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Catalogue description Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Coast Trade Official Log Books and Crew Agreements .
| Reference: | BT 381 |
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| Title: | Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Coast Trade Official Log Books and Crew Agreements . |
| Description: |
This series contains the log books and crew lists of ships employed upon the coasts of the United Kingdom and the Irish Free State during World War II |
| Date: | 1939-1946 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Creator: |
Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1872-1992 |
| Physical description: | 4089 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
2001 to 2004 Registry of Shipping and Seamen |
| Selection and destruction information: | These records were selected under Acquisition Policy criterion 22.2.1: 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. |
| Accruals: | Series is not accruing |
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