The Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth has an archive of documents and photographs available for inspection by researchers. Their website has an online catalogue so that anyone wishing to visit can notify them of which records they want to … Continue reading
Merseyside Maritime Museum has a range of guides about various aspects of maritime history which would be of great help to those tracing seagoing ancestors. They are free to download. This website is worth exploring fully as it … Continue reading
In 1939 the Admiralty issued an instruction to the Board of Trade stating that masters of merchant vessels were not to enter destinations or ports of call on the ships’ logs or the crew lists and agreements, for reasons … Continue reading
110,000+ Royal Marine Service Records 1842 – 1936 are now available online at The National Archives web site. You no longer need to know the division the Marine was in as this data set can be search by … Continue reading
