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*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 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.
**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 due to be launched in mid June 2016being 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
