Ww1 Navy

[yansee]

I found an old photo of my Grandfather tin naval uniform 1st world war , he`s wearing a hat with HM minesweeper i can`t find why its HM not HMS and how can i find his nave service record

[dannyk13]

minesweeper is the type of vessel so Her Majesty's minesweeper is correct.

[yansee]

Thanks dannyk13 so it`s not Hunt class minesweeper

[dannyk13]

It could be any type of minesweeper including Hunt class.

[mallyh]

his majestys minesweeper as opposed to ship ,they use to put HM on submariners cap tally

[EdmundD]

Start here:

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

It is because of the size of the ship. Ships in the Royal Navy are known as HM Ships, though formerly when a distinction was made between three-masted ship-rigged ships and smaller vessels they would be called HM Frigate X, or HM Sloop Y. Hope this helps

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

If you know his full name and date of birth, I'd be happy to see what I can find out from my paid online history resources.

[yansee]

Thank you Hazi- but my granddaughter is on the case , but cheers

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

Excellent, and best wishes with the research.