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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Log Books and Crew Agreements
Description and record details
| Reference | BT 380 |
|---|---|
| Title | Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Log Books and Crew Agreements |
| Date | 1936-1950 |
| Description | This series comprises agreements and crew lists (with log books where they survive), for allied and commandeered ships, primarily covering the period of the Second World War and kept by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. The series also contains standard documents used as substitutes for the agreements; T124, F124, T124T, T125, T777, RASC pool and Eng2. An explanation about the substitutes will be provided when available. There are some records from 1936 and others that extend the series to 1950. |
| Separated material |
Some of this collection has been added to: |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1872-1992 |
| Physical description | 1236 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
from 2001 Registry of Shipping and Seamen |
| Custodial history | Transferred from the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen to the Registry of Shipping and Seamen in 1992. These records were temporarily retained by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen for operational purposes. These purposes were mainly the issue of new and replacement medals and the provision of information for war pension purposes. |
| Accumulation dates | Series ran 1939-1950 |
| Accruals | The records are a discrete collection. Transfer is likely to be staged over a period of two years. |
| Selection and destruction information | Acquisition criteria: The economic, social and demographic condition of the UK. Merchant seamen were a reserved occupation during the Second World War and their service on merchant ships was equivalent to service in the armed forces. In the immediate post-war period their contribution was essential to the recovery of the UK. A commitment was given to the Advisory Council in the mid-1990s that all of these records would be preserved. |
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