Maureen, I do hope one of our Listers can provide a definitive answer, as this from me is pure guesswork! I think we must both feel Medit is short for Mediterranean? However, there does not seem to be any present-day port in the Med which would abbreviate to CLY. My guess, therefore, is that this might stand for Clyde (which in some ways appears quite obvious!) perhaps in the context of loading in the Clyde and then proceeding to the Mediterranean. As I say, just a guess, but my starter for ten! Ron Mapplebeck ***** On 06/07/2011 16:45, Maureen Stewart wrote: > Hi, > > I have traced an ancestor George Roche who was Ships master on the > Sayed Pasha. Lloyd's register 1854- 1855 page 182. It states that the > destination is CLY. Medit. Help! What does the CLY stand for? I > realise that it must be a Port Abbreviation but cannot find it! The > vessal was built in Greenock but home Port was given as London > > Hoping that someone can help. > > Many thanks > > Maureen > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please > send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message >

Hello Ron/Maureen, I, too, think that CLY must be for the Clyde - it occurs repeatedly in other entries, such as "Cly. Montreal", "Cly. Maurits.", or "Cly. Baltic; and cross-checking the entries in the newspapers usually returns vessels that habitually sailed from the Clyde. Regards, PK ________________________________ From: Ron Mapplebeck <ron.mapplebeck1@virgin.net> To: Maureen Stewart <maureen2411@tiscali.co.uk> Cc: MARINERS@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 7 July, 2011 0:12:03 Subject: [MAR] PORT ABBREVIATION was Re: Help Needed! Maureen, I do hope one of our Listers can provide a definitive answer, as this from me is pure guesswork! I think we must both feel Medit is short for Mediterranean? However, there does not seem to be any present-day port in the Med which would abbreviate to CLY. My guess, therefore, is that this might stand for Clyde (which in some ways appears quite obvious!) perhaps in the context of loading in the Clyde and then proceeding to the Mediterranean. As I say, just a guess, but my starter for ten! Ron Mapplebeck ***** On 06/07/2011 16:45, Maureen Stewart wrote: > Hi, > > I have traced an ancestor George Roche who was Ships master on the > Sayed Pasha. Lloyd's register 1854- 1855 page 182. It states that the > destination is CLY. Medit. Help! What does the CLY stand for? I > realise that it must be a Port Abbreviation but cannot find it! The > vessal was built in Greenock but home Port was given as London > > Hoping that someone can help. > > Many thanks > > Maureen > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please > send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message