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Ships A-D
| Ship and date | Type of image | Negative number |
|---|---|---|
| Aachen 1923 | photograph | P17438 |
| Aconcagua 1872 | photograph | P17642 |
| Alexander Duthie 1867 | photograph | G1298 |
| Alexander Stephen 1860 | plans | AS/22, AS22la, AS22lb, AS22lc, AS22ld, AS22le, AS22lf, AS22lg |
| Alfred 1845 | picture | 5151 |
| Almora 1873 | photographs | G1992, G636 |
| Anglesea 1852 | picture | 395 |
| Atlas 1801 (convict ship) | plans | 279B |
| Atrato 1853 | photograph | P18221 |
| Austral 1881 | photograph | G729 |
| Australian 1897 | photograph | P1666 |
| Bendigo 1922 | photograph | P17740 |
| Blairgowrie 1875 | photograph | P1842 |
| Bulimba 1882 | photograph | G1738 |
| Camperdown 1875 | photograph | G1575 |
| Carlisle Castle 1868 | photographs | G1931, G2013, G2311 |
| Champion of the Seas 1854 | picture | B7560 |
| Charles Kerr 1826 (convict ship) | picture | B4856 |
| Charlotte 1874 (ex Charlotte Padbury) | photograph | P2130 |
| Chile 1856 | picture | A6381 |
| Chiltonford 1892 | photographs | P2141, P3342 |
| Chimborazo 1871 | photograph | G1490 |
| Chyebassa 1874 | photographs | G1983, G1969 |
| Constance 1848 | picture | 730 |
| Cornwall 1896 | photograph | G151 |
| Corona 1866 | picture | B5544 |
| Cuzco 1871 | photograph | G87 |
| Darling Downs 1852 | photograph | G1579 |
| Demosthenes 1911 | photograph | P14782 |
| Donald Mackay 1855 | picture | 6799 |
| Duke of Devonshire 1873 | picture | - |
| Duke of Westminster 1882 | photograph | G2211 |
Ships E-K
| Ship and date | Type of image | Negative number |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Zetland 1875 | photographs | G1555, P2713 |
| Ellenborough 1842 | picture | BHC3315 |
| Emerald Isle 1836 (convict ship) | picture | 9402 |
| Ethel 1876 | photograph | P2858 |
| Ethiopian 1864 | picture | B279 |
| Euripides 1914 | photograph | P14786 |
| Essex 1862 | picture | B4517, B4518, B5231 |
| Florentia c.1824 (convict ship) | picture | 9401 |
| Flying Cloud 1851 | picture | 1549, 7156 |
| Frances Ridley | picture | A2183 |
| Geelong 1847 | picture | B5231, B5213 |
| General Hewitt 1811 | Picture | 9405 |
| Glamis 1876 | photograph | G1552 |
| Glatton 1795 | picture | 2440, A5091 |
| Great Britain 1843 | picture | 4553 |
| Great Republic 1856 | picture, model | 4559, 9298 |
| Great Victoria 1854 | photograph | P3462 |
| Gulf of Venice 1883 | photograph | G2165 |
| Halcione 1869 | photograph | P3521 |
| Hampshire 1870 | photograph | G2016 |
| Harbinger 1876 | photographs | P3543, P7397 |
| Henry Porcher 1817 (convict ship) | picture | 9402 |
| Hereford 1869 | photograph | P3638 |
| Holmsdale 1858 | photograph | P3723 |
| Illawarra 1881 | photographs | G352, P3801, P7615 |
| Indian Empire 1865 | photograph | P3821 |
| Indus 1847 | photograph | G1763 |
| James Baines 1854 | picture | 947 |
| Jerusalem 1867 | photograph | P3989 |
| John Gambles 1874 | photograph | P4093 |
| Joseph Cunard 1839 | picture | B1189 |
| Java 1813 | photograph (as hulk) | P3974 |
| Kent 1853 | picture, photograph | 7686, G1556 |
Ships L-P
| Ship and date | Type of image | Negative number |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Juliana 1779 (convict ship) | picture | B4622 |
| Lady Kennaway 1816 (convict ship) | picture | 9353 |
| Light Brigade 1854 | photograph | G1785 |
| Lightning 1854 | picture, model | 8471, 7948 |
| Lincolnshire 1858 | picture, photograph | 893, G1804 |
| Lochee 1874 | photograph | G325 |
| Macquarie 1875 | photographs | 7309, G552 |
| Marco Polo 1851 | model, picture | 6173, 891 |
| Maulesdon 1875 | photograph | P4774 |
| Mellish 1820 | picture | 9400 |
| Merkara 1875 | photograph | G1987 |
| Mermaid 1853 | picture | 9280 |
| Morley 1811 | picture | 3533 |
| Mountstewart Elphinstone 1826 | picture | 9422 |
| Nelson 1874 | photograph | G345 |
| Norseman 1897 | photograph | G495 |
| Northbrook 1874 | picture | B7445 |
| Norwood 1854 (convict ship) | picture | 9859 |
| Orizaba 1886 | photograph | G637 |
| Ormuz 1886 | photograph | G631 |
| Orient 1879 | photograph | G137 |
| Orontes 1902 | photograph | G144 |
| Otago 1869 | photographs | P5194, P5195 |
| Owen Glendower 1839 | picture | 5780, A5810 |
| Parramatta 1866 | photograph | G1769 |
| Parsee 1868 | photograph | P5282 |
| Peerless 1859 | picture | B5574 |
| Pitt 1780 (convict ship) | picture | 1597 |
| Port Jackson 1882 | photographs | P5495, A1660 |
| Providence 1807 | picture | 9357 |
| Pudsey Dawson 1853 | picture | D1626 |
Ships Q-Y
| Ship and date | Type of image | Negative number |
|---|---|---|
| Queen of the East 1853 | photograph | P5676 |
| Red Jacket 1853 | picture | 8786, 7877, 7875 |
| Rodney 1874 | photograph | G2301 |
| Roma 1873 | photograph | G627 |
| Rome 1881 | photograph | G653 |
| Royal Dane 1854 | photograph | G2275 |
| Saint Leonards 1864 | photograph | G1709 |
| Samuel Plimsoll 1873 | photograph | P5873 |
| Sarah Sands 1845 | picture | 6727 |
| Schomberg 1855 | pictures | B1311, 2924, 2727 |
| Scottish Lassie 1877 | photograph | P597 |
| Silver Eagle 1861 | picture | B4520 |
| Sir Edward Paget 1822 | picture | BHC3639 |
| Sobraon 1866 | photograph | G2306 |
| Sir George Seymour 1844 (convict ship) | picture | B3620 |
| Sorata 1872 | photograph | G1594 |
| Suffolk 1857 | photograph | G2270 |
| Suffolk 1902 | photograph | P18622 |
| Sussex 1866 | photograph | P6273 |
| Tongariro 1883 | photograph | G833 |
| Vimeira 1851 (convict ship) | photograph | P6721 |
| Walmer Castle 1855 | picture | 1058 |
| Waroonga 1882 | photograph | G1970 |
| Waterloo 1848 | picture | 164 |
| West Australian 1859 | picture | 5482 |
| White Star 1854 | picture | 8271 |
| Yallaroi 1885 | photograph | P6959 |
| Yeoman 1882 | photograph | G1728 |
| York 1807 (convict hulk) | picture | 5104 |
| York 1819 | picture | 2868 |
| Yorkshire 1859 | picture | G1795 |
| The First Fleet in Botany Bay | picture | 2664 |
Next steps
Other guides in the series that may be useful for researching passengers are:
Research guide C5: The Merchant Navy: Sources for ship histories
Research guide G1: Passengers: Sources for enquiries
For general research help, see:
Research guide A2: Principal records for maritime research at the National Maritime Museum
Research guide A3: Tracing family history from maritime records
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