Ships visiting the Marshall Islands (until 1885)
Aur Atoll

edited by Dirk H.R. Spennemann



European vessels visiting Aur Atoll 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

Nationality

Aur

1788

June 27

Charlotte

Thomas Gilbert

transport

GB

Aur

1788

June 27

Scarborough

William Marshall

transport

GB

Aur

1817

February 23

Nadesha

Otto von Kotzebue

expedition

RUS

Aur

1817

February 23

Rurick

Otto von Kotzebue

expedition

RUS

Aur

1825

December 10

Dolphin

John Percival

warship

USA

Aur

1867

August

Blossom

Ben Pease

merchant ship

HAW

Aur

1867

November or December

schooner

???

merchant ship

???

Aur

1867

September

Anne

Ben Pease

merchant ship

MIS

Aur

1867

September

Malolo

G.A.Bridges

merchant ship

MIS

Aur

1868

August

Water Lily

Ben Pease

merchant ship

USA

Aur

1877

April

Fortune

Murray

merchant ship

GBN

Aur

1877

March

Vision

Morton

merchant ship

GBN

Aur

1878

September 17-19

Morning Star III

Isaiah Bray

merchant ship

USA

Aur

1883

 

Morning Star III

George Graland

mission ship

USA

Aur

1885

October 25

SMS Nautilus

Rötger

warship

GER



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