The Archive holds significant records relating to shipping and seafarers.
Major record series include crew lists and logbooks, vessel registers, and shipping lists. Other series include information on captains, voyages, and shipwrecks. For more information on researching crew lists and logbooks held at the Maritime History Archive, please visit the Researching Crew Agreements and Official Logbooks page.
Published lists of vessels include Lloyd's Register of Shipping, from 1763 to date; the Mercantile Navy List, [1857-1973]; Record of American and Foreign Shipping, [1871-1988]; Merchant Vessels of the United States, [1867-1978]; Bureau Veritas Register of Ships: Registre Veritas, [1829-1985].
The information contained in the records varies with each series.
Links:
Crew Lists and Logbooks
Vessel Registers
Shipping Lists
Captains
Voyages
Shipwrecks
"More Than a List of Crew" Explained
