Immigration and Ships Passenger Lists Research
Guide
Section 6.0 - Last updated January 30, 2005
Immigration and Ships Passenger Lists Research
Guide
Ship Descriptions - The Ship's List http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/index.htm
An extensive list of ship descriptions, indicated as an addendum
to Lou Alfano's Immigrant Ships website. The descriptions have
been extracted from posts to TheShipsList and Mariners List.
Magellan - The Ships Encyclopedia http://www.cimorelli.com/magellan/
Approximately 15,000 ship biographies, pictures,
and voyages. Another place to begin.
Register of Ships http://www.reach.net/~sc001198/Lloyds.htm
Gilbert Provost site includes lots of of ship registration
details gathered from the Lloyd's registry of
shipping. The database spans from 1764 to 2001.
Lookups of other ships in Lloyd's registry also possible.
Ellis Island Database
http://www.ellisisland.org/history.html
If the ship came to the port of New York (Ellis Island) from 1892
to 1924 you can view many images on-line, or you can order a
photographic
print of that ship for a fee from the American Family Immigration
History
Center. Either search for your ancestor to locate the ship or use
the Stephen
Morse site, and enter the ship name (See
Section 5 of this Guide for
details)
The Ocean Liners http://www.greatoceanliners.net
This page has pictures and descriptions of many
of the ocean liners from mid 1800's to 1960's. Also, includes
links
to other sites having a large number of pictures
Michael Palmer's List of Merchant Vessels http://www.geocities.com/mppraetorius/
Descriptions of merchant vessels, both sail and steam, compiled by
Michael Palmer over the course of many years from a variety of
sources. The site includes pictures of many of the vessels.
In many cases, larger sizes of pictures may be available from
the web site.
KinShip Prints http://www.KinShipsPrints.com/
KinShips offers a wide assortment of prints including images of
passenger ships, contemporary maritime advertising art, European
costume, and European royalty. (Large matted prints available for fee)
Another good place to start
to find a picture.
Mystic Seaport Steamship Images
Collection
http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/immigration/intro.cfm
Numerous online pictures and information about steamships (1862 - 1927)
from the Mystic Seaport Museum Collection. Research service
is available. Prints may also be ordered.
Cunard Line Ships http://www.cunardlines.co.uk/index.cfm?method=legacyfleet&shipline=Fleet&content=legacy&Lang=uk
Descriptions and pictures of the Line's ships from the Britannia in
1840 to the Queen Mary II to be launched in 2003
Holland America Line Ships http://www.unofficial.net/hal/mainindx.html
Pictures and descriptions of the Line's ships from the Rotterdam I of
1873 through the latest
Ship's History Service http://freespace.virgin.net/donald.hazeldine/history.htm
Don Hazledine's Ships History Service (a fee based service) has photos
of a thousand ships. Click on the link to see what ships are
immediately available. He provides a photograph and historical
information about the ship for around $8. He also offers a CD entitled “The Compendium of the
World's Passenger Ships”,
which contains photos and details of
about 1600 passenger ships dating back to 1854.
Fine Art Emporium
http://www.fineartemporium.com/gallery-german.htm
Mainly devoted to painters of marine art, but
does include pictures of a number of ships
Marine Art Information Center http://www.marineart.com/index.shtml
This page has information and links to museums, galleries, and other
sources of ship pictures.
An Index to Ships in Books http://www.shipindex.org/
A searchable index to an extensive number of pictures and
information. If you have been having problems, search this
comprehensive listing of ship
names and where those ships may be illustrated and described in a book
(including the
page
number.) It also includes an extensive bibliography of
ship-related
books. Look here to find
a
book title containing your ship. Then attempt to get the book by
inter-library loan or look for it at other maritime libraries.
Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) Library Index to Ship
Pictures, Drawings and Plans http://www.anmm.gov.au/lib/spix.htm
An extensive index to pictures and information arranged by ship names
compiled from books in the Museum Library collection. Similar to the
above listing, it includes a
wide
range of titles for ships world-wide covering the sailing ship era up
to current day cruise
ships,
illustrated newspapers and maritime art books.
Passenger Lists on the Internet http://hometown.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html
Includes links to many related web sites, mostly containing passenger
lists.
National Maritime Museum's PORT http://www.port.nmm.ac.uk/
The Maritime Information Gateway, an outstanding online searchable
catalogue of web pages containing ship's information and other high
quality maritime-related Internet resources
Civil War Ships
http://www.wtv-zone.com/civilwar/navalships.html
Pictures of Civil War Ships.
An Index to Ships in Books http://www.shipindex.org/
A searchable index to an extensive number of pictures and
information.
If you have been having problems, search this comprehensive listing of
ship
names and where those ships may be illustrated and described in a book
(including the
page
number.) It also includes an extensive bibliography of
ship-related
books. Look here to find
a
book title containing your ship. Then attempt to get the book by
inter-library loan or look for it at other maritime libraries.
Following are some of the more popular books that contain pictures, and sometimes other information concerning a ship.
Great Passenger Ships of the World (5 volumes) by Arnold Kludas
Passenger Liners from Germany, 1816-1990 by Clas Broder Hansen
Passenger Ships of the World Past and Present by Eugene W. Smith
Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners 1860-1994 by William H. Miller, Jr.
Picture History of the Cunard Line 1840-1990 by Frank O. Braynard & William H. Miller, Jr.
Ships of Our Ancestors by
Michael J. Anuta http://germanroots.home.att.net/ships.html
This web
page
contains a listing of all passenger ships whose pictures appear in
this book.
Lloyd's Register of Shipping Held by most marine
libraries.
For details of Lloyds Registers
and
locations of holdings, http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/ResLloydsMaritimeCollection.html
A yearly alphabetical listing of vessels
compiled by Lloyd's of London. Gives technical specifications of each
vessel, dates and place of build, names of owners, masters and up to
the 1850's details of voyages made.
Until 1890, Lloyd's Register is almost exclusively confined to vessels
of British registry, although the volumes do list some foreign vessels
that traded regularly with Great Britain. From 1875, all British
vessels of 100 tons and over are listed, and from 1890, all British and
foreign sea-going vessels over 100 tons have been listed.
Also see Gilbert Provost's - Register
of Ships http://www.reach.net/~sc001198/Lloyds.htm
6.3 Marine Museums and Libraries
Marine libraries as noted below have many ship's pictures which they will copy for you. The Peabody Museum may have the best collection of pictures of early sailing ships and the Steamship Historical Society of America may have the most extensive collection of steamship pictures. The marine library home pages may also have ship pictures on-line.
If you are sending a request by mail, send the list of ship names in
alphabetical order on a separate page from the letter. Remember, there
were many ship's having the same name, and therefore, it is important
to include dates and other information to identify each vessel as fully
as possible. Fees are charged for photocopies and/or photograph copies.
Independent research can be done at all libraries. Make an advance
appointment to visit the library.
Mystic Seaport Museum of America and the Sea http://www.mysticseaport.org
50 Germanville Ave.
Mystic, CT 06355
(860) 572-5370 or 860-572-0711 ext. 5065
Mystic Seaport Steamship Images Collection http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/immigration/intro.cfm
South Street Seaport Museum
http://www.SouthStSeaport.org/index.htm
They have a growing collection, Check the
collections of the Seamen's Bank for
Savings, acquired in
1991
207 Front St.
New York, NY 10038
Texas Seaport Museum http://www.tsm-elissa.org/
The Texas Seaport Museum, has a searchable
database and an extensive collection of information regarding shipping
to Texas.
Location: Pier 21, Harborside
Drive
Mail: 2016 Strand
Galveston
TX
Galveston TX 77550
409-763-1877
Pier 21 - Halifax Canada http://www.pier21.ns.ca/resource_centre/listships.html
1055 Marginal Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4P6
(902) 425- 7770
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