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A great number of service *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records for seamen /atoz/r.htm who joined the '''National Archives Guides:Browse our research guidance , letter R] Select Royal Navy''' between 1853 and 1923 are now online and can be searched and downloaded at the Royal Navy Personnel. Includes**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonlinerecords/royallooking-navyfor-serviceperson/royalnavyrating1853-1923.asp relevant documents online]section htm Looking for records of a rating in the [[The National Archives]Royal Navy 1853-1923] website. There is no charge for the initial search but a small fee applies to obtain sight of the full record.

Other *A great number of service records for seamen who joined the '''Royal Navy''' between 1853 and 1923 are now online and can be searched and downloaded at the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/royal-navy-service.asp Navy Recordsrelevant documents online] held at section of the [[The National Archives include Officers’ service records (1756-1917) and wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786-1822)]] website. – many There is no charge for the initial search but a small fee applies to obtain sight of these records can also be searched and downloadedthe full record.

=*Other [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/navy.asp Navy Records] held at the National Archives include Officers’ service records (1756-1917) and wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786-1822). – many of these records can also be searched and downloaded.  ==''Navy List''===*For links to a selection from 1782 -1945 searchable online see [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Military_periodicals_online#Navy_List Military Periodicals online- Navy Lists]** The pay website Ancestry has a broken range of editions of the [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2406 ''Navy List''] from 1888 to 1970. It is not known whether these are a copy of the original ''Army List'', or transcribed data