finally got the name of a ship

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Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 471 Send Message	agingrocker	Report	2 Sep 2007 21:49
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 471 Send Message	Anne, you don't need the name of his ship, just his fullname and date of birth. His service record will show all ships he served on. Duncan
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9 985 Send Message	Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)	Report	2 Sep 2007 15:16
	Assuming he was RN his naval record should be available on National Archives. Costs about £3.50 to download it. It would give you all the names of the ships he served on. Jill
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Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 2 044 Send Message	julia of sussex	Report	2 Sep 2007 13:58
	HI have just done a search thingy on msn there are photos and all sorts about that ship julia x
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 3 Send Message	Anne	Report	2 Sep 2007 13:28
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 3 Send Message	I just found out the name of the ship HMS Carron that my grandfather served on in world war 1. Can someone tell me if this is enough information for me to get my grandfathers navl records?If so where can I get them from? Thanks Anne