Royal Navy - Links

[liverpool annie]

Here's an interesting subject ........ !! 

Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ

http://www.hazegray.org/faq/slang1.htm

Annie

[J.J.]

Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, ww1 -present
Surname index or search by ship if known...
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1003-Intro.htm
           sample page:Lists those lost on Boadicea
           http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1944-06JUN1.htm

more here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,299988.msg398535.html#msg398535

[liverpool lass]

What a great resource! Thanks

[doverrog]

Many thanks for these links.
I've found a reference to William Beresford when he was wounded on the Boreas.
Now to keep fingers crossed for anyone who knows more of what happened to "Bill".

[casalguidi]

Wills of 35,000 Royal Navy Seamen (1786-1882) - indexed online and downloadable (for a fee)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/seamenswills.asp

[Janice M]

Books - Free Online

The Navy List  1855
http://books.google.ca/books?id=dusNAAAAQAAJ&dq=Stopford:+Acre+1840&as_brr=3

The Navy List  1884
http://books.google.ca/books?id=TidLAAAAMAAJ

The Navy List  1885
http://books.google.ca/books?id=XJnC4VKu0CMC

The Navy List  1886
http://books.google.ca/books?id=dYoYAAAAMAAJ

The Navy List  1887
http://books.google.ca/books?id=UtIYAAAAMAAJ

Several others found here:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/05jg/

[doverrog]

Thank you both for those links. Really interesting.

[Stephen J F Plowman]

Navy List 1814

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0xYYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=&f=false

A list of the masters, medical officers, and pursers of his majesty's fleet  1827

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Iu8NAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=NAVY+LIST&as_brr=1&cd=7#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Navy List 1835

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AxEYAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=NAVY+LIST&as_brr=1&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false