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 Ships visiting the Marshall Islands (until 1885)
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European vessels visiting the Marshall Islands 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 | Country |
| Bikini | 1850 | about | large vessel | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Ebon | 1850 | September 10 | Herald | |||
| Enewetak | 1850 | April 24 | Bowditch | |||
| Kwajalein | 1850 | April 1 | vessel | ??? | vessel | ??? |
| Kwajalein | 1850 | May 13 | William Melville | ??? | merchant ship | GBA |
| Majuro | 1850 | September 13 | Olympia | |||
| Mejit | 1850 | September 9 | Olympia | |||
| Mejit | 1850 | September 9 | Olympia | Warren Woodward | whaler | USA |
| 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 |
| Namorik | 1850 | September 11 | Herald | |||
| Ujelang | 1850 | February 24-26 | Good Return | |||
| Ebon | 1851 | November or December | Lion | Nichols | whaler | USA |
| Mile | 1851 | November or December | Lion | Nichols | whaler | USA |
| Namorik | 1851 | Noc or December | schooner | ??? | merchant ship | ??? |
| Namorik | 1851 | November or December | Elisabeth and Henry | whaler | USA | |
| Namorik | 1851 | November or December | Lion | Nichols | whaler | USA |
| Rongerik | 1851 | November 7 | George and Mary | Green | whaler | GB |
| Ebon | 1852 | December | William Penn | Isaac B. Hussey | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1852 | November or December | brig | ??? | merchant ship | ??? |
| Ebon | 1852 | October | Glencoe | Lamson | merchant ship | USA |
| Jaluit | 1852 | December | Sea Nymph | McKenzie | merchant ship | USA |
| Kwajalein | 1852 | January 2 | HMS Serpent | L.U.Hammett | warship | GB |
| Lae(?) | 1852 | January 3 | HMS Serpent | L.U.Hammett | warship | GB |
| Rongelap | 1852 | December 31 | HMS Serpent | L.U.Hammett | warship | GB |
| Rongerik | 1852 | December 31 | HMS Serpent | L.U.Hammett | warship | GB |
| Ujae | 1852 | January 2 | HMS Serpent | L.U.Hammett | warship | GB |
| Wotho | 1852 | January 1 | HMS Serpent | L.U.Hammett | warship | GB |
| Ebon | 1853 | January 29 | Indian Chief | Gilbert W. Fish | whaler | USA |
| Mile | 1853 | vessel | ??? | whaler | USA | |
| Mile | 1853 | January 27 | Indian Chief | Gilbert W. Fish | whaler | USA |
| Mile | 1853 | July 16 | Belle | |||
| Ralik Chain | 1853 | vessel | ??? | whaler | USA | |
| Ujae | 1853 | Hammond | ??? | |||
| Ebon | 1854 | May 5 | Sea Shell | William Martin | whaler | USA |
| Maloelap (?) | 1854 | James Arnold | T.Sullivan | whaler | USA | |
| Ailinglaplap | 1855 | August 23 | Belle | Handy | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1855 | February 23 | Massachusetts | J.E.Bennett | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1855 | September 15 | Belle | |||
| Ebon | 1855 | September 25 | Belle | |||
| Jabwat | 1855 | September 12 | Dragon | Dunn | merchant ship | USA |
| Kwajalein | 1855 | September 12 | Dragon | Dunn | merchant ship | USA |
| Lib (?) | 1855 | September 12 | Dragon | Dunn | merchant ship | USA |
| Mile | 1855 | August 17 | Belle | Handy | whaler | USA |
| Namorik | 1855 | Sept 7 | Belle | Handy | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1856 | August 22-23 | Lion | |||
| Ebon | 1856 | August 23 | Lion | William H.Hardwich | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1856 | October 3 | Alfred Gibbs | |||
| Ebon | 1856 | October 30 | Alfred Gibbs | Edward Nichols | whaler | USA |
| Enewetak | 1856 | June 30 | Norman | |||
| Mile | 1856 | August 31 | Virginia | Peakes | whaler | USA |
| Namorik | 1856 | October 5-6 | Martha | |||
| Bikini | 1857 | December 28 | Morning Star | S.G.Moore | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1857 | August 9 | Morning Star | S.G.Moore | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1857 | December 9-25 | Morning Star | S.G.Moore | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1857 | November | Norman | Charles C. Ray | whaler | USA |
| Lib | 1857 | December 27 | Morning Star | S.G.Moore | mission ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1857 | August 8 | Morning Star | S.G.Moore | mission ship | USA |
| Namu | 1857 | August 29 | Morning Star | S.G.Moore | mission ship | USA |
| Bikin | 1858 | December | Morning Star | John W.Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1858 | December | Tempest | Gordon Allyn | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1858 | December 1 | Morning Star | John W.Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1858 | January 4 | Governor Troup | Anthony Milton | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1858 | January 4 | Northern Light | E.A.Chapel | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1858 | July 25 | Morning Star | John W.Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1858 | March 9 | Mercury | William C.Hayden | merchant ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1858 | November 29 | Superior | |||
| Ebon | 1858 | October | Roscoe | Alfred M. Coffin | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1858 | October 19-21 | vessel | ??? | merchant ship | GER |
| Ebon | 1858 | October 23-28 | Morning Star | John W.Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Lae | 1858 | December | Morning Star | John W.Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Majuro | 1858 | November 29 | Morning Star | John W.Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Mile | 1858 | November 17 | Morning Star | John W.Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1858 | December | Morning Star | John W.Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Bokak | 1859 | April | Fenimore Cooper | Commander Brooke | warship | USA |
| Ebon | 1859 | December 16-17 | Micronesia (ex-Secreto) | Foss | merchant ship | HAW |
| Ebon | 1859 | December 25 | Chandler Prince | Crayton P. Holcomb | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1859 | December 26-27 | Chandler Price | |||
| Ebon | 1859 | December 4-7 | Morning Star | John W. Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1859 | January 20- February 19 | Pfeil | F.W.Danelsberg | merchant ship | HAW |
| Ebon | 1859 | November 23 | General Scott | James R. Huntting | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1859 | November 3 | Morning Star | John W. Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1859 | September 15-23 | Morning Star | John W. Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Jaluit | 1859 | November 23 | General Scott | |||
| Jaluit | 1859 | November 5 | Morning Star | John W. Brown | mission ship | USA |
| Kili | 1859 | December 23 | Superior | |||
| Kili | 1859 | December 23 | Superior | Richard D.Wood | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1860 | April 22-24 | Marengo | Frederick A. Weld | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1860 | August 18-22 | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1860 | February 27 | Oscar | Thomas C. Landers | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1860 | January 22 | Arab | Edwin Grinnell | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1860 | July 4 | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1860 | March or April | Moctezuma | Joseph Tinker | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1860 | November 22 | Eliza and Ella | Lunt | whaler | USA |
| Namorik | 1860 | March 16 | William C. Nye | John M. Soule | whaler | USA |
| Namu | 1860 | April 11 | Corinthian | Velentine Lewis | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1861 | April 28-29 | Alpha | |||
| Ebon | 1861 | December | Liholiho | Bush | merchant ship | HAW |
| Ebon | 1861 | June 5 | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1862 | Alabama | Alfred M. Coffin | whaler | USA | |
| Ebon | 1862 | April | vessel | Enos | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1862 | January 14 | Milton | Charles Halsey | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1862 | September 9 | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Kwajalein | 1862 | April | vessel | Enos | whaler | USA |
| Namorik | 1862 | April | vessel | Enos | whaler | USA |
| Ujelang | 1862 | January 16 | Navy | Andrew S.Sarvent | whaler | USA |
| Arno | 1863 | January 16 | Maria | J.T.Blodgett | merchant ship | GER |
| Ebon | 1863 | August 24 | Triton | |||
| Ebon | 1863 | August 24 | Triton | Roland T.Packard | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1863 | December 22 | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1863 | January 22 | vessel | Enos | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1863 | January 27-February | Maria | J.T.Blodgett | merchant ship | GER |
| Ebon | 1863 | July 22 | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1863 | May | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Jaluit | 1863 | December 18 | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Majuro | 1863 | Clara D.Robbins | merchant ship | GBA | ||
| Majuro | 1863 | January 16 | Maria | J.T.Blodgett | merchant ship | GER |
| 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 |
| Namorik | 1863 | December 27 | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1863 | January 23 | vessel | Enos | whaler | USA |
| Rongerik | 1863 | Franz | Catenhusenleft | merchant ship | GER | |
| Ujelang | 1863 | January 16-17 | Navy | |||
| Ailinglaplap | 1864 | 19 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1864 | May | Pfeil | F.W.Danelsberg | merchant ship | HAW |
| Ebon | 1864 | November 5 | Morning Star | C.W.Gelett | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1864 | October 12 | Alabama | Alfred M.Coffin | whaler | USA |
| Enewetok | 1864 | Agnes Holt | ??? | merchant ship | GB | |
| Jaluit | 1864 | February 28 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Kili | 1864 | October 11 | Nightingale | Andrew Brown | merchant ship | GB |
| Lae | 1864 | January 30 | Cicero | John R. Stivers | whaler | USA |
| many atolls | 1864 | Abby Forest | ??? | merchant ship | USA | |
| Mile | 1864 | March 7 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1864 | February 22 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1864 | May 4 | Midas | |||
| Ujae | 1864 | January 31 | Cicero | John R. Stivers | whaler | USA |
| Ujelang | 1864 | February 4 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1865 | April 22 | Java | |||
| Ebon | 1865 | August 17 | Pfeil | Ziegenhirt | merchant ship | HAW |
| Ebon | 1865 | August 29 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1865 | December 25 | Charles W. Morgan | T.C.Landers | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1865 | January | Alabama | Alfred M.Coffin | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1865 | November | vessel | Eury | merchant ship | GB |
| Ebon | 1865 | October 17 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Jaluit | 1865 | August 27 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Mile | 1865 | August 25 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1865 | April 22 | Java | |||
| Namorik | 1865 | October 16 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1865 | September 2 | Morning Star | Samual James | mission ship | USA |
| many atolls | 1866 | Pfeil | Ziegenhirt | merchant ship | USA | |
| Arno | 1867 | August | Blossom | Ben Pease | merchant ship | HAW |
| 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 |
| Bokak | 1867 | Caroline Mills | Nichols | merchant ship | USA | |
| Ebon | 1867 | December 23 | Morning Star II | Hiram Bingham | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1867 | February 10 | Alert | Abott | ??? | USA |
| Ebon | 1867 | February 3 | Washington | Silas G.Baker | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1867 | January 21 | Comet | Weeks | merchant ship | GER |
| Ebon | 1867 | November 11 | Morning Star II | Hiram Bingham | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1867 | September 2 | Morning Star II | Hiram Bingham | mission ship | USA |
| Jaluit | 1867 | February | Blossom | Ben Pease | merchant ship | HAW |
| Jaluit | 1867 | February 5 | Sunbeam | Dewitt C. Barrett | whaler | USA |
| Jaluit | 1867 | November 28 | Morning Star II | Hiram Bingham | mission ship | USA |
| Jaluit | 1867 | September 6 | Morning Star II | Hiram Bingham | mission ship | USA |
| Mile | 1867 | February 15 | Blossom | Ben Pease | merchant ship | HAW |
| Mile | 1867 | February 4 | Sunbeam | |||
| Namorik | 1867 | December 27 | Morning Star II | Hiram Bingham | mission ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1867 | November 25 | Morning Star II | Hiram Bingham | mission ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1867 | September 14 | Morning Star II | Hiram Bingham | mission ship | USA |
| Ujelang | 1867 | October 26 | Dundonald | J.Kewley | merchant ship | GBA |
| Aur | 1868 | August | Water Lily | Ben Pease | merchant ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1868 | February 2 | St.George | |||
| Ebon | 1868 | February 2 | St George | George H.Soule | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1868 | February 6 | Eugenia | John Steen | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1868 | January 9 | Stephania | |||
| Ebon | 1868 | January 9 | Stephania | James A. Sinclair | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1868 | March 5 | Malolo | L.P.Eldridge | merchant ship | HAW |
| Jaluit | 1868 | Aprl 27 | Malolo | L.P.Eldridge | merchant ship | HAW |
| Jaluit | 1868 | December 19 | Helen Snow | |||
| Majuro | 1868 | August | Water Lily | Ben Pease | merchant ship | USA |
| many islands | 1868 | Morning Star II | Hiram Bingham | mission ship | USA | |
| Mile | 1868 | December 18 | Helen Snow | |||
| Mile | 1868 | December 18 | Helen Snow | Thomas Campbell | whaler | USA |
| Mile | 1868 | January 6 | Stephania | |||
| 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 | |||
| Namorik | 1868 | April 23-24 | Malolo | |||
| Namorik | 1868 | April 26-29 | Malolo | |||
| Namorik | 1868 | August | Syringia | Brown | merchant ship | GBA |
| Namorik | 1868 | August | Water Lily | Ben Pease | merchant ship | USA |
| Namorik | 1868 | December 21 | Helen Snow | Thomas Campbell | whaler | USA |
| Namorik | 1868 | December 24 | Helen Snow | |||
| Namorik | 1868 | February | vessel | ??? | merchant ship | ??? |
| Namorik | 1868 | February 3 | St.George | |||
| Ujelang | 1868 | Charlotte Jane | Richards | merchant ship | USA | |
| Ujelang | 1868 | February 9 | St.George | |||
| Ujelang | 1868 | February 9 | St George | George H.Soule | whaler | USA |
| Ebon | 1869 | August | Morning Star II | A.Tengstrom | mission ship | USA |
| Ebon | 1869 | August 18 | Pioneer (ex-Water Lily) | Ben Pease | merchant ship | GB |
| Ebon | 1869 | December | Anne Porter | Davie | merchant ship | GB |
| Ebon | 1869 | June 20-July 5 | Lady Alicia | Daly | merchant ship | GBA |
| Ebon | 1869 | May 24 | Martha Wrightington | Elihu F. Turnet | whaler | USA |
| Jaluit | 1869 | Morning Star II | A.Tengstrom | mission ship | USA | |
| Mile | 1869 | August | Pioneer (ex-Water Lily) | Ben Pease | merchant ship | GB |
| Namorik | 1869 | August | Morning Star II | A.Tengstrom | mission ship | USA |
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