FindMyPast has recently launched 313,000 new records of individuals with maritime service, from collections at The National Archive (TNA) in Kew.

Claire Santry has the scoop in her May 31 blog posting at Irishgenealogynews.com.

Record collections now available include Coastguards, 1801-1952 and British Royal Navy & Royal Marines Service And Pension Records, 1704-1939, both with "sizeable contingents of Irish-born men."

Read more here.