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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 |
| 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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