Shipping registers held at Dorset History Centre

This is a list of the shipping registers held by an archive or for a particular port.

The data is from the archives' catalogues, mainly online.

For some registers, we are able to provide a basic index for a register, by folio (page). In these cases, there will be a link to the index on the right hand side of the table. In some cases, the index includes a limited transcript of the folio, showing details of the vessel's registration, and in some cases details of the closure of the register.

For the Isle of Man registers, on the right of the index page is a link to a much more detailed transcript of the folio, including transactions and all owners. However, we can't cover every detail and it will still be worth referring to the original document.

For the registers for Rochester, images are available online and we provide a link to them for each entry (This is not functional at present, but we will restore this as soon as possible).

For the register for Canadian ports, many image sets are available online via the Canadiana site. Where possible, we have provided a direct link to the image for the first page of the register. For some registers, the images are continued on the next reel. The reels are numbered consecutively, so changing the reel number and page number in the URL will take you to the next page. For example, a URL that includes c1234/567 will be continued on c1235/1.

For the registers of Australian ports, a full index is available, with links to images of each folio on the NAA site.

Port Title Reference Links
Bridport Register of Ships, 1832-1855 NG-SR/BT/1/1
Register of Ships, 1855-1880 NG-SR/BT/1/2
Lyme Register of Ships, 1786-1823 NG-SR/LR/1/1
Register of Ships, 1824-1855 NG-SR/LR/1/2
Register of Ships, 1855-1880 NG-SR/LR/1/3
Register of Transactions, 1836-1855 NG-SR/LR/2/1
Poole Register of Ships, 1855-1893 NG-SR/PL/1/1
Register of Ships, 1893-1927 NG-SR/PL/1/2
Register of Ships, 1928-1948 NG-SR/PL/1/3
Register of Ships, 1949-1959 NG-SR/PL/1/4
Register of Ships, 1959-1963 NG-SR/PL/1/5
Register of Ships, 1963-1966 NG-SR/PL/1/6
Register of Ships, 1966-1968 NG-SR/PL/1/7
Register of Ships, 1968 NG-SR/PL/1/8
Register of Ships, 1968 NG-SR/PL/1/9
Register of Ships, 1968-1970 NG-SR/PL/1/10
Register of Ships, 1970-1971 NG-SR/PL/1/11
Register of Ships, 1971-1972 NG-SR/PL/1/12
Register of Ships, 1972-1973 NG-SR/PL/1/13
Register of Ships, 1974-1975 NG-SR/PL/1/14
Register of Ships, 1975-1978 NG-SR/PL/1/15
Register of Ships, 1978-1980 NG-SR/PL/1/16
Register of Ships, 1980-1981 NG-SR/PL/1/17
Register of Ships, 1981-1982 NG-SR/PL/1/18
Register of Ships, 1982-1983 NG-SR/PL/1/19
Register of Ships, 1983-1984 NG-SR/PL/1/20
Register of Ships, 1984 NG-SR/PL/1/21
Register of Ships, 1984-1985 NG-SR/PL/1/22
Register of Ships, 1986-1987 NG-SR/PL/1/23
Register of Ships, 1988-1989 NG-SR/PL/1/24
Register of Ships, 1989-1990 NG-SR/PL/1/25
Register of Ships, 1990-1991 NG-SR/PL/1/26
Register of Transactions, 1855-1891 NG-SR/PL/2/1
Annual Returns, 1903-1904 NG-SR/PL/3/1
Annual Returns, 1958-1993 NG-SR/PL/3/2
Appropriation Book, 1855-1969 NG-SR/PL/4/1
Fees and deeds book, 1979-1983 NG-SR/PL/5/1
Fees and deeds book, 1983-1986 NG-SR/PL/5/2
Index to ships based at Poole [1852-1958] NG-SR/PL/6/1
Registration documents for individual ships NG-SR/PL/7
Continuation Register, circa 1984-1987 NG-SR/PL/8/1
Continuation Register, circa 1984-1987 NG-SR/PL/8/2
Continuation Register, circa 1984-1987 NG-SR/PL/8/3
Continuation Register, circa 1984-1987 NG-SR/PL/8/4
Weymouth Register of Fishing Boats, un-numbered, 1904-1939 NG-SR/WY/8/1
Register of Fishing Boats, numbered 1, 1937-1974 NG-SR/WY/8/2
Register of Fishing Boats, numbered 2a, 1939-1947 NG-SR/WY/8/3
Register of Fishing Boats numbered 2, 1973-1981 NG-SR/WY/8/4
Register of Fishing Boats numbered 3a, 1947-1963 NG-SR/WY/8/5
Register of Fishing Boats numbered 3, 1981-1985 NG-SR/WY/8/6
Register of Fishing Boats numbered 4, 1973-1988 NG-SR/WY/8/7
Register of Fishing Boats numbered 5, 1988 NG-SR/WY/8/8
Register of Ships, 1786-1823 NG-SR/WY/1/1
Register of ships, 1824-1828 NG-SR/WY/1/2
Register of Ships, 1828-1845 NG-SR/WY/1/3
Register of Ships, 1845-1855 NG-SR/WY/1/4
Register of Ships, 1855-1881 NG-SR/WY/1/5
Register of Ships, 1859-1951 NG-SR/WY/1/6
Register of Ships, 1879-1960 NG-SR/WY/1/7
Register of Ships, 1961-1969 NG-SR/WY/1/8
Register of Ships, 1969-1972 NG-SR/WY/1/9
Register of Ships, 1972-1974 NG-SR/WY/1/10
Register of Ships, 1974-1981 NG-SR/WY/1/11
Register of Ships, 1981-1987 NG-SR/WY/1/12
Register of Ships, 1988 NG-SR/WY/1/13
Register of Ships, 1988-1993 NG-SR/WY/1/14
Register of transactions, 1859-1879 NG-SR/WY/2/1
Certificates of registry, 1801-1808 NG-SR/WY/3/1
Certificates of registry, 1809-1816 NG-SR/WY/3/2
Accounts of vessels belonging to the port of Weymouth, 1859-1870 NG-SR/WY/4/1
Annual Returns, 1892-1992. Includes returns for Guernsey 1908, 1910-1912, 1914-1915, 1919-1920, 1922-1929 NG-SR/WY/5/1
Appropriation Book, 1855-1993 NG-SR/WY/6/1
Fees and deeds book, 1899-1977 NG-SR/WY/7/1
Fees and deeds book, 1977-1990 NG-SR/WY/7/2