Have you ever wondered what the ship looked like on which your ancestors'
sailed on to the New World (America)?
Taking over 10 years to compile, this database contains some 10,839 entries
and is national in coverage. It concentrates on sailing vessels of the 18th and
19th centuries that brought emigrants to America from the Old World. It is an
index to the locations of images and does no contain pictures of the vessels
themselves.
Details given include name of vessel, rig, build year, tonnage, masts,
funnels and other information such as name of master, ports sailed between, port
belonging to, place of build, and date of lost or broken up. Not all entries
have all of these details shown. Merchant and naval vessels are included.
