Shipping registers held at Lancashire Archives

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
Fleetwood Register of shipping, 1850-1855 SS/3/1
Register of shipping, 1855-1869 SS/3/2
Register of shipping, 1869-1874 SS/3/3
Register of shipping, 1874-1897 SS/3/4
Register of shipping, 1897-1908 SS/3/5
Register of shipping, 1908-1919 SS/3/6
Register of shipping, 1919-1923 SS/3/7
Register of shipping, 1923-1939 SS/3/8
Register of shipping, 1940-1959 SS 3/9
Register of shipping, 1959-1964 SS/3/10
Register of shipping, 1964-1968 SS/3/11
Register of shipping, 1968-1987 SS/3/12
Registers additional to, and continuation of SS 3/12 and SS 8/7 (Preston), 1970s-1980s SS/3/13
Register of shipping, 1988-1993 SS/3/14
Register of shipping transactions, 1860-1884 SS/4/1
Register of shipping transactions, 1884-1937 SS/4/2
Index to Registers of British Ships, 1970s-1980s SS/Acc 9647
Register of fishing vessels, 1902-1919 SS/13/1
Register of fishing vessels, 1919-1929 SS/13/2
Register of fishing vessels, 1929-1939 SS/13/3
Register of fishing vessels, 1939-1946 SS/13/4
Register of fishing vessels, 1946-1952 SS/13/5
Register of fishing vessels, 1952-1957 SS/13/6
Register of fishing vessels, 1957-1965 SS/13/7
Register of fishing vessels, 1965-1983 SS/13/8
Register of fishing vessels, 1983-1988 SS/13/9
Lancaster Shipping registers, 1786-1823 SS/5/1
Register of shipping, 1824-1834 SS/5/2
Register of shipping, 1824-1836 SS/5/3
Registers of shipping, 1837-1855 SS/5/4
Register of shipping, 1855-1867 SS/5/5
Register of shipping, 1867-1905 SS/5/6
Index to Registers of British Ships, 1855-1989 SS/Acc 9647
Register of shipping transactions, 1855-1872 SS/6/1
Register of shipping transactions, 1865-1879 SS/6/2
Register of shipping transactions, 1878-1889 SS/6/3
Register of shipping transactions SS/6/4
Register of shipping transactions, 1897-1970 SS/6/5
Registration papers for individual vessels, 1860-1971 SS/Acc 6220
Register of fishing vessels, 1869-1902 SS/14/1
Register of fishing vessels, 1901-1932 SS/14/2
Register of fishing vessels, 1932-1968 SS/14/3
Register of fishing vessels, 1968 SS/14/4
Preston Register of shipping, 1786-1816 SS/8/1
Register of shipping, 1825-1849 SS/8/2
Register of shipping, 1850-1855 SS/8/3
Register of shipping, 1855-1874 SS/8/4
Register of shipping, 1874-1892 SS/8/5
Register of shipping, 1910-1986 SS/8/7
Register of shipping, 1990-1991 SS 8/9
Register of shipping transactions, 1855-1887 SS/9/1
Register of shipping transactions, 1878-1924 SS/9/2
Register of fishing vessels, 1902-1939 SS/12/1
Register of fishing vessels, 1939-1947 SS/12/2
Register of fishing vessels, 1947-1966 SS/12/3
Register of fishing vessels, 1966-1988 SS/12/4