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The British Merchant Navy of World War II, previously known as the "Merchant Service" or "Mercantile Marine" comprised the merchant shipping registered in Great Britain and independently operated by British commercial shipping companies. Those vessels carried cargo to and from the country and those of the Commonwealth to sustain its war effort.
SS Beatus. SS Benlomond (1922) SS Black Osprey. SS Blairspey. SS Boniface (1928) MV Brisbane Star. Bristol City (1919) SS Britannia (1925) SS British Chivalry.
This category has the following 32 subcategories, out of 32 total. World War I merchant ships of the United Kingdom (1 C, 127 P) World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom (5 C, 218 P) Merchant ships of England (2 C, 3 P) Merchant ships of Scotland (2 P)
Map of British D-Day assault beaches. The landings on D-Day, 6 June, were successful. Some 2,426 landing ships and landing craft were employed by Vice-Admiral Sir Philip Vian's Eastern Naval Task Force in support of the British and Canadian forces, including 37 landing ships, infantry (LSI), 3 landing ships, dock (LSD), 155 landing craft, infantry (LCI), 130 landing ships, tank (LST) and 487 ...
P. World War II merchant ships of Panama (5 P) World War II merchant ships of Peru (1 P) World War II merchant ships of Poland (8 P) World War II merchant ships of Portugal (5 P)
Empire ship. An Empire ship is a merchant ship that was given a name beginning with "Empire" in the service of the Government of the United Kingdom during and after World War II. Most were used by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned them and contracted their operation to various shipping companies of the British Merchant Navy.
Motor torpedo boats [139] Vosper 73 ft motor torpedo boat [140] Fairmile D motor torpedo boat [141] Motor gun boats [142] Fairmile C motor gun boat [143] Steam Gun Boat [144] High-speed launch [145] High-speed launches type boats or HSL were operated only by the Royal Air Force Marine Branch to rescue downed RAF aircrew at sea.
Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) The British Merchant Navy is the collective name given to British civilian ships and their associated crews, including officers and ratings. In the UK, it is simply referred to as the Merchant Navy or MN. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign and the ships and crew are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard ...