This series consists of a ten per cent sample of agreements and crew lists (with log-books where they survive) for the years 1861-1938, 1951-1994. Agreements and crew lists for the period 1939-1950 are generally in BT 380 and BT 381, but some are in this series.
A sample of agreements, etc, of fishing vessels under eighty tons from 1930 are also included in this series.
All casualty and death lists for 1914-1918 are included.
Contains some records accessioned into this series in error and otherwise in BT 380.
During the process of incorporating the paper finding aid, for the period 1861-1923, into the Catalogue the crew lists found therein for the following ships - Official Number (Year) - have not been located: 3201 (1916), 5340 (1869), 5342 (1869), 5343 (1869), 5344 (1869), 5346 (1869), 5350 (1869), 5352 (1869), 5354 (1869), 5355 (1869), 5356 (1869), 5357 (1869), 8659 (1872), 13366 (1900) [should be in piece 2121], 15116 (1867), 16068 (1886) [should be in piece 1480], 16461 (1872), 19258 (1893), 22682 (1890), 23183 (1872), 23602 (1869), 24090 (1897), 24098 (1897), 24102 (1897), 24153 (1897), 24165 (1897), 24206 (1897), 24220 (1897), 24272 (1897), 26782 (1887), 26797 (1887), 27003 (1872), 28169 (1875), 28264 (1875), 29100 (1885), 29853 (1913), 29857 (1913), 29861 (1913), 29864 (1913), 29879 (1900) [should be in piece 2123], 34119 (1891), 35052 (1897), 35053 (1897), 35089 (1897), 35122 (1897), 35232 (1897), 35303 (1897), 35322 (1897), 35332 (1889), 35533 (1897), 35558 (1897), 35600 (1897), 35703 (1897), 35900 (1897), 36245 (1897), 36336 (1897), 36403 (1897), 36812 (1897), 36815 (1897), 36827 (1897), 37182 (1897), 37281 (1897), 37297 (1897), 37300 (1897), 37516 (1897), 37638 (1897), 37659 (1897), 38071 (1897), 38100 (1897), 38724 (1897), 38748 (1897), 38781 (1877), 38781 (1897), 38789 (1897), 39040 (1897), 39196 (1897), 39198 (1897), 39204 (1897), 39254 (1897), 39743 (1897), 42981 (1913), 46141 (1881), 46787 (1878), 46790 (1878), 48563 (1872), 50174 (1872), 55331 (1873), 56125 (1885), 56613 (1870), 56947 (1870), 57166 (1884), 58273 (1895), 58402 (1872), 58409 (1872), 60975 (1872), 62732 (1911), 63663 (1872), 68093 (1871), 74545 (1911), 76214 (1914), 85277 (1911), 97965 (1915), 102106 (1912), 105658 (1914), 108648 (1914), 113565 (1912), 115234 (1918), 115282 (1916), 115887 (1913) [should be in piece 2944], 118793 (1912), 118796 (1912), 118798 (1912), 118802 (1912), 118804 (1912), 118805 (1912), 118807 (1912), 118809 (1912), 118810 (1912), 119147 (1920), 119967 (1914), 119975 (1915), 120645 (1914), 123196 (1914), 124325 (1913), 128497 (1915), 128498 (1915), 128502 (1915), 128503 (1915), 129470 (1918), 129510 (1916), 132673 (1915), 132675 (1915), 133160 (1917), 133165 (1917), 133317 (1917), 133382 (1917), 133385 (1917), 135340 (1918), 135478 (1917), 139198 (1917), 140675 (1918), 142602 (1919), 142603 (1919), 142604 (1919), 142605 (1919), 142606 (1919), 142607 (1919), 144341 (1921), 146556 (1922), 146558 (1922), 146561 (1922), 146562 (1922), 146566 (1922), 146567 (1922), 146571 (1922), 146572 (1922), 150462 (1922).