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 Ships visiting the Marshall Islands (until 1885)
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European vessels visiting the Marshall Islands until the beginning of the German Protectorate over the Marshall Islands in October 1885.
Abbreviations/Comments: Vessel type note that the type labour ship includes blackbirders; Nationality (Flag): AUS - Austria; CHI - Chinese; FRA - French; GB - Great Britain; GBA - Great Britain, Australia; GBN - Great Britain, New Zealand; GER - Imperial Germany; HAW - Hawaiian; HOL - Holland; JAP - Japanese; MIS - Marshall Islands (locally owned); RUS - Imperial Russia; SIN - Singapore; SPA Spanish; SWE - Sweden; TAH - Tahiti; USA - United Sates of America.
| Atoll | Year | Date | Vessel | Captain | Type | Country |
| Ebon | 1831 | May 7 | Alliance | Hiram Covell | whaler | USA |
| Arno (?) | 1832 | America | V.S.Kromchenko | transport | RUS | |
| Bokak | 1832 | Canton (?) | merchant ship | USA | ||
| Majuro | 1832 | America | V.S.Kromchenko | transport | RUS | |
| Mile | 1832 | America | V.S.Kromchenko | transport | RUS | |
| Nadikdik | 1832 | America | V.S.Kromchenko | transport | RUS | |
| Bokak | 1833 | February 9 | Bolivar Liberator | Underwood | merchant ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1833 | March 6 | Peru | John H. Eagleston | merchant ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1833 | October 16 | Elisabeth | Finnis | whaler | GBA |
| Bikini | 1834 | December | Waverly | Cathcart | merchant ship | USA |
| Bikini | 1834 | May 31 | Victoria | Dowsett | merchant ship | USA |
| Ailinglaplap | 1835 | October | Awashonks | Prince Coffin | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1835 | November 6 | Pallas | Henry Archer | merchant ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1835 | September 8-11 | Genii | Edward Cattlin | merchant ship | GBA |
| Enewetok | 1835 | November 13 | USS Vincennes | John H.Aulik | warship | USA |
| Lae | 1835 | October | Awashonks | Prince Coffin | whaler | USA |
| many atolls | 1835 | America | I.I.Schantz | transport | RUS | |
| Namorik | 1835 | November 10 | Pallas | Henry Archer | merchant ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1835 | November 12-14 | Pallas | |||
| Namorik | 1835 | October 5 | Awashonks | Prince Coffin | whaler | USA |
| Namorik | 1835 | October 6 | Awashonks | |||
| Rongelap | 1835 | October | Awashonks | Prince Coffin | whaler | USA |
| Rongerik | 1835 | October | Awashonks | Prince Coffin | whaler | USA |
| Wotho | 1835 | America | I.I.Schantz | transport | RUS | |
| Ebon | 1837 | April 25 | Newark | |||
| Mile | 1837 | vessel (Catabwa?, Thule?) | Coleman | whaler | USA | |
| Bikar | 1840 | August | Danaide | de Rosamel | warship | FRA |
| Arno | 1841 | May 3 | USS Flying Fish | Knox | warship | USA |
| Arno | 1841 | May 3 | USS Peacock | William Hudson | warship | USA |
| Jaluit | 1841 | December 17 | USS Flying Fish | Knox | warship | USA |
| Kili | 1841 | December 18 | USS Flying Fish | Knox | warship | USA |
| Majuro | 1841 | May 3 | USS Flying Fish | Knox | warship | USA |
| Majuro | 1841 | May 3 | USS Peacock | William Hudson | warship | USA |
| Mile | 1841 | December 16 | USS Flying Fish | Knox | warship | USA |
| Mile | 1841 | May 2 | USS Flying Fish | Knox | warship | USA |
| Mile | 1841 | May 2 | USS Peacock | William Hudson | warship | USA |
| Namorik | 1841 | December 19 | USS Flying Fish | Knox | warship | USA |
| Rongelap | 1841 | May 5 | USS Flying Fish | Knox | warship | USA |
| Rongelap | 1841 | May 5 | USS Peacock | William Hudson | warship | USA |
| Rongerik | 1841 | May 7 | USS Flying Fish | Knox | warship | USA |
| Rongerik | 1841 | May 7 | USS Peacock | William Hudson | warship | USA |
| Namorik | 1843 | August 22 | Potomac | Isaac B. Hussey | whaler | USA |
| Namorik | 1843 | January 13 | Wilmington and Liverpool Packet | Gilbert J.Place | whaler | USA |
| Taka | 1843 | August 26 | Potomac | Isaac B. Hussey | whaler | USA |
| Ujae | 1843 | September 2 | Galen | Bowers | whaler | USA |
| Ujae | 1843 | September 2 | Potomac | Isaac B. Hussey | whaler | USA |
| Mili | 1844 | December 12 | Angelina | Edouard Heyenne | whaler | FRA |
| Ebon | 1845 | February 23 | Naiad | Andrew Cheyne | merchant ship | GB |
| Mile | 1845 | August 17-22 | Rhin | Berard | warship | FRA |
| Mile | 1845 | November 18-27 | Heroine | Admiral Hamelin | warship | FRA |
| Ebon | 1846 | October 16 | Young Eagle | |||
| Ebon (?) | 1846 | William Nelson | Weston | merchant ship | USA | |
| Ebon | 1847 | April 15 | Samos | Henry Archer | merchant ship | USA |
| Kili | 1847 | May 1 | Golconda II | Studley | whaler | USA |
| Ujae | 1847 | May 6 | Golconda II | Studley | whaler | USA |
| Mile | 1848 | January 8-16 | Ariane | Dutallis | warship | FRA |
| Ujelang | 1848 | March 28-29 | Atkins Adams | Samual Lane | whaler | USA |
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