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'''[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28++%22Navy+List%22%29&sort=-date&page=1 Navy List] at Archive.org,''' date of publication not immediately apparent for some editions, but in some instances the book URL may indicate the edition. Includes editions from 1814 to 1945, with a few later (latest years displayed first). For the majority of editions where the date of publication has been entered, use the filters on the left hand side of the webpage to select the required years of interest. Includes
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22New+Navy+List%22&sort=date ''The New Navy List''] 1840 to 1856 Archive.org, including [https://archive.org/details/newnavylistandg00rngoog/page/n16/mode/2up 1850] and [https://archive.org/details/newnavylistandg00unkngoog/page/n16/mode/2up 1852]. This is a commercial publication, not an official ''List'' from the Admiralty.
*The Archive.org collection [https://archive.org/details/admiralty-publications?&sort=-date Admiralty (Great Britain) publications] which mainly consists of ''Navy Lists'' (excluding war years) which is '''searchable as a collection'''.
Also included on Archive.org from the collection of the [http://archive.org/details/nationallibraryofscotland National Library of Scotland on Archive.org]<br>the sub collection [httphttps://archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Anlsnavylists&sort=-publicdate details/nlsnavylists British Navy Lists], in respect of the Royal Navy for the 1st and 2nd World War periods, '''searchable as a collection'''.
The Lists were initially published on a monthly basis, but some years were only published quarterly. Monthly Naval Lists appear to have been published for the period 1913-1920, but not all are available digitally. The lists below covering 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919 and 1920 contain both monthly and quarterly editions. The ''Quarterly Navy List''s were published January, April, July and October. The NLS holding does not include monthly lists for those months covered by quarterly lists, and it is probable that in fact there was only one List, not two, published when there was a Quarterly edition.
The Lists are also available on the website of the NLS, with transcriptions available, together with a '''Search''' facility, as [https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/93506066 ''Navy List''s: 1913 to 1944]. Some researchers prefer the NLS website for searching, but prefer Archive.org for general reading.
'''Note''': During the First and Second World Wars there were two separate editions of the Navy List, one of which was a Confidential version for official use only, the other being an expurgated version available to the general public. Available at the [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C1886 National Archives, Kew Series ADM 177 1914-1945 Admiralty: Navy Lists, Confidential Edition]. Most, perhaps all, are available to download from the National Archives website. In normal circumstances there is a fee charged, however currently (2022/02) due to covid conditions, the downloads are free.
