Mediterranean, Black Sea, Sea of Azoff, Adriaticīritish North America, Greenland, Iceland West coast of Africa and adjacent islandsīaltic, Norway, White Sea, Gulf of Finland and KattegatĬape colonies, Ascension, St Helena, Natal, Algoa BayĬoasting trade, including the Netherlands, Belgium, France, from River Elbe to Brestįrance, (South of Brest), Portugal, Spain (outside Straits of Gibraltar, Azores Use the below list to find out which abbreviations refer to which destination(s) of merchant ships. Use the below list to find out which port numbers refer to which colonial ports. Port numberĬaernarvon (including Pwllheli,Portmadoc, Barmouth) Port numbers may also appear in other types of merchant navy records and the table can be used to interpret the abbreviations. For information on where a port number may appear in a service record read Merchant seamen serving up to 1857: further research. Port numbers frequently appear in merchant seamen records up to 1857. You may need to know which port number abbreviations refer to which ports so you can then proceed to find a document reference for an agreement and crew list from 1835 to 1857 in series BT 98.įor more information on how to find an agreement and crew list read Crew lists, agreements and log books 1747-1860. Why do I need to know which port numbers refer to which UK ports? Use the below list to find out which port numbers abbreviations refer to which UK ports. Abbreviations for Merchant Navy ranks Abbreviation You may be able to locate which official numbers belong to which ships in series BT 336. No key for port rotation numbers (which appear in earlier merchant seamen service records) has been found. because it will provide you with information about the merchant seamen (where they went on a particular recorded voyage).so you can proceed to look at other possible records which may provide further information about the merchant seamen.You may need to interpret an abbreviation
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