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 Ships visiting the Marshall Islands (until 1885)
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List of vessels known to have visiting Wake until the outbreak of World War II
| Year | Date | Ship | Captain | Type | Na tion ality | Landed |
| 1568 | October 4 | Los Reyes | Mendana | trader | Spanish | no |
| 1568 | October 4 | Todos Santos | Mendana | trader | Spanish | no |
| 1796 | Prince William Henry | William Wake | transport | UK | yes | |
| 181? | ?? | Halycon | ? | whaler? | USA? | no? |
| 1823 | Bellona | Edward Gardner | whaler | USA | no | |
| 1823 | May 3 | Foster | Chase | whaler | USA | yes |
| 1824 | December 29 | Mentor | James Hunnewell | whaler | USA | no |
| 1826 | April 24 | Almira | Osborne | whaler | USA | no |
| 1826 | April 24 | Mayflower | Harris | whaler | UK | no |
| 1826 | April 24 | Mercury | Austen | whaler | USA | no |
| 1826 | April 24 | Persia | Barnard | whaler | USA | no |
| 1829 | April - May 2 | Lima | Andrews | whaler | USA | yes |
| 1820s | Rajah | Bennett | whaler | USA? | yes | |
| 1841 | December 19 | Vincennes | Wilkes | warship | USA | yes |
| 1849 | March 28 | Marengo | Devoll | whaler | USA | no |
| 1850 | January 10 | Maria Theresia | Swift | whaler | USA | no |
| 1850 | April 20 | Pioneer | Hathaway | whaler | USA | no |
| 1853 | March 7 | Harvest | Riddell | whaler | USA | no |
| 1856 | April 29 | Ocean Rover | Veeder | whaler | USA | no |
| 1858 | Maria | Sproule | whaler? | USA? | no | |
| 1865 | Oracle | Brigham | trader | USA | no | |
| 1866 | March 4 | Libelle | Tobias | trader | German | wreck |
| 1867 | April | Caroline Mills | Nicholas | schooner | USA | yes |
| 1867 | June 22 - July ? | Hokulele | T.R.Foster | sloop | Hawaii | yes |
| 1867 | June/July | ??? | ??? | brig | China | yes |
| 1867 | September | Moi Wahine | Z.Bent | schooner | Hawaii | yes |
| 1868 | March | Cleo | Cargell | brig | UK | yes |
| 1870 | August 31 | Dashing Wave | Vandervord | tea clipper | UK | wreck |
| 1883 | S.M.S. Leipzig | warship | German | no | ||
| 1898 | McCulloch | rev.cutter | USA | no | ||
| 1898 | July | S.S. China | W.B.Seabury | transport | USA | yes |
| 1898 | July 4 | U.S.A.T. Thomas | Gen.Merrit | transport | USA | yes |
| 1899 | January 17 | U.S.S. Bennington | Edmund D.Taussig | warship | USA | yes |
| 1902 | April | U.S.A.T.Buford | A.Crosky | transport | USA | no |
| 1904 | June 7 | U.S.S. Adams | Evans | warship | USA | yes |
| 1906 | January 22 | U.S.A.T.Thomas | Gen. J.J.Pershing | transport | USA | yes |
| 1908 | November 13 | Japanese vessel | ? | vessel | JAP | yes |
| 1912 | U.S.S.Supply | warship | USA | yes | ||
| 1920 | October 30 | U.S.S.Newport News | L.Edelmann | warship | USA | yes |
| 1922 | June 19 | U.S.S.Beaver | Picking | warship | USA | yes |
| 1923 | July 27 - Aug 5 | U.S.S.Tanager | S.M.King | warship | USA | yes |
| 1935 | May 9 | S.S. North Haven | Borklund | steamer | USA | yes |
| 1935 | March | U.S.S. Nitro | H.T.Markland | warship | USA | yes |
| 1940 | December | U.S.S. Wright | C.Keene | warship | USA | yes |
| 1941 | January 9 | U.S.S. Wm W. Burrows | R.A.Diersdorff | warship | USA | yes |
| 1941 | August 19 | U.S.S.Regulus | warship | USA | yes | |
| 1941 | November | U.S.S. Curtiss | C.Keene | warship | USA | yes |
| 1941 | November 2 | U.S.S. Castor | warship | USA | yes | |
| 1941 | November 29 | U.S.S. Wright | C.Keene | warship | USA | yes |
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