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Merchant marine enquiry.
« on: Friday 06 June 14 20:31 BST (UK) »
Good evening folks, I wonder if anyone knows how I can go about searching for information re a particular 19th c merchant vessel,any sites etc which may be useful?
Thanks, Tom.
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Re: Merchant marine enquiry.
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 June 14 20:43 BST (UK) »
Hallo, Tom

You could start with The Ships List http://www.theshipslist.com/index.html.

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Re: Merchant marine enquiry.
« Reply #2 on: Friday 06 June 14 21:44 BST (UK) »
Thank you Phillip, had a quick look, but I drew a blank, I'll give it another try tomorrow, if anything else springs to mind, I'd be grateful. Tom.
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Re: Merchant marine enquiry.
« Reply #3 on: Friday 06 June 14 22:09 BST (UK) »

If you give a name and date for the vessel, - I'm sure that someone on here will be able to help...

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Re: Merchant marine enquiry.
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 07 June 14 06:46 BST (UK) »
Hello Romilly, I couldn't see a relevant marine forum,so didn't post much of help I'm afraid...
I have been researching an ancestor,William Hindley,b12/04/1865 in Woolton, Lancs. He was placed 'by order' on the merchant marine  training ship 'Indefatigible' in 1878,and after just over 3 yrs, ended his time as a cadet there.

He left the 'Indie' on 01/11/1881 for Garston,Lancs to join ship as ordinary seaman.
From the transcript of the records, the nearest I and the library staff could arrive at for the name of this ship was 'Manna? Lea? Lou? looked for certain like 2 words, (5 syllables, and 2 syllables).

I tried looking in the library archives for info re the man/ship,but was unsuccessful,and given my lack of any experience  in this field of research, I'd be grateful of any help whatsoever...
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Re: Merchant marine enquiry.
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 07 June 14 14:28 BST (UK) »
You could try LLoyds Register: - http://www.lr.org/en/research-and-innovation/historical-information/lloyds-register-of-ships-online/  When I used it I found it a real pain to research, but I did get the information I needed.

Would "Marina" be an alternative to "Manna"? - this could open up more possibilities.

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Re: Merchant marine enquiry.
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 07 June 14 14:56 BST (UK) »
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Re: Merchant marine enquiry.
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 07 June 14 17:47 BST (UK) »
I was hoping that seaweed would spot this thread.  You can't get better advice!
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Re: Merchant marine enquiry.
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 07 June 14 23:25 BST (UK) »
Quote from: philipsearching on Saturday 07 June 14 17:47 BST (UK)
I was hoping that seaweed would spot this thread.  You can't get better advice!

Hi Red Tom,

I would agree with Philip, - Seaweed is very knowledgeable in this area, - hope this helps.

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