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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 |
| Bokak | 1526 | August 21 | Santa Maria de la Victoria | Alonso de Salazar | SPA | |
| Enewetok (?) | 1529 | October 1 | Florida | Alvaro de Saavedra | SPA | |
| Ujelang | 1529 | September 21 | Florida | Alvaro de Saavedra | SPA | |
| Kwajalein (?) | 1542 | January 6 | Santiago | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Kwajalein (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Kwajalein (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Kwajalein (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Kwajalein (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Kwajalein (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Ujelang (?) | 1542 | January 6 | Santiago | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Ujelang (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Ujelang (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Ujelang (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Ujelang (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Ujelang (?) | 1542 | January 6 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Wotje (?) | 1542 | December 26 | Santiago | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Wotje (?) | 1542 | December 26 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Wotje (?) | 1542 | December 26 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Wotje (?) | 1542 | December 26 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Wotje (?) | 1542 | December 26 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Wotje (?) | 1542 | December 26 | vessel | Ruy Lopez de Villalobos | SPA | |
| Ailuk | 1565 | January 10 | San Pedro | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Ailuk | 1565 | January 10 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Ailuk | 1565 | January 10 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Jemo | 1565 | January 10 | San Pedro | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Jemo | 1565 | January 10 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Jemo | 1565 | January 10 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Kwajalein | 1565 | January 7 | San Lucas | Alonso de Arellano | SPA | |
| Lib | 1565 | January 8 | San Lucas | Alonso de Arellano | SPA | |
| Likiep | 1565 | January 5 | San Lucas | Alonso de Arellano | SPA | |
| Mejit | 1565 | January 9 | San Pedro | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Mejit | 1565 | January 9 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Mejit | 1565 | January 9 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Ujelang | 1565 | January 15 | San Pedro | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Ujelang | 1565 | January 15 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Ujelang | 1565 | January 15 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Wotho | 1565 | January 12 | San Pedro | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Wotho | 1565 | January 12 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Wotho | 1565 | January 12 | vessel | Miguel Lopez de Legazpi | SPA | |
| Ujelang | 1566 | June-July | San Jeronimo | Lope Martin | SPA | |
| Ujelang | 1568 | September 15 | Los Reyes | Alvaro de Mendana | SPA | |
| Ujelang | 1568 | September 15 | Todos Santos | Alvaro de Mendana | SPA | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | Eendracht | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel of Nassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel ofNassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel ofNassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel ofNassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel ofNassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel ofNassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel ofNassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel ofNassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel ofNassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL | |
| Bokak | 1625 | January 15 | vessel ofNassau Fleet | Admiral Schapenham | HOL |
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