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British Royal Navy, Submarine Movement Cards
Years covered: 1896–1968
Records added: 27,654

If you have a person of interest in Britain’s submarine fleet, you should find a transcription that lists postings and includes linked document images. They are sourced from the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

British and Allied Warships Lost in the Second World War
Years covered: 1939–1945
Records added: 420

Also from the NMRN, this collection is a nominal list of major British warships and Allied (other than U.S.) warships under British Operational Control lost in the Second World War. It includes the date and location of the sinking and the axis vessel responsible.

British Royal Navy Casualty Logs, 1939–1945
Years covered: 1939–1945
Records added: 36,338

Based on the NMRN collection British Royal Navy Casualty Logs 1939-1945, transcriptions include the ship name. The linked image is a register grouping all who succumbed in the same incident.

Newspapers

Three new titles, with new pages from 1869 to 2004.

Title Date Range
Silent Messenger
254 pages, new title
1895-1896
Norwood Press and Dulwich Advertiser
7088 pages
1930-1952
Midhurst and Petworth Observer
10648 pages
1986-2004
Irish Independent
1522 pages
1921, 1926, 1960
Greenwich and Deptford Chronicle
4172 pages , new title
1869-1870, 1872-1873, 1875-1876, 1878, 1880-1885
Dromore Leader
6066 pages
1921-1950
Darwen News
2220 pages, new title
1877-1880, 1888-1889, 1905
Blackpool Gazette
836 pages
1888-1889

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