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List of Merchant Vessels of the United States 1888 IRon Steel Unrigged Sailing S
List of Merchant Vessels of the United States 1888
Hard Cover
423 pages
Copyright 1889
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Illustration of use of signals, International Codevii
Illustration of different rigs xxi
Part I. Sea-going vessels (merchant, national, and yachts) arranged in the order of signal groups 1-50
Part II. Sailing vessels alphabetically arranged 51-258
Part III. Steam vessels alphabetically arranged 259-340
Part IV. List of iron and steel vessels 341-350
Part V. List of unrigged vessels 351-389
Part VI. Government vessels:
Vessels of the United States Navy 393-396
Vessels of the Quartermaster's Department, U. S. A 397-399
Vessels of the Engineer Department, U. S. A 401-404
Vessels of the Mississippi and Missouri River Commissions, U. S. A 405-407
Vessels of the Revenue-Marine Service 409-412
Vessels of the Light-House Service 413-415
Vessels of the Coast and Geodetic Survey 417-419
Vessels of the United States Fish Commission 421-423
PREFACE:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF NAVIGATION, Washington, D. C., October 10, 1888.
SIR : In compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 5, 1884, establishing the Bureau of Navigation and directing the Commissioner of Navigation to "annually prepare and publish a list of vessels of the United States belonging to the commercial marine, specifying the official number, signal letters, names, rig, tonnage, home port, and place and date of building of every vessel, distinguishing sailing vessels from such as are propelled by steam or other motive power," the twentieth annual list of such vessels is herewith submitted, it being the fifth annual list prepared by the Bureau of Navigation, and bringing the record of the merchant vessels of the United States down to June 30, 1888.
The statement embraces 25,070 vessels of all classes, the names of which have been ascertained, 'distributed as follows :
Sailing vessels 16,123,
Steam vessels 5,982,
Unrigged vessels 2,965.
The volume contains a separate list of the iron vessels belonging to the country.
Foot-notes are added indicating the vessels whose names have been changed under the act of March 2, 1881.
Tables showing the signal flags, and illustrating their uses under different circumstances ; an explanation of the system known as "the international code of signals" and "the manner of employing flags in signaling," and diagrams explaining distance signals and their manner of employment, and the rigs of vessels, are embodied in the volume.
Signal letters are assigned to sea-going vessels of the United States. Upon application made through a collector of customs they will be granted to yachts, and, in particular cases, to other vessels, if necessary. Such letters are requisite in order to afford the means of recognition by signals at sea. To facilitate &ready reference to the signals, the list of sea-going vessels, arranged alphabetically in the order of their signal letters, is placed first in the book. (See Part 1.)
The record of every vessel returned by the different custom-houses has been compared with the previously published list, and all changes mentioned have been noted and entered, The names of vessels lost have been stricken from the list.
The compilation exhibits the following information:
1. The official number of the vessel.
2. The signal letters.
3. The rig (with decks and masts of sea-going vessels.)
4. The name.
5. The tonnage (gross and net).
6. The dimensions (length, breadth, and depth).
7. When built.
8. Where built.
9. Home port.
10. The names of managing owners of sea-going vessels.
Lists of vessels belonging to the Navy, the Quartermaster's Department, U. S. Army, the Engineer Department, U. S. Army, the Mississippi and Missouri River Commissions, U. S. Army, the Revenue Marine, the Light-House Board, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the United States Fish Commission will be found at the end of the volume.
A list of naval vessels and yachts arranged according to signal letters follows the list of seagoing merchant vessels.
The home port is the place where the permanent marine document issues.
CHARLES B. MORTON, Commissioner of Navigation.
Hon. CHARLES S. FAIRCHILD, Secretary of the Treasury
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