Ships visiting the Marshall Islands (until 1885)
Ships visiting 1875 to 1880

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 1876 December Vision Morton merchant ship GBN
Arno 1876 June 27 Vision George Loverock merchant ship GBN
Arno 1876 June 29 HMS Sappho Commander Digby merchant ship GB
Arno 1876 September 5 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Ebon 1876 HMS Sappho Commander Digby merchant ship GB
Ebon 1876 August 18 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1876 August 18-22 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Ebon 1876 December Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1876 December 12 Tutuila Witt merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1876 December 15 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1876 July 25 Vision George Loverock merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1876 June 25 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1876 May 9 Coeran Edward Hernsheim merchant ship GER
Ebon 1876 May 9 Levuka Michelson merchant ship ???
Ebon 1876 October 8 ??? ??? merchant ship USA
Ebon 1876 October 9 Comet whaler HAW
Ebon 1876 September 15 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Jaluit 1876 HMS Sappho Commander Digby merchant ship GB
Jaluit 1876 August Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1876 August 24-30 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Jaluit 1876 December 1 Tutuila Witt merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1876 December 3 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Jaluit 1876 December 9-February '77 Susanne Loser merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1876 July 7 Helene Bahlmann merchant ship GER?
Jaluit 1876 July 7 Vision George Loverock merchant ship GBN
Jaluit 1876 October Comet whaler HAW
Kili 1876 July 14 Vision George Loverock merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1876 HMS Sappho Commander Digby merchant ship GB
Majuro 1876 August Vision George Loverock merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1876 December 16 Vision Morton merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1876 December 24 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1876 December 26 Fortune Murray merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1876 June 17 Vision George Loverock merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1876 May Coeran Edward Hernsheim merchant ship GER
Majuro 1876 September 6 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Mile 1876 August Vision George Loverock merchant ship GBN
Mile 1876 December 30 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Mile 1876 June 29 HMS Sappho Commander Digby merchant ship GB
Mile 1876 June 7 Vision George Loverock merchant ship GBN
Mile 1876 September 1 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Namorik 1876 HMS Sappho Commander Digby merchant ship GB
Namorik 1876 December 1 Tutuila Witt merchant ship MIS
Namorik 1876 July 15 Vision George Loverock merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1876 September 13 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Ailinglaplap 1877 E.A.Williams Becker merchant ship MIS
Arno 1877 December Agnes Donald J.Murray merchant ship GBN
Arno 1877 ec 14 Lotus Miller merchant ship MIS
Arno 1877 January 20 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Arno 1877 January 3 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Aur 1877 April Fortune Murray merchant ship GBN
Aur 1877 March Vision Morton merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1877 April 13 Franziska Miller merchant ship GER
Ebon 1877 April 15-November Fortune Murray merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1877 April 24 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1877 August 11 Montiara (?) Raveklide (?) merchant ship SIN
Ebon 1877 August 4 Agnes Donald J.Murray merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1877 Feb6 Tutuila Witt merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1877 February 17 Susanne Loser merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1877 February 2 Elise Hernsheim merchant ship GER
Ebon 1877 February 5-March 28 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1877 jan 20 Tutuila Witt merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1877 January 16 Fortune Murray merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1877 January 27 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1877 June 14 E.A.Williams Becker merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1877 March 17 Fortune Murray merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1877 March 17 Vision Morton merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1877 Mat 17 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1877 November 2 Montiara Raveklide merchant ship SIN
Ebon 1877 November 9 Agnes Donald J.Murray merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1877 October 16-31 Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Ebon 1877 October 25 E.A.Williams Becker merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1877 September 11 Montiara Raveklide merchant ship SIN
Ebon 1877 September 23 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 April 10 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 April 5 Maggie Johnston Bliven merchant ship USA
Jaluit 1877 August 2 Cesar Godeffroy ??? merchant ship GER
Jaluit 1877 August 2 Susanne Loser merchant ship GER
Jaluit 1877 Dec8 Lotus Miller merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 December 16 Lotus Miller merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 December 17 Spray Barston merchant ship TAH
Jaluit 1877 December 22 E.A.Williams Becker merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 December 29-January '78 Norman Thomas G.Campbell whaler USA
Jaluit 1877 early feb Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Jaluit 1877 February 17 Franziska Miller merchant ship GER
Jaluit 1877 February 6 Tutuila Witt merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 July 22 Agnes Donald J.Murray merchant ship GBN
Jaluit 1877 July 28 E.A.Williams Becker merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 June 25 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 late October Montiara Raveklide merchant ship SIN
Jaluit 1877 late October Susanne Loser merchant ship GER
Jaluit 1877 March 27 Lotus Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 March 27 San Francisco merchant ship ???
Jaluit 1877 March 5 Lotus Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 November 7 Maggie Johnston Bliven merchant ship USA
Jaluit 1877 October 1 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1877 September 15 Montiara Raveklide merchant ship SIN
Jaluitk 1877 March 29 Lotus Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Lae 1877 E.A.Williams Becker merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1877 April Fortune Murray merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1877 April 11 Tutuila Witt merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1877 December 12 Lotus Miller merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1877 December 28 Lotus Miller merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1877 January 11 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1877 July 10 Agnes Donald J.Murray merchant ship GBN
majuro 1877 late September Montiara Raveklide merchant ship SIN
Majuro 1877 March Vision Morton merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1877 November 30 Agnes Donald J.Murray merchant ship GBN
Majuro 1877 September 28 Vision Hawkins merchant ship GBN
many atolls 1877 August Morning Star III A.D.Colcord mission ship USA
Mile 1877 April Fortune Murray merchant ship GBN
Mile 1877 April 13 Tutuila Witt merchant ship MIS
Mile 1877 December 15 Lotus Miller merchant ship MIS
Mile 1877 January 22 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Mile 1877 November 9 Agnes Donald J.Murray merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1877 April 10 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Namorik 1877 early February Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1877 February 5 Fortune Murray merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1877 February 5 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Namorik 1877 January 15 Fortune Murray merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1877 January 15 Tutuila Witt merchant ship MIS
Namorik 1877 January 26 Agnes Donald Austin merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1877 March Vision Morton merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1877 March 27 Lotus Bully Hayes merchant ship MIS
Namorik 1877 November 21 Agnes Donald J.Murray merchant ship GBN
Namorik 1877 October 1 Matautu Stockflett merchant ship MIS
Wotje 1877 E.A.Williams Becker merchant ship MIS
Arno 1878 Ag 5-8 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Arno 1878 January 28 E.A.Williams Becker merchant ship MIS
Arno 1878 June Belle Brandon G.H.Harris merchant ship GBN
Arno 1878 September 28 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Aur 1878 September 17-19 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Ebon 1878 April 12 John Bright Merithers (?) merchant ship USA
Ebon 1878 August 26-September 10 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Ebon 1878 December 2 SMS Ariadne B. von Werner warship GER
Ebon 1878 end of January Pacific Peterson merchant ship ???
Ebon 1878 January 17-23 Lotus Miller merchant ship MIS
Ebon 1878 March 17 Flint Moeller merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1878 October 8 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Jaluit 1878 April John Bright Merithers (?) merchant ship USA
Jaluit 1878 August 21-23 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Jaluit 1878 February 3 Spray Barston merchant ship TAH
Jaluit 1878 January Lotus Miller merchant ship MIS
Jaluit 1878 January 15 Pacific Peterson merchant ship ???
Jaluit 1878 January 27 Pacific Peterson merchant ship ???
Jaluit 1878 January 6 Maggie Johnston Bliven merchant ship USA
Jaluit 1878 March 14 Stormbird George Jackson labour ship HAW
Jaluit 1878 November 26-December 1 SMS Ariadne B. von Werner warship GER
Jaluit 1878 October 3-7 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Majuro 1878 August 9-14 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Majuro 1878 February Spray Barston merchant ship TAH
Majuro 1878 January 28 E.A.Williams Becker merchant ship MIS
Majuro 1878 September 21-25 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Majuro 1878 September 5 Vision G.H.Harris merchant ship GBN
Maloelap 1878 September 19 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Mile 1878 August 15-19 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Mile 1878 January 27 Spray Barston merchant ship TAH
Mile 1878 September 29-October 2 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
namorik 1878 August 24 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Namorik 1878 end of January Pacific Peterson merchant ship ???
Namorik 1878 January 29 Lotus Miller merchant ship MIS
Namorik 1878 September 11 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Taka Group 1878 January 19 Pacific Peterson merchant ship ???
Arno 1879 August 28 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray mission ship USA
Arno 1879 December 5 Gael merchant ship GBN
Arno 1879 January 2 Belle Brandon Robinson merchant ship GBN
Ebon 1879 August 7-16 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray mission ship USA
Ebon 1879 January C.M.Ward merchant ship USA
Ebon 1879 January 17 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Ebon 1879 September 12 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray mission ship USA
Jaluit 1879 August 16-27 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray mission ship USA
Jaluit 1879 December John Bright R.B.Bentley labour ship HAW
Jaluit 1879 December Mana ranks labour ship HAW
Jaluit 1879 January 20-24 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray merchant ship USA
Jaluit 1879 March 5 Maggie Johnston Bliven merchant ship USA
Jaluit 1879 September 4-8 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray mission ship USA
Majuro 1879 August 30 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray mission ship USA
Maloelap 1879 August 26-27 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray mission ship USA
many atolls 1879 December 5 Gael merchant ship GBN
many atolls 1879 January 2 Belle Brandon Robinson merchant ship GBN
Mile 1879 September 1-3 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray mission ship USA
Namorik 1879 September 9-10 Morning Star III Isaiah Bray mission ship USA


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