Ships visiting the Marshall Islands (until 1885)
Ships visiting 1871 to 1875

edited by Dirk H.R. Spennemann



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
Arno 1870 March 6 Malolo E.A.Pitman merchant ship HAW
Ebon 1870 April Sofia merchant ship GER?
Ebon 1870 August Annie Babcock merchant ship HAW
Ebon 1870 August Susanne Peters merchant ship GER
Ebon 1870 June 8 USS Jamestown Commander N.J.Truxton warship USA
Jaluit 1870 February 15 Malolo
Jaluit 1870 May 23 Malolo
Kili 1870 February 14 Malolo
Majuro 1870 sloop ??? merchant ship FRA
Majuro 1870 February Malolo E.A.Pitman merchant ship HAW
Majuro 1870 June 5 USS Jamestown Commander N.J.Truxton warship USA
Mile 1870 February Pioneer (ex-Water Lily) Ben Pease merchant ship GB
Mile 1870 February 20 Malolo E.A.Pitman merchant ship HAW
Mile 1870 February 21-May 21 Malolo
Mile 1870 March 8 Malolo E.A.Pitman merchant ship HAW
Mile 1870 May 28 USS Jamestown Commander N.J.Truxton warship USA
Ailinglaplap 1871 Eugene ??? labour ship ???
Ailuk 1871 August 23 Coryphaeus Roe merchant ship GB
Arno 1871 August 28 Morning Star III Matthews mission ship USA
Arno 1871 December 23 Neva/Emily E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Arno 1871 January 5 Leonora (ex-Pioneer, ex-Water Lily) Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1871 August 28 Morning Star III Matthews mission ship USA
Ebon 1871 December 16 Jimata Samuel S. Brown merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1871 November 7 Morning Star III Matthews mission ship USA
Ebon 1871 October ??? ??? labour ship GBN
Ebon 1871 October ??? ??? labour ship GBN
Ebon 1871 October Midge ??? labour ship GBN
Jaluit 1871 Eugene ??? labour ship ???
Jaluit 1871 steamship ??? labour ship GBN
Majuro 1871 August 23 Morning Star III Matthews mission ship USA
Majuro 1871 December 27-31 Neva/Emily E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1871 January - February 1 Elisabeth K.Bateson ??? merchant ship GBA
many atolls 1871 Lady Alicia Daly merchant ship GBA
many atolls 1871 Spec Eury merchant ship GBA
Mile 1871 August 21 Morning Star III Matthews mission ship USA
Mile 1871 December 31 Neva/Emily E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Mile 1871 December 9-21 Neva/Emily E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Mile 1871 early December Jimata Samuel S. Brown merchant ship MIS
Mile 1871 November 13-27 Neva/Emily E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Mile 1871 November 22 Leonora (ex-Pioneer, -Water Lily) Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Mile 1871 November 7-15(?) Leonora (ex-Pioneer, -Water Lily) Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Namorik 1871 November Morning Star III Matthews mission ship USA
Ailuk 1872 Restless Bowman merchant ship GBA
Ailuk 1872 April 7 HMS Barrosa Lewis J.Moore warship GB
Arno 1872 April 15 HMS Barrosa Lewis J.Moore warship GB
Arno 1872 August 16 Emily (ex-Neva) E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Arno 1872 August 17 Emily Holliman merchant ship USA
Arno 1872 August 17 USS Naragansett Richard W.Meade warship USA
Arno 1872 January 9 Neva/Emily E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Arno 1872 late March Leonora Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Arno 1872 May 23 Emily (ex-Neva) E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Arno 1872 May 27 Elisabeth K.Bateson Keats merchant ship GBA
Ebon 1872 August 23 Lady Alicia Daly merchant ship GBA
Ebon 1872 August 26 USS Naragansett Richard W.Meade warship USA
Ebon 1872 January Lilian Hammond merchant ship USA?
Ebon 1872 January 20- March 12 Samoa Schmidt merchant ship GER
Ebon 1872 June 1 Savaii Edward Milne merchant ship GER
Ebon 1872 June 9 Iserbrook Levisohn merchant ship GER
Ebon 1872 May 1 Elisabeth K.Bateson Keats merchant ship GBA
Ebon 1872 May 10 HMS Barrosa Lewis J.Moore warship GB
Ebon 1872 October 16 Morning Star III William B.Hallett mission ship USA
Ebon 1872 October 2 HMS Blanche Cortland Simpson warship GB
Ebon 1872 September 23 Emma C.Jones Ezra Gifford whaler USA
Jaluit 1872 April 17-26 HMS Barrosa Lewis J.Moore warship GB
Jaluit 1872 September 28 HMS Blanche Cortland Simpson warship GB
Majuro 1872 February 25 Jimata Samuel S. Brown merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1872 Jun 6 Emily (ex-Neva) E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1872 May Leonora Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1872 May 3 HMS Barrosa Lewis J.Moore warship GB
Majuro 1872 September 23 HMS Blanche Cortland Simpson warship GB
Maloelap 1872 April 10 HMS Barrosa Lewis J.Moore warship GB
many atolls 1872 early October Ida Eury merchant ship GB
Mile 1872 April 1-16 Leonora Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Mile 1872 April 29 - May 4 Leonora Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Mile 1872 August 19 USS Naragansett Richard W.Meade warship USA
Mile 1872 February 22 Jimata Samuel S. Brown merchant ship MIS
Mile 1872 January Carl Joseph Armstrong labour ship GBA
Mile 1872 January 12-May 23 Emily (ex-Neva) E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Mile 1872 July 13-19 Savaii Edward Milne merchant ship GER
Mile 1872 June 10 - August 10 Emily (ex-Neva) E.A.Pitman merchant ship MIS
Mile 1872 March ??? ??? labour ship ???
Mile 1872 May 6 HMS Barrosa Lewis J.Moore warship GB
Mile 1872 May 9 Leonora Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Mile 1872 October 24 Morning Star III William B.Hallett mission ship USA
Ujelang 1872 June 9 Leonora Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Arno 1873 Savaii Edward Milne merchant ship MIS
Arno 1873 November 20-25 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Ebon 1873 Peter Godeffroy Wendt merchant ship GER
Ebon 1873 December 7-11 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Ebon 1873 January 7 Savaii Edward Milne merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1873 November 20 Jimata Samuel S. Brown merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1873 October 20-31 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Ebon 1873 September 12 Lady Alicia Daly merchant ship GBA
Jaluit 1873 Savaii Edward Milne merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1873 March 19 Peter Godeffroy Wendt merchant ship GER
Jaluit 1873 November 8-11 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Majuro 1873 Savaii Edward Milne merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1873 November 25-December 1 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Mile 1873 Savaii Edward Milne merchant ship MIS
Mile 1873 July 5 HMS Alacrity Willaim Moore warship GB
Mile 1873 November 15-18 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Mile 1873 October 12-15 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Mile 1873 October 25 schooner C.F.Wood merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1873 November 1-4 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Namorik 1873 October 20 schooner C.F.Wood merchant ship GBN
Arno 1874 August 26-27 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Arno 1874 September HMS Rosario A.E.Dupuis warship GB
Ebon 1874 DEc 10 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Ebon 1874 March 20-30 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Ebon 1874 November 20 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Ebon 1874 Sept 10-13 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Ebon 1874 September HMS Rosario A.E.Dupuis warship GB
Jaluit 1874 February 24 Elisabeth K.Bateson Lessing merchant ship GBA
Jaluit 1874 January Matautu Niebuhr merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1874 January Savaii Becker merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1874 March 10-19 Morning Star III Willaim B. Hallett mission ship USA
Jaluit 1874 November 27- December 9 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Jaluit 1874 Sept 19 Alfred Ganter merchant ship GER
Jaluit 1874 Sept 4-9 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Majuro 1874 August 30-Sept 2 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Mile 1874 August 23-25 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Mile 1874 August 26 HMS Rosario A.E.Dupuis warship GB
Mile 1874 December 15 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Mile 1874 January 17 E.A.Williams merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1874 January Leonora Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Namorik 1874 January 15 Savaii Becker merchant ship MIS
Namorik 1874 November 22-24 Morning Star III C.W.Gelett mission ship USA
Ujelang 1874 September 18 HMS Rosario A.E.Dupuis warship GB
Wotje 1874 September HMS Rosario A.E.Dupuis warship GB
Ebon 1875 August 17 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Ebon 1875 December 16 Agnes Donald merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1875 December 2 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Ebon 1875 January 26 Arctic Whitney whaler HAW
Ebon 1875 Sept 8 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Jaluit 1875 Mary Ann Westfallen merchant ship GBN
Jaluit 1875 August 30 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Jaluit 1875 November ??? ??? merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1875 November ??? ??? merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1875 November Julie Reitz Harslager merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1875 November 22 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Majuro 1875 August 25 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Majuro 1875 December 7 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Mile 1875 August 20 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Namorik 1875 December 1 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA


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