The Royal Navy

The Royal Navy Prior to 1972 all RN personnel were given their service record when they discharged. For pension purposes the RN retained pay details. Therefore the only information held on RN personnel who served prior to 1972 are their Service details (number, rank, name etc) and a list of dates and ships/shore bases.

A Subject Access Requests (SAR) form needs to be completed in order to access records. The following address should be used for all Royal Navy and Royal Marine Enquiries

DNCM Data Protection Cell Building 1/152 PP65

Victory View HMNB Portsmouth PO1 3LS Telephone Numbers: 02392 727531 / 723114 / 726063

Royal Navy Links

• Researching the Mariners and Ships of the Merchant Marine and the World's Navies

• Royal Naval Museum

• Ship Index A List of Early Naval Ships along with dates for each vessel

• Portsmouth Memorialssearch by ship or name

• The Ships and their Fate

• Merchant Navy and Royal Navy information

• The Website of the Mariners mailing list Main Bases, Training Schools and RN Air Stations

Records and Medals

• Obtaining Royal Navy Service Records & Medals

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