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 Ships visiting the Marshall Islands (until 1885)
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European vessels visiting Mili 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.
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Atoll |
Year |
Date |
Vessel |
Captain |
Type |
Nationality |
|
Mile |
1788 |
June 25 |
Charlotte |
Thomas Gilbert |
transport |
GB |
|
Mile |
1788 |
June 25 |
Scarborough |
William Marshall |
transport |
GB |
|
Mile |
1803 |
October 30 |
Rolla |
John Cummings |
merchant ship |
GB |
|
Mile |
1824 |
February 15 |
Globe |
Thomas Worth |
whaler |
USA |
|
Mile |
1824 |
May 26 |
Coquille |
Loius Duperry |
expedition |
FRA |
|
Mile |
1825 |
November 19 -December 9 |
Dolphin |
John Percival |
warship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1829 |
Helena |
V.S.Kromchenko |
expedition |
RUS |
|
|
Mile |
1832 |
America |
V.S.Kromchenko |
transport |
RUS |
|
|
Mile |
1837 |
vessel (Catabwa?, Thule?) |
Coleman |
whaler |
USA |
|
|
Mile |
1841 |
December 16 |
USS Flying Fish |
Knox |
warship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1841 |
May 2 |
USS Flying Fish |
Knox |
warship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1841 |
May 2 |
USS Peacock |
William Hudson |
warship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1845 |
August 17-22 |
Rhin |
Berard |
warship |
FRA |
|
Mile |
1845 |
November 18-27 |
Heroine |
Admiral Hamelin |
warship |
FRA |
|
Mile |
1848 |
January 8-16 |
Ariane |
Dutallis |
warship |
FRA |
|
Mile |
1850 |
August 15 |
Planter |
Isaac B. Hussey |
whaler |
USA |
|
Mile |
1850 |
August 26 |
Belle |
Handy |
merchant ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1850 |
August 26 |
Emily Morgan |
Prince Ewerssey |
whaler |
USA |
|
Mile |
1851 |
November or December |
Lion |
Nichols |
whaler |
USA |
|
Mile |
1853 |
vessel |
??? |
whaler |
USA |
|
|
Mile |
1853 |
January 27 |
Indian Chief |
Gilbert W. Fish |
whaler |
USA |
|
Mile |
1853 |
July 16 |
Belle |
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|
Mile |
1855 |
August 17 |
Belle |
Handy |
whaler |
USA |
|
Mile |
1856 |
August 31 |
Virginia |
Peakes |
whaler |
USA |
|
Mile |
1858 |
November 17 |
Morning Star |
John W.Brown |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1863 |
December |
Kohala |
??? |
merchant ship |
HAW |
|
Mile |
1863 |
December 11 |
Morning Star |
C.W.Gelett |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1863 |
January |
Maria |
J.T.Blodgett |
merchant ship |
GER |
|
Mile |
1864 |
March 7 |
Morning Star |
Samual James |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1865 |
August 25 |
Morning Star |
Samual James |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1867 |
February 4 |
Sunbeam |
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|
Mile |
1867 |
February 15 |
Blossom |
Ben Pease |
merchant ship |
HAW |
|
Mile |
1868 |
December 18 |
Helen Snow |
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|
Mile |
1868 |
December 18 |
Helen Snow |
Thomas Campbell |
whaler |
USA |
|
Mile |
1868 |
January 6 |
Stephania |
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|
Mile |
1868 |
January 6 |
Stephania |
James A. Sinclair |
whaler |
USA |
|
Mile |
1868 |
May 6 |
Malolo |
L.P.Eldridge |
merchant ship |
HAW |
|
Mile |
1868 |
May 6-8 |
Malolo |
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|
Mile |
1869 |
August |
Pioneer ( ex-Water Lily) |
Ben Pease |
merchant ship |
GB |
|
Mile |
1870 |
February |
Pioneer ( ex-Water Lily) |
Ben Pease |
merchant ship |
GB |
|
Mile |
1870 |
February 20 |
Malolo |
E.A.Pitman |
merchant ship |
HAW |
|
Mile |
1870 |
February 21-May 21 |
Malolo |
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|
Mile |
1870 |
March 8 |
Malolo |
E.A.Pitman |
merchant ship |
HAW |
|
Mile |
1870 |
May 28 |
USS Jamestown |
Commander N.J.Truxton |
warship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1871 |
August 21 |
Morning Star III |
Matthews |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1871 |
December 9-21 |
Neva/Emily |
E.A.Pitman |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1871 |
December 31 |
Neva/Emily |
E.A.Pitman |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1871 |
early December |
Jimata |
Samuel S. Brown |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1871 |
November 7-15(?) |
Leonora ( ex-Pioneer, -Water Lily) |
Bully Hayes |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1871 |
November 13-27 |
Neva/Emily |
E.A.Pitman |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1871 |
November 22 |
Leonora ( ex-Pioneer, -Water Lily) |
Bully Hayes |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1872 |
April 1-16 |
Leonora |
Bully Hayes |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1872 |
April 29 - May 4 |
Leonora |
Bully Hayes |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1872 |
August 19 |
USS Naragansett |
Richard W.Meade |
warship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1872 |
February 22 |
Jimata |
Samuel S. Brown |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1872 |
January |
Carl |
Joseph Armstrong |
labour ship |
GBA |
|
Mile |
1872 |
January 12-May 23 |
Emily (ex-Neva) |
E.A.Pitman |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1872 |
July 13-19 |
Savaii |
Edward Milne |
merchant ship |
GER |
|
Mile |
1872 |
June 10 - August 10 |
Emily ( ex-Neva) |
E.A.Pitman |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1872 |
March |
??? |
??? |
labour ship |
??? |
|
Mile |
1872 |
May 6 |
HMS Barrosa |
Lewis J.Moore |
warship |
GB |
|
Mile |
1872 |
May 9 |
Leonora |
Bully Hayes |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1872 |
October 24 |
Morning Star III |
William B.Hallett |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1873 |
Savaii |
Edward Milne |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
|
Mile |
1873 |
July 5 |
HMS Alacrity |
Willaim Moore |
warship |
GB |
|
Mile |
1873 |
November 15-18 |
Morning Star III |
Willaim B. Hallett |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1873 |
October 12-15 |
Morning Star III |
Willaim B. Hallett |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1873 |
October 25 |
schooner |
C.F.Wood |
merchant ship |
GBN |
|
Mile |
1874 |
August 23-25 |
Morning Star III |
C.W.Gelett |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1874 |
August 26 |
HMS Rosario |
A.E.Dupuis |
warship |
GB |
|
Mile |
1874 |
December 15 |
Morning Star III |
C.W.Gelett |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1874 |
January 17 |
E.A.Williams |
merchant ship |
GBN |
|
|
Mile |
1875 |
August 20 |
Morning Star III |
A.D.Colcord |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1876 |
August |
Vision |
George Loverock |
merchant ship |
GBN |
|
Mile |
1876 |
December 30 |
Agnes Donald |
Austin |
merchant ship |
GBN |
|
Mile |
1876 |
June 7 |
Vision |
George Loverock |
merchant ship |
GBN |
|
Mile |
1876 |
June 29 |
HMS Sappho |
Commander Digby |
merchant ship |
GB |
|
Mile |
1876 |
September 1 |
Morning Star III |
A.D.Colcord |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1877 |
April |
Fortune |
Murray |
merchant ship |
GBN |
|
Mile |
1877 |
April 13 |
Tutuila |
Witt |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1877 |
December 15 |
Lotus |
Miller |
merchant ship |
MIS |
|
Mile |
1877 |
January 22 |
Agnes Donald |
Austin |
merchant ship |
GBN |
|
Mile |
1877 |
November 9 |
Agnes Donald |
J.Murray |
merchant ship |
GBN |
|
Mile |
1878 |
August 15-19 |
Morning Star III |
Isaiah Bray |
merchant ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1878 |
January 27 |
Spray |
Barston |
merchant ship |
TAH |
|
Mile |
1878 |
September 29-October 2 |
Morning Star III |
Isaiah Bray |
merchant ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1879 |
September 1-3 |
Morning Star III |
Isaiah Bray |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mile |
1881 |
June 8 |
HMS Emerald |
William H. Maxwell |
warship |
GB |
|
Mile |
1881 |
June 9 |
SMS Habicht |
Kuhn |
warship |
GER |
|
Mile |
1882 |
November 1 |
Francisco |
Ryan (?) |
merchant ship |
USA? |
|
Mile |
1883 |
Morning Star III |
George Graland |
mission ship |
USA |
|
|
Mile |
1883 |
June 13 |
HMS Espiegle |
Cyprian Bridge |
warship |
GB |
|
Mile |
1884 |
Lucretia |
J.S.Carter |
whaler |
USA |
|
|
Mile |
1884 |
January 14 |
Lucretia |
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|
mile |
1882 |
October 3 |
Morning Star III |
Isaiah Bray |
mission ship |
USA |
|
Mili |
1844 |
December 12 |
Angelina |
Edouard Heyenne |
whaler |
FRA |
|
Mili |
1885 |
October 18 |
SMS Nautilus |
Rötger |
warship |
GER |
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