Hi ~ I'm looking at xerox copies of Lloyd's Captains Registers where I've found two ships of interest with official numbers (ONs) that are difficult to decipher. EXPRESS - ON looks like 44633 STERLING - ON looks like ?0493 I've checked the Ship Information Database but couldn't find an Express or Sterling there with similar looking ONs. Are there any other online resources that might help me confirm the ONs of these ships? Thanks very much, Harold

Hi Harold The CLIP project have transcribed records from the Appropriation Books which are available from the Clip website, this is the only database with complete coverage of British registered vessels with official numbers from 1 to 200,000 and covering years 1855 to the 1950s. http://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/vesselsalpha.php Mick Mariners List ----- Original Message ----- From: Hwabz@aol.com To: mariners@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 4:18 AM Subject: [MAR] Deciphering ship official numbers

Harold, Express 44633 is correct and was a sailing ship registered in Liverpool.in 1862 Sterling - this is probably 72913 and was a steamship, registered Shanghai in 1901 there was also a Sterling 50493 sail, 1864 Liverpool. Info from http://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/vesselsalpha.php regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hwabz@aol.com> To: <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 4:18 AM Subject: [MAR] Deciphering ship official numbers > > Hi ~ I'm looking at xerox copies of Lloyd's Captains Registers where I've > found two ships of interest with official numbers (ONs) that are difficult > to decipher. > > EXPRESS - ON looks like 44633 44633 > STERLING - ON looks like ?0493 72913 > > I've checked the Ship Information Database but couldn't find an Express or > Sterling there with similar looking ONs. Are there any other online > resources that might help me confirm the ONs of these ships? > > Thanks very much, > > Harold > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3629 - Release Date: 05/10/11 18:34:00

Hello Harold,   A place to look is the Mercantile Navy List. Ships are listed there twice - once in alphabetical order and once in Official Number order.   The online Digital Archives Initiative at Memorial University of Newfoundland has five volumes digitized: 1876, 1880, 1892, 1896, 1921. http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/menu_open.php?CISOROOT=/mha_mercant&CISOPTR=8093&CISOSHOW=-1   If you download the 1876 volume, STERLING, O.N. 50493, is on page 489 of 582 - built Boston, USA, 1864, owner William Kelly, Liverpool.   N. B.  - In that edition and some others, sailing vessels and steam vessels are on separate lists.   There are several editions online at Google Books incl. 1850, 1860, 1861, 1867.   Regards, Adi   --- On Wed, 5/11/11, Hwabz@aol.com <Hwabz@aol.com> wrote: Hi ~ I'm looking at xerox copies of Lloyd's Captains Registers where I've  found two ships of interest with official numbers (ONs) that are difficult to  decipher. EXPRESS - ON looks like 44633 STERLING - ON looks like ?0493 I've checked the Ship Information Database but couldn't find an Express or  Sterling there with similar looking ONs. Are there any other online  resources that might help me confirm the ONs of these ships? Thanks very much, Harold