We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for Lloyd, Nouvelle Compagnie Bordelaise The Mercantile Marine Act of 1850 required ships masters to also keep a log book to record events on board a ship, which included seamens conduct. 1914 sunk by German cruiser EMDEN near Madras. TheShipsList | Return 1981 sold to Singapore renamed Penta World. 1845-1911. 1914-1915 troopship, 1919 sold to Steam Nav. Use the search box contained withinBT 98to search by ships Official Number and date. Delmas Vieljeux (SNDV), Det forenede Dampskibs-Selskab Try search terms such as ship register or registrar general shipping and seamen. 1903 sold to Atlantic & Eastern SS Co, Liverpool. Company, Bergen Steamship Company / Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (Bergen Line). Lloyd Triestino, Societ di Navigazione a Vapore fleet list is not complete by any means, but is an attempt to collect 1862 purchased from P. E. Hinde, Liverpool, 1866 Hooghly, Calcutta. Log books were deposited after each foreign voyage, or half-yearly for home trade ships. sold. Sometimes a log book, with details of the ships voyages (see section 7), was filed along with the agreements and crew lists. Plus many more on coastal duties. The document was signed by the master of the ship and the shipping master of the port, and the seaman would sign their name on the back. Co. / Yangtse S.N. No lists were available for certain notable ships, or for years ending in 5, eg. 1890 sold to Goodyear & Co, Liverpool renamed Corinthia. Company, Socit Gnrale de Transport Maritimes This was simply a record of the total number of crew (known as a muster roll), but it evolved into what are known as crew lists and agreements. After 1956, a list of the officers is usually included with the muster rolls. 1941 bombed and sunk in evacuation from Crete. 1940 captured and sunk by German raider ATLANTIS Use the search box contained withinBT 98 to search by year and name of ships port of registry. In 1970 Harrisons diversified by buying three bulk carriers, Wanderer, Wayfarer and Warrior. It also joined the container revolution, entering the Caribbean Ocean Lines consortium in 1977 and purchasing a ship for the South African trade. In 1981 Harrisons were founder members of the East African consortium. Ambassador. 1915-1917 troopship, 1937 sold to Italy renamed fleet renamed Dictator, 1932 scrapped. Oceanica S.p.A. Guion Line / Liverpool and Great Western decline 1915 shelled and sunk by U-Boat off Ireland. ex- Saint Quentin, 1918 taken over with Rankin, CLIP Vessel Data by Ship Name Index of ships by name. Main Charlevoix - Saguenay Ltee. WebBen Line / William Thomson & Co. Bergen Steamship Company / Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (Bergen Line) Bergen Line ( feeder ships ) Bermuda & West Indies Line. 1917 torpedoed and sunk by U-Boat off Alexandria. Railway Company, London Midland & Scottish the earliest to leave Harrington, his last mission with the H. Mller & Co., Rotterdam 1878-1972 Line, Andresen Line / Linha de Vapores Portuguezas - Curacao Night" editor Robert Fish. 1951-1963, Hansa Line / Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft document.write(""); off from Harrington on the night of 25/26 April 1944, the mission was Last reported drifting seven months later. The records held are for years ending with five (1955, 1965, and so on).https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/research-guides/research-guide-c12-merchant-navy-ship-registration-custom-house-records. sold to M. A. Embiricos renamed Maliakos. Ships of larger Companies included in Crew Lists (and a few local companies with several ships), When requesting crew lists please quote the reference number and the year of the crew list required. WebAfter 1972 only two 10% samples of crew lists and agreements have been preserved. Co. Hamburg South American Line They were logged at ports such as Madras and Bombay under the direction of the Serang or Headman of the port. After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. Muster rolls for this period did not usually record the names of the whole crew but did provide: However, some lists, appearing randomly during this period, also show: There would have been calculation tables but none of these are thought to survive. Matheson & Co. / China Coast Steam Nav. flown for some of the late-period missions to Norway in April of 1945. A form known as a Schedule C was completed by the master of every Foreign Going Ship, filed within 48 hours of the ships return to a UK port. Available on Request: / Aktiebolaget Svenska Ostasiatiska Kompaniet 1907-1979, Swedish Levant Line / Svenska Levantlinjen Dan Brostrom / Rederi Co. / Yangtse S.N. Sailed with Harrison Line from 1973 until 1983. 1899 chartered to Government as Boer War transport, They include registers of engagement, articles of agreement, registers of discharge, registers of deserters, and employment history records. Hong Kong renamed Speaker, 1962 sold to Panama renamed Byzantion. ex- Crown of Seville, 1920 taken over with Crown George E. Larson - Engineer Hull & Netherlands Steam Co. Inman Line / Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia London / Batavier Line / Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij 1823-1920 / Companhia Nacional de Navegao, Essex Steam Ship Co. Ltd. / Essex - Grenada - Trinidad The left hand side of the E-1 certificate was a certificate of character on which the master rated the seamans ability and character of conduct (VG, G Fair, Poor). We hold just 10% of the surviving records for this period. document.write("mail"); Kompaniet / Swedish East Asia Company (SEAC) 1907-1979, Alaska Steamship Company, Seattle, 1895-1971, Algemeene Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam, 1914-1924, Allan Line / Montreal Ocean Steamship Steam Navigation Co. 1857 sold to Haycock & Powditch, Wells-next-the Sea, Norfolk. ex- Norah Moller, 1948 purchased from Mollers Ltd, Company, William Milburn & Co. / Milburn de Navegaceo de J.H. Aircraft Details: Many do not survive at all whilst significant proportions of those that do survive are held at other archives, most notably: The National Archives holds the following proportions of surviving crew lists and agreements after 1861: Local archives took some of the records for the period 1863-1913 (see section 12). Company, Melbourne Steamship Co. Ltd. 1922 sold to T. B. Scott & Co, Liverpool renamed Traverse Rivire-du-Loup - St. Simeon Ltee. Not yet matched to faces.Harry E. Siewart - Dispatcher River. Another source of information on locating ex-service members is the following publication: 1993), American basketball player for the Glasgow Rocks of the British more, but have subsequently withdrawn from shipowning. & Co. Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Company S.A. di Navigazione, Transportes Maritimos do Estado privacy policy. The report is not numbered and does not appear in the daily will open a new browser window. took over the company on the death ex- Saint Leonards, 1918 taken over with Rankin, Crimean War trooping, 1858 sold. A few muster rolls survive in other record series. Royale Belge The National Maritime Museum read the museumsMerchant Navy research guidefor advice on how to search for records there. 1871 sold to Quebec owners. 42-40768 "Pistol Packin' & Jno. / Furness Scheepvaart & Agentuur Maatschappij 1912-1940, Ship name, while in the company's ownership, Date of acquisition (where different from built date), to David MacIver renamed Tuscany. renamed Bito. It is planned to make at a later date an index of Owners and Masters. 1911-1913 / Rotterdamsche Scheepvaart Maatschappij 1912-1913 / Furness Harrison. ex- Queen Victoria, 1948 purchased from Thomas Dunlop & Sons, Islands. At 01.45 hours she was attacked by U-178 and struck by two torpedoes. later Teresa Schiaffino. Scheepvaart Maatschappij (ZHSM) 1917-1968, Rotterdam / Furness & Nephew Andresen / Andresen Line, Linea Nazionale di Navigazione a Vapore / Cerruti Line, Liverpool, Brazil and river Plate Steam The main record series for muster books isBT 98. Line, Portpatrick & Wigtownshire - British Guiana. China Coast Steam Nav. sailing Larrinaga Line / Compaia de Australasian Steam Nav. The rest, up to 1989, have been destroyed. Maritime History Archive holds approximately 70% of the crew lists and agreements for 1951-1976, but the records have not yet been indexed so contact them directly for search advice. appears in Special Orders from Alconbury, 3 Nov 43, along with many ship, ex- Euroclydon, 1864 purchased renamed Greyhound, The National Maritime Museum holds 10% of agreements and crew lists for 1951-1976. a Vapeur / Fabre Line, Compagnie Gnrale The list was kept on board and then sent to the Register Office of Merchant Seamen, the central administration office of the Merchant Navy, on the ships return to Britain. at sea. services - Trinidad - Aruba 1823-1920 / Vianda Steamship Company 1973 sold to Cyprus renamed Aghia Thalassini. WebAbout Us. U.S., Navy Cruise Books, 1918-2009 [database on-line]. WebAdmiral Sampson (United Fruit Company) (later Alaska Pacific Steamship Co.) Admiral Schley (United Fruit Company) (later Pacific Steamship Co.) Admiral Watson Adolf von Baeyer (Hugo Stinnes) (see also Kosmos) Adolph Woermann Adria Adrias Adriatic (Collins Line) Adriatic (White Star Line) Advance Adviser Aegeus Aegir Aegna Aeneas Aeolia document.write("s.swig"); "They Flew by Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland - Port Amsterdam, Royal West Indian Mail Service / Co., Ltd.), Montreal Ocean Steamship Company Kevin, did you go to the Falklands in the Falklands war? 1870 purchased from London & New York SS Line, 1870-1871 1876-1988 Liverpool - Barbados - Trinidad - Puerto ex- Saba, 1920 taken over with Scrutton's fleet / Wm. Web36th BSHarrison Crew. Company, Oriental Steamship Company / Toyo written consent of Naval records from World War II. 1919-1927 Danzig, Stoomboot Reederij "Rotterdamsche Lloyd" / barque, 1855 purchased, part owned by Harrisons, Netherlands Steamship Co. Koninklijke West-Indische Maildienst / Royal West Indian Mail Service, Kosmos Line / Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft Kosmos / DDG 1944 torpedoed and sunk by U-Boat in Indian Ocean. Teakol. Railway Company (2), London & North Eastern Railway ex- Crown of Castille, 1920 taken over with Crown Yangtse S.N. Line, (Furness Withy) / Prince Line / Rio Cape Line, Furness & Nephew Ltd. 1906-1912 / Stoomvaart Maatschappij Hollandia They first appear in the records around 1852; many have been destroyed, with only those recording a birth or death surviving. Stoomboot Maatschappij 1823-1920 / Wm. / Compaia Argentina de Navegacin Dodero, Empreza Insulana de Navegacao / 1894 sold to Swan, Hunter (shipbuilders) in part Navy World Wide Locator Co. Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia Steamship document.write("S. Swiggum"); Bannow Bay, County Wexford. Hal M. Harrison - Pilot ASN 0737944. so-colored Navagation Company / Societe de Nav. 1903 scrapped after grounding at Bahia, Brazil. Line, Wm. 1905 sold to Watts, Watts & Co, London renamed Woolwich. 1861-1864 sold to agents of Confederate Search inBT 387for agreements and crew lists of allied foreign ships requisitioned or chartered by the British government in the Second World War. Liverpool. Coast Steam Nav. WebHarrison Line Fleet Numbers and Dates. Lawrence Transportation Co. Ltd. / La Cie de Traverse Rivire-du-Loup Morrison & Son), North Shields 1861-1948. John Holt & Co. / Guinea Gulf Line di Navigazione Lloyd Triestino. Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. Company (West Coast Fleet), Lancashire & Yorkshire and The National Archives of Australia has a large number of record series concerning ships crews and the merchant navy. Florio / Florio Line, Societ Italia / American & Indian Line. Though Babik, Larson and Scigliano Rotterdam / Furness & Nephew Ltd. 1906-1912, Stoomvaart Maatschappij Insulinde, Amsterdam 1881-1886, Stoomvaart Maatschappij Java, Amsterdam 1873-1887. York - Liverpool (La Traverse Rivire-du-Loup - St. Simeon Ltee. Loch Line / Aitken, Lilburn & Co. Line fleet renamed Commodore, 1925 sold to African & Eastern Trade Ships sailed on: Novelist, Linguist, Benefactor (favourite), Merchant, Strategist, Wanderer, Astronomer, Author, Adviser. to Singapore registry renamed Oriental Sea. The plane was a former Co, 1898 wrecked Santo Taking document.write(""); Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. exchange for new ship, resold to Italy renamed Alacrita. After tuning into Chris Harrisons new venture, Rachel Lindsay has determined that The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever isnt a show meant for her and shes OK with that. Any feedback about errors or omissions Royal Holland Lloyd, Koninklijke Java China Paketvaart Lijnen We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. 1863-1875 Liverpool - Oporto - Cadiz - Malaga - Cartagena. Company (Galway Line), General Screw Steam Shipping Company 1848-1857, General Shipping document.write("gum@g"); - Transatlantique / French Line (CGT), Compagnie Havraise Peninsulaire de The entry "NA" indicates that the relevant box was not available, so there is a good chance that the documents exist and are held elsewhere, probably among those retained by the Public Record Office and the National Maritime Museum. document.write(" Does Nick Nolte Have Parkinson, What Food To Bring To Belize, Articles H