Merchant Navy ones which I will upload to you on request. 

The topics are:-

Leaflet 4b   How to find a Master or Mate's Certificate 1854-1921

   "         4c           "                      "               "               "  in  Lloyds Captains' Registers 1851-1947

   "         4i           "       a merchant seaman/woman in the Central Index Register 1918-1941

    "        4k          "    a merchant navy daily ship casualty register from WW2.

    "        4m         "    an officer in the Index to Certs. of Competency, 1910-1930

    "         4n         "    a semen's pouch 1942-1972  ( for old forms and mugshots)

    "          4o        "     details of medals issued to MN seamen during WW2

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