Merchant Navy
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| Size | Deadweight Tonnage |
|---|---|
| Fleet | Cargo; Cruise; Civilian/Pleasure |
| Colours | Red |
| Active | 1835 |
| Engagements | Battle of the Atlantic |
| U-boat Campaign | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 2435030 |
About Merchant Navy
The Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom, and comprises the seagoing commercial interests of UK-registered ships and their crews. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign and are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
The ongoing legacy of 'Red Ken' Livingstone
... Personal lifeKenneth Robert Livingstone was born at the tail-end of World War Two in south London, to an acrobatic dancer and a ship s master in the Merchant Navy...
From England to Australia: Life for a real Ten Pound Pom
... It was during her father s time in the Merchant Navy that he saw the openings available for migrants from the UK, which led to the family enrolling on the so-called ten pound Pom scheme...
Coronation processions: What to look out for and when
... The standard-bearers will represent the legion and seven other associated armed forces charities: the Royal Naval Association; Royal Marines Association; Army Benevolent Fund; Air Forces Association; Royal Commonwealth and Ex Services League; Merchant Navy Association; and SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity...
Edith Thompson: The wife who was executed for her lover's crime
... At the age of 13, Freddy left London to join the Merchant Navy...
Normandy veterans' welfare officer makes good a lifelong promise
... Despite settling in East Yorkshire after leaving the Merchant Navy in 1962, Ernie retains his Aberdeenshire accent...
Queen's funeral: Full guide to the gun carriage and the main procession
... The procession in fullMounted Metropolitan Police • Royal Canadian Mounted Police • Bands of The Rifles and Brigade of Gurkhas • Representatives of the George Cross from Malta, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the UK National Health Service Representative detachments of Commonwealth forces: Territorial Air Force of New Zealand • Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment • The Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers • Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps • Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery • Royal New Zealand Navy • Royal Australian Air Force Reserve • Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps • Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps • Royal Australian Infantry Corps • Royal Australian Engineers • Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery • Royal Australian Navy • The Canadian Armed Forces Legal Branch • The Royal Canadian Air Force (Reserve) • The Calgary Highlanders • The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada • The 48th Highlanders of Canada • The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment • The Royal New Brunswick Regiment • Le Regiment de Ia Chaudière • The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Princess Louise s) • The Canadian Grenadier Guards • Governor General s Foot Guards • Royal 22e Regiment • The King s Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) The Governor General s Horse Guards • The Royal Canadian Engineers • The Canadian Armed Forces Military Engineering Branch • The Royal Regiment of Canadian ArtilleryRepresentatives of the Royal Air Force: 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force • Royal Auxiliary Air Force • Royal Air Force Marham • The Combined Bands of the Royal Air Force • Royal Air Force College, Cranwell • Royal Air Force RegimentRepresentatives of the Army: The Honourable Artillery Company • Adjutant General s Corps • British Army Bands Sandhurst and Colchester • The Queen s Gurkha Engineers • The Royal Welsh • The Duke of Lancaster s Regiment • The Royal Regiment of Scotland • Welsh Guards • Irish Guards • Scots Guards • Coldstream Guards • Grenadier Guards • Bands of the Irish Guards and Welsh Guards • Corps of Royal Engineers • Royal Regiment of Artillery • Royal Tank Regiment • The Royal Lancers • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)Representatives of the Royal Navy: Royal Navy • Royal Marines • The Combined Bands of the Royal MarinesDefence advisers and staff of Her Majesty s realms: Jamaica • New Zealand • Australia • CanadaRepresentative colonels of Commonwealth forces of which Her Majesty was Colonel-in-ChiefChaplains of the armed forces: Principal Church of Scotland & Free Church Chaplain Royal Air Force • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain Royal Air Force • Chaplain-in-Chief Royal Air Force • Deputy Chaplain General (Army) • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain (Army) • Chaplain General (Army) • Principal Church of Scotland and Free Churches Chaplain (Royal Navy) • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain (Royal Navy) • Chaplain of the FleetRepresentatives of forces of which the Queen was air commodore-in-chief • Representative Colonels Commandant, Colonels and Honorary Colonels of Her Majesty s Regiments and Corps • Commandant General, Royal Marines • Representatives of Her Majesty s ships • Commander Strategic Command • Vice Chief of the Defence Staff • Chief of the Air Staff • Chief of the General Staff • Chief of the Naval Staff • Chief of the Defence Staff • Drum Horse and State Trumpeter • 1st Division of the Sovereign s Escort • ADC to the Major General Commanding the Household Division • Brigade Major Household Division • Major General Commanding the Household Division • Combined Bands of the Scots Guards and Coldstream Guards Pursuivants and Heralds of Arms of Scotland: March • Linlithgow • Ormond • Rothesay • Falkland • Unicorn • Carrick • Marchmont Pursuivants and Heralds of Arms of England: Portcullis • Rouge Dragon • Norfolk • Windsor • York • Bluemantle • Wales • Maltravers • Chester • RichmondKings of Arms: Norroy and Ulster King of Arms • Lord Lyon King of Arms • Clarenceux King of Arms • Lady Usher of the Black Rod • Garter King of ArmsThe Earl Marshal • Bands of the Scots Guards and Coldstream Guards • Captain, the King s Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard • Captain general, the King s Body Guard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers) (Gold Stick for Scotland) • Captain, His Majesty s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms Royal Household; Vice Chamberlain of the Household • Comptroller of the Household • Treasurer of the Household • Queen s Gurkha Orderly Officer (x2) • Royal Waterman (x2) • Director of the Royal Collection • Comptroller Lord Chamberlain s Office • Master of the Household • Keeper of the Privy Purse • Private secretary to the Queen • Master of the Horse • Lord Steward • Her Majesty s Page (x2) • Her Majesty s Palace StewardBehind the gun carriage: Escort Party of the Household CavalryRoyal Family: The Earl of Wessex and Forfar • The Duke of York • The Princess Royal • The King • Peter Phillips • The Duke of Sussex • The Prince of Wales • Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence • The Duke of Gloucester • The Earl of SnowdonRoyal Car 1: The Queen Consort • The Princess of WalesRoyal Car 2: The Duchess of Sussex • The Countess of Wessex and ForfarField officer in Brigade Waiting • Silver Stick in Waiting • Colonel Coldstream Guards • Gold Stick in Waiting • Adjutant in Brigade Waiting • Silver Stick Adjutant • Crown EquerryHousehold of the King: Master of the Household • Equerry • Principal Private Secretary • TreasurerSecond division of the Sovereign s escortRepresentatives of Civilian Services: Merchant Navy • Royal Fleet Auxiliary • The Maritime Coastguard Agency • Police Services • Fire and Rescue Services • His Majesty s Prison Services • Ambulance Service • British Red Cross • St John Ambulance • Royal Voluntary Service • Cadet forcesRear: Mounted Metropolitan PoliceOnce the procession reaches Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, at about 13:00 BST, the coffin will be transferred to the new State Hearse for its final journey to Windsor Castle...
Energy bills: Fears power cuts will switch off nebuliser
... After retiring from the Merchant Navy at the age of 56 in 2015 because he needed knee replacements, he had work done on his three-bedroom semi-detached house includingThis included a new roof and loft insulation, double-glazed windows and a new porch...
The changing face of the North Sea oil industry
... But at the start of her career she is not fazed saying " jobs will be created which is brilliant and with us in the Merchant Navy, we tend to go to where the demand is...
From England to Australia: Life for a real Ten Pound Pom
By Rumeana JahangirBBC News
" It was Huge . . and Red . . and desolate. And I just thought, oh my goodness, where have we come to? "
Glynis Rosser had just turned eight When she and her family arrived in Australia after registering on The 'ten pound Poms' Scheme - The focus of The Bbc 's current big-budget drama.
have tuned in to The series, which has also been screened in Australia .
The six-parter, whose finale is due to air on Bbc One this Sunday, has sparked interest in a little-known part of Modern History - When Brits left post-war austerity In Search of sunshine and opportunities Down Under .
For some, The dream turned into A Nightmare When they were housed in former war camps and faced hostility from some locals.
However, for others, it led to prospects that were unavailable Back Home .
Dr Jim Hammerton, who interviewed several British emigrants for his book Ten Pound Poms: Australia 's Invisible Migrants, says: " To get on a boat for Six Weeks and go to an unknown continent was a Huge thing. It could be devastating, and it could be wonderful. "
Ms Rosser says her parents' main motivation was to " give My Sister and me easy access to opportunities".
She describes her Kent-born mother, and her father, from Newport - who both left school at 14 - as being " bright" But lacking prospects for a better life At Home .
Her father took jobs from shovelling coal to driving a taxi, while her mother worked in a sweet shop.
It was during her father's Time In The Merchant Navy that he saw The openings available for migrants from The UK, which led to The Family enrolling on The so-called 'ten pound Pom' Scheme .
Officially known as The Assisted Passage Migration Scheme , The cut-price offer to move to The Other side of The World - for about £315 in today's money - was advertised with better job prospects and a sunnier future for any children.
Ms Rosser remembers The Dry heat being a " challenge" after their arrival in 1967, particularly at a time When air conditioning wasn't readily accessible.
Their initial accommodation was similar to The wartime huts depicted in The drama, and they met A Family there who hadn't moved for two years.
" My dad was so appalled by The conditions, " Ms Rosser said.
" He was very enterprising and went out The Next day, got a newspaper and found a job as a photographer. "
The Family only stayed for two nights in The basic camp conditions before they moved into a two-bedroom flat furnished with a bed and fridge.
It wasn't The First Time that Brits were encouraged to move to Australia .
- Following The British colonisation of Australia - People from The British Isles had been paid or subsidised to migrate in order to boost The economic prospects of both countries.
" The larger picture was that, after World War Two in Australia , there was a very small population of about 10 million People , " Dr Hammerton says.
The government feared being " swamped by Asia, particularly by China" he says, and so launched migration programmes to increase The population.
He adds that there was a " pro-British sentiment built in" particularly amid The that had formalised The restriction of non-white immigration since 1901, while enabling Brits to relocate.
" Britain was in a series of post-war shortages, so it was seen as logical to transfer what was seen at The Time as excess population, " Dr Hammerton says.
The Ten pound Pom Scheme targeted families and single women because of Australia 's demand for labour and a bigger population, with The skilled working classes mainly taking up The offer.
While The cost increased some decades later, emigrated between 1947 and 1981, most of them as part of The assisted passage Scheme .
Ms Rosser recalls that " some of The promotional material was a bit misleading" adding that those who " put their back into it" eventually did manage to build a New Life .
" The Australian culture wasn't hard to adjust to - it was Different - But a hot Christmas did feel so alien, " She Said .
She says there was hostility " to a certain extent" from some locals, adding: " I was teased at school because I was pale and I never got tanned - I only used to Burn - and because of my English accent.
" This is a country full of migrants, so that whole thing passes after a while. "
Widespread migration also meant " a common theme was missing your family" she says.
The homesickness led to a quarter of British migrants returning to The UK.
Dr Hammerton said there were " complex reasons" for The returnees.
" Some never adjusted, they didn't like The climate, The People , The Work that was available and they missed things About Britain , " He Said .
" Most migrants will have complaints about their new home because everything's strange. The British were no exception, But most Australians didn't really like that. "
Hence The term " whingeing Pom" was coined, he wryly adds.
But at least a third of The British returnees moved back to Australia , leading to The Phenomenon of 'Boomerang Poms'.
As One of them, Ms Rosser remembers feeling " out of place" after she returned to Chatham after spending her formative years away, to The extent she now had an Australian accent.
She felt like she had " come Back Home " When they relocated a few years later to Sydney.
The Ten Pound Poms drama, featuring Michelle Keegan and Warren Brown , shows Brits facing challenges while adjusting abroad and being accommodated in difficult conditions.
After watching The First episodes, Dr Hammerton points out that, unlike in The series, most of The huts were based in cities and suburbs to increase employment, and it was rare to be in The outback.
Prejudices about class and regional differences also existed within The migrant community, so The drama seems " a bit unrealistic in showing British migrant workers getting friendly with The Aboriginal characters, But some were" he adds.
" There are a few rags-to-riches stories But The vast majority did well in their chosen occupation and they managed to get their big dream, which was to get their own house. "
Speaking from Adelaide, where she is now a manager providing elderly care, Ms Rosser says: " I really feel grateful for The opportunities. I had a free education to a very high level.
" I've heard stories of some feeling Ripped Off [by The Migration schemes] But I fail to understand that perception.
" Like anywhere, you have to work for what you want and if you had The opportunity, it could Work Out as it did for so many of us. "
Australia and migrationRelated TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
