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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.
===''Navy List''===The Lists were initially published on a monthly basis*Other [http://bookswww.googlenationalarchives.cogov.uk/books?id=pOsNAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=documentsonline/navy+lists&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xYw9U6_FIMiqhQePuIDQAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=navy%20lists&f=false The New .asp Navy List February 1854Records] Googlebooksheld 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.
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==Records==
==''Navy List''==*For links to a selection from 1782 -1945 searchable online see [http://archivewiki.fibis.org/searchindex.php?query=collection%3Anlsnavylists&sort=/Military_periodicals_online#Navy_List Military Periodicals online-publicdate Navy Lists], in respect *The pay website Ancestry has a broken range of the Royal Navy, from the collection editions of the [http://archivesearch.ancestry.co.orguk/detailssearch/nationallibraryofscotland National Library of Scotland on Archivedb.orgaspx?dbid=2406 ''Navy List'']<br>from 1888 to 1970. These are searchable by name and linked to relevant page images. ==Medal Rolls==Currently Free downloads of the Naval Medal Rolls are available (at April 2012)from the National Archives website, noting that or the dates same information is available on some editions are not included in the title, are:*1913 March-December (no dates shown in titles):*1914 January-December:*1915-1917 January, April, July, October:*1918 January, April, July, December:*1919 January-March, June-Decemberpay website Ancestry. See the page [[Medal Rolls]] for details.:*1920 January, February-December (no dates shown in titles):*1921 January (no date shown in title):*1939 February- September, December:*1940 February-July, October, December:*1941 April, June, August, October:*1942 February, April, June, August, October, December:*1943 February, April, June, August, October, December:*1944 February, April, June, October:*1945 January, April, July
==External links==
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/battles/ancestors/navy.htm Military Ancestors: Royal Navy] from the National Archives' British Battles
*[http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html Naval: Late 18th, 19th and early 20th Century Naval and Naval Social History Index] from [http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/ pbenyon.plus.com]
==Historical books online==
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YWUBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Royal Naval Biography] 1828 by John Marshall googlebooks
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yKRWAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false A New List of all the Ships and Vessels of Her Majesties Royal Navy ...] pub 1711. googlebooks
