Listers: I have been trying to track down a possible link to Ships Lists post 1900 without much success. So I went to the top...the British Government. A kind reply finally came in. I can guarantee nothing other than I have not tried it yet. But is just one more link in our arsenal. Give it a go and see if it meets your needs. I might not get around to it just yet. Copied as quoted and then tidied up to save space: "Subject:Information about ships Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:03:39 +0100 From: Edel Clarke <EClarke@lrdln.mail.fco.gov.uk> To: "'b1caez01@home.com'" <b1caez01@home.com> Dear Al Thank you for your message left on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office web site which has been passed to me. The best source of information on matters concerning shipping is the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, contact details are: National Maritime Museum Museum Information Centre Park Row London SE10 9NF Tel: 020 8312 6500 Url: http://www.nmm.ac.uk Good luck with your research. Regards Edel Clarke Africa and Middle East Team Library and Information Services -- Off list virus memos and tech help is always available at my address. FORTITER ET STRENUE "God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change... Courage to change the things I can and...the Wisdom to know the difference." The Book of Islam tells us: first with the example, then with the word and then with the hand...LEAD BY EXAMPLE, BY THE WORD AND THEN BY YOUR DEEDS! Be a goat [leader], not a sheep [follower].