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**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/royal-navy-ratings-1853-1928/ Royal Navy ratings 1853-1928]
**If a rating entered the Royal Navy after 1928, or a Royal Navy officer entered after May 1917, his record will still be with the Ministry of Defence. For details of how to access a record from the MOD, see the equivalent Fibiwiki section [[British Army#Army personnel serving after January 1921|British Army - Army personnel serving after January 1921]], and select information in the links provided relating to the Royal Navy.
*A great number of service records for seamen who joined the '''Royal Navy''' between 1853 and 1928 are now online and can be searched and downloaded at the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/royal-navy-service.asp relevant documents online] section of the [[The National Archives]] website. There is no charge for the initial search but a small fee applies to obtain sight of the full record. *:For a list of '''abbreviations''' used in service records, refer External links below.:*A new free-to-search database resource project [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/new-project-to-launch-with-the-national-maritime-museum-and-the-crew-list-index-project/ Royal Navy First World War Lives at Sea], based principally on service records held by The National Archives, is being undertaken, with the aim of completing the project by November 2018.
*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.
*[[findmypast]] includes two associated databases located in Armed forces & conflict/Service Records
*[http://www.navyrecords.org.uk Navy Records Society]. The Navy Records Society publishes in print and online rare and original documents on naval history. A subscription gives access to Digital volumes. Select Books, for details of the publications, including ''The Naval Brigades in the Indian Mutiny, 1857-58'' (1947) and ''The Second China War, 1856-1860'' (1954). Some sample pages from Volume 158 (2011), [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=_AmiAgAAQBAJ&pg=PR3 ''The Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929''] edited by Paul Halpern. Google Books. Some of the earlier publications are available online, refer below.
*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1328867/John-Winton.html Obituary of John Winton [naval author<nowiki>]</nowiki>], 1931-2001, pen name of Lieutenant-Commander John Pratt. 03 May 2001 ''The Telegraph''. He wrote many books, both non fiction and fiction, relating to the Royal Navy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Winton John Winton] Wikipedia. Contains a list of his books.
*[https://www.nmrn.org.uk/research/service-record-abbreviations Service Record Abbreviations]. Common abbreviations and phrases found in Royal Navy and Royal Marines Service Records from various periods. The National Museum of the Royal Navy.*[https://www.nmrn.org.uk/shore-establishments Naval Shore Establishments] The National Museum of the Royal Navy. Includes India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Singapore.Note: "This list is NOT comprehensive".: In addition, HMS Highfligher was the Royal Naval Base at Trincomalee in Ceylon, commissioned on 1 July 1943.<ref>[http://www.lankalibrary.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2012 HMS Highflyer – History] lankalibrary.com.</ref>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indies_and_China_Station East Indies and China Station] Wikipedia. In existence 1831 to 1865, until separated into two separate stations. Rejoined in 1941 to form the Eastern Fleet.
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indies_Station East Indies Station] Wikipedia. The East Indies Station had bases in [[Ceylon]] at Colombo and Trincomalee, and at [[Bombay (City)|Bombay]], Basra and [[Aden]].
