British Maritime History...

Background to researching mariners

Mercantile & Naval

The British Merchant Service, Fishing Fleets c.1835 - c.1972 with reference to Seagoing Naval Reserves	The Royal Navy from c.1690 to c.1923 with reference to Naval Reserves

The British in India

The ‘Honourable’ East India Company 1600 -1834	The Indian Marine through to the Royal Indian Navy, R.I.N.R. and R.I.N.V.R. c.1613 to 1947

Academic Papers and Publications

Academic papers primarily on the Royal Navy from the Revolutionary Wars of 1793 through to 2015	Privately published monographs resulting from my main personal research into the British Merchant Service and Royal Naval Reserve during the Great War 1914-1919

(Last updated 18^th April 2024)

Please note that I will be retiring from full-time freelance research in June. Nevertheless, I will consider taking on further commissions that fit in with my personal research and writing on the Great War 1914-19. Consequently, my website will undergo major changes in the coming months.

To contact the author e-mail me at

len@barnettmaritime.co.uk