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Launched in early 2004, the Federation of Merchant Mariners brings together many associations/organisations connected to the Merchant Navy, filling a gap that had existed in the maritime scene for over 60 years.

Its aim is simple; to gain recognition for the role that merchant seafarers have played in the defence and development of our nation.

The past is important but the Merchant Mariners is not backward looking. The torch of our maritime heritage handed to us by Merchant Navy Veterans must be passed on to young people to carry on the traditions of the sea.

Important Announcements

The Veterans' Agency has just announced that the Veterans' badge is available to all Merchant Navy seafarers and fishermen who served in a merchant vessel at a time when it was facilitating a military operation by UK Armed Forces.

Click here to visit the Shop.

Click here to read an important announcement about the Defence Discount Directory

Please click here for the section "Remembering the Merchant Navy", a project to encourage schools and youth groups to make contact with Veterans of the
Merchant Service

The Service Personnel and Veterans' Agency (SPVA) has been formed through a merger of the Veterns' Agency (VA) and the Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency (AFPAA).