Ships visiting the Marshall Islands (until 1885)
Majuro Atoll

edited by Dirk H.R. Spennemann



European vessels visiting Majuro 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

Majuro

1788

June 26

Charlotte

Thomas Gilbert

transport

GB

Majuro

1788

June 26

Scarborough

William Marshall

transport

GB

Majuro

1829

 

Helena

V.S.Kromchenko

expedition

RUS

Majuro

1832

 

America

V.S.Kromchenko

transport

RUS

Majuro

1841

May 3

USS Flying Fish

Knox

warship

USA

Majuro

1841

May 3

USS Peacock

William Hudson

warship

USA

Majuro

1850

September 13

Olympia

     

Majuro

1858

November 29

Morning Star

John W.Brown

mission ship

USA

Majuro

1863

 

Clara D.Robbins

 

merchant ship

GBA

Majuro

1863

January 16

Maria

J.T.Blodgett

merchant ship

GER

Majuro

1868

August

Water Lily

Ben Pease

merchant ship

USA

Majuro

1870

 

sloop

???

merchant ship

FRA

Majuro

1870

February

Malolo

E.A.Pitman

merchant ship

HAW

Majuro

1870

June 5

USS Jamestown

Commander N.J.Truxton

warship

USA

Majuro

1871

August 23

Morning Star III

Matthews

mission ship

USA

Majuro

1871

December 27-31

Neva/Emily

E.A.Pitman

merchant ship

MIS

Majuro

1871

January - February 1

Elisabeth K.Bateson

???

merchant ship

GBA

Majuro

1872

February 25

Jimata

Samuel S. Brown

merchant ship

MIS

Majuro

1872

Jun 6

Emily (ex-Neva)

E.A.Pitman

merchant ship

MIS

Majuro

1872

May

Leonora

Bully Hayes

merchant ship

MIS

Majuro

1872

May 3

HMS Barrosa

Lewis J.Moore

warship

GB

Majuro

1872

September 23

HMS Blanche

Cortland Simpson

warship

GB

Majuro

1873

 

Savaii

Edward Milne

merchant ship

MIS

Majuro

1873

November 25-December 1

Morning Star III

Willaim B. Hallett

mission ship

USA

Majuro

1874

August 30-Sept 2

Morning Star III

C.W.Gelett

mission ship

USA

Majuro

1875

August 25

Morning Star III

A.D.Colcord

mission ship

USA

Majuro

1875

December 7

Morning Star III

A.D.Colcord

mission ship

USA

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

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

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

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 5

Vision

G.H.Harris

merchant ship

GBN

Majuro

1878

September 21-25

Morning Star III

Isaiah Bray

merchant ship

USA

Majuro

1879

August 30

Morning Star III

Isaiah Bray

mission ship

USA

Majuro

1880

April 22

Montiara

Schneiders

merchant ship

SIN?

Majuro

1880

August

Belle Brandon

G.H.Harris

merchant ship

GBN

Majuro

1880

November

Falcon

Hayward

merchant ship

GBN

Majuro

1880

November 19

Morning Star III

Isaiah Bray

mission ship

USA

Majuro

1881

August 8

???

???

merchant ship

GBN?

Majuro

1881

June 13

HMS Emerald

William H. Maxwell

warship

GB

Majuro

1881

June 14

SMS Habicht

Kuhn

warship

GER

Majuro

1882

July 11

Olesaga

 

merchant ship

MIS

Majuro

1882

October 10

Morning Star III

Isaiah Bray

mission ship

USA

Majuro

1883

June 16

HMS Espiegle

Cyprian Bridge

warship

GB

Majuro

1884

August 7

H.L.Tiernan

 

merchant ship

USA

Majuro

1884

August 7

HMS Dart

LtCmdr William Moore

warship

GB

Majuro

1885

October 21

SMS Nautilus

Rötger

warship

GER

Majuro (?)

1793

   

Musgrave

 

GB

majuro

1877

late September

Montiara

Raveklide

merchant ship

SIN



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