Hegarty, Returns of Whaling Vessels , from 1876 W halemen's Shipping List often provides needed information on ports of call or special occurrences during any particular voyage. D. Steamers 1. A. 2 and 3, above 2. There are also many books on particular types of steamboats, generally by locale, i.e., Mississippi River, Hudson River, Long Island Sound, etc. After 1858 A. We can utilize the same procedures as before, but we now have ship registers available for use once a date after 1858 has been established. Also included are the classification standards employed which give much detail concerning construction specifications, lists of vessel owners, and lists of former names of vessels.
Later registers supply more information than earlier ones.
American Lloyd's . Series commences 1858, alphabetical by ship type. American Shipmasters' Association Record . Commences 1871, overlaps American Lloyd's . Both have gaps until 1882 when the Record is held almost continuously.