Shipping registers held at Suffolk Record Office

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
Lowestoft Register of transactions, 1855-1897 25/1/1
Register of transactions, 1861-1903 25/1/2
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 1 to LT 288 (No 35), 1911-1946 25/2/1
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 289 to LT 578 (No 33), 1917-1946 25/2/2
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 579 to LT 1299 (No 34), 1902-1946 25/2/3
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 1 to LT 288, 1917-1958 25/2/4
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 289 to LT ?, 1919-1950 25/2/5
Register of sea fishing boats for various re-used LT numbers, 1929-1960 25/2/6
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 1 to LT 198, 1929, 1949-1970 25/2/7
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 199 to LT 396, 1940-1970 25/2/8
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 397 to LT 594, 1960-1970 25/2/9
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 1 to LT 198, 1955-1985 25/2/10
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 199 to LT 396, 1947-1985 25/2/11
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 397 to LT 594, 1960-1970 25/2/12
Register of sea fishing boats, Nos LT 595 to LT ?, 1955-1985 25/2/13
Register of sea fishing boats, 1985-1989 25/2/14
Register of sea fishing boats, 1985-1989 25/2/15
Register of ships, 1852-1855 25/3/1
Register of ships, 1855-1863 25/3/2
Register of ships, 1863-1870 25/3/3
Register of ships, 1870-1874 25/3/4
Register of ships, 1874-1879 25/3/5
Register of ships, 1879-1885 25/3/6
Register of ships, 1885-1891 25/3/7
Register of ships, 1891-1893 25/3/8
Register of ships, 1893-1897 25/3/9
Register of ships, 1897-1904 25/3/10
Register of ships, 1904-1908 25/3/11
Register of ships, 1908-1911 25/3/12
Register of ships, 1911-1913 25/3/13
Register of ships, 1913-1917 25/3/14
Register of ships, 1917-1920 25/3/15
Register of ships, 1920-1923 25/3/16
Register of ships, 1923-1928 25/3/17
Register of ships, 1928-1937 25/3/18
Register of ships, 1937-1952 25/3/19
Register of ships, 1952-1963 25/3/20
Register of ships, 1963-1966 25/3/21
Register of ships, 1966-1968 25/3/22
Register of ships, 1968-1970 25/3/23
Register of ships, 1970-1972 25/3/24
Register of ships, 1972-1973 25/3/25
Register of ships, 1973-1976 25/3/26
Register of ships, 1976-1978 25/3/27
Register of ships, 1979-1982 25/3/28
Register of ships, 1982-1986 25/3/29
Register of ships, 1986-1989 25/3/30
Register of ships, 1970-1979 25/3/31
Register of ships, 1963-1984 25/3/32
Register of ships, 1989-1993 25/3/33
Index of ships registered, 1947-1993 25/4/1
Ships registration papers, 1976-1994 25/5/1-315