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The British Merchant Navy of World War II, previously known as the "Merchant Service" or "Mercantile Marine" comprised the merchant shipping registered in Great Britain and independently operated by British commercial shipping companies. Those vessels carried cargo to and from the country and those of the Commonwealth to sustain its war effort.
Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) The British Merchant Navy is the collective name given to British civilian ships and their associated crews, including officers and ratings. In the UK, it is simply referred to as the Merchant Navy or MN. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign and the ships and crew are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard ...
The Battle of the River Plate was fought in the South Atlantic on 13 December 1939 as the first naval battle of the Second World War. [citation needed] [clarification needed] The Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, commanded by Captain Hans Langsdorff, engaged a Royal Navy squadron, [1] [2] commanded by Commodore Henry Harwood, [3] comprising the light cruisers HMS Ajax, HMS Achilles ...
English: The work of the Merchant Navy during the Second World War, 1943 A head and shoulders portrait of merchant seaman Salam Mohamid of Aden. Mr Mohamid had previously served for four years in the Royal Navy, and saw service on HMS SHANTA in the early stages of the war.
1031597. The Tower Hill Memorial is a pair of Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials in Trinity Square Gardens, on Tower Hill in London, England. The memorials, one for the First World War and one for the Second, commemorate civilian, merchant seafarers and fishermen who were killed as a result of enemy action and have no known grave.
Merchant Seaman George Lappin checks through his belongings in his kit bag and he sits on the bed in his room at the London Merchant Seaman's Home and Red Ensign Club. The rooms are small and cell-like, with only enough room for a bed, bedside cabinet and a few wall hooks, but a large window lets lots of light into the room.
English seaman and privateer. Captain of the Susan Constant and commander of the 1607 Virginia Company voyage to establish the first North American settlement at Jamestown. England: Yes 1561 1617 Noonan, Fred. British-American merchant mariner and Royal Navy officer, working his way up from ordinary seaman to merchant captain.
British Merchant Navy personnel of World War II (85 P) Pages in category "British Merchant Navy personnel" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.