This series consists of correspondence and papers of the Marine Departments of the Board of Trade, the Ministry of Shipping, the Ministry of War Transport, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation.
The papers in this series relate to: the conditions of service of merchant shipping personnel; merchant shipping legislation; the inspection and survey of ships; merchant shipbuilding; safety at sea and navigational matters; war risks insurance; wartime requisitioning of ships; wrecks; foreshores; the registration of shipping and seamen and the coastguard service.
This series includes a separate series of papers of the Wreck Department of the Board of Trade for the years 1864 to 1866.
Selected records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm.
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