Link: Lloyd's Register of British & Foreign Shipping

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There is 14 Reg's on this link to search by either name of Capt, Vessel, Owner, Builder & Port.
Click on any of the hyperlinks, will open up - then click on left hand box, beneath the book - Read online- will then open in new window - you can type words in search box at top right.
Abbreviations are in front of each book, to help with understanding the text in each column.

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator:%22Lloyd's%20Register%20of%20British%20and%20Foreign%20Shipping%20(Firm)%22

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The following info will help those looking for info on Ships/Captains/Mates etc in their Family History, what is available and where to find it.


List of Shipping Registers and a WEALTH of other info.. Ships Registers / Navy / Passenger Lists / Sailors and Soldiers / Slavery & Abolition / Ships / Newspaper Archives / 
http://maritimearchives.co.uk/Registers.aspx   


Haith Trust Digital Library - Lloyds Lists including earlier records not available from above
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000549597


Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section - Indexes to Lloyd's Captains Registers
http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/capintro.htm


MARINERS - The website of the Mariners Mailing List Similar to Rootschat
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/ResLloydsMaritimeCollection.html
To email Mariners for info on Ships/Captains/Mates etc..use the following link
info@mariners-l.co.uk <info@mariners-l.co.uk


Did you know that 80% of the Uk Records for Shipping/Captain/Mates/Crew Lists are are Labrador, Newfoundland !!!! they were sent there many years ago as our Government could not find anywhere to store them  in the UK
http://www.mun.ca/mha/about.php


Registers of Births and Deaths at Sea: 1965 to present day
www.swanseamariners.org.uk
Deaths at Sea: Merchant Seamen and Passengers
The registers of deaths at sea are public documents and are open for inspection. They are a source of the name; rank and occupation; age and date of birth; address; date, cause and place of death; name, official number
and port of registry of ship. The Registry of Shipping currently holds registers of Births and Deaths at Sea dating from 1965 to present day.

These records are held at the Registry of Shipping and Seamen. A search may be made in these registers for the fee of £11...(re-check this fee)

The Registry of Shipping
MCA Cardiff
Anchor Court
Ocean Way
Cardiff
CF24 5JW
Tel +44 (0)29 20 448800
Fax +44 (0)29 20 448820
E-mail rss@mcga.gov.uk
web www.mcga.gov.uk