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Old Lloyd's Register books on a wooden table, including volumes from 1834, 1855, and 1972-73.

Lloyd's Register of Ships online

Digitised historic editions of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, spanning 1764-2000. Explore over 260 years of maritime history with searchable records by ship name, master, owner, and build location.

A row of vintage green bound "Lloyd's Register of Yachts" books with gold lettering and anchor emblems.

Lloyd's Register of Yachts online

Explore 110+ volumes of the Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1878–2001 online. Search yacht names, owners, construction details, dimensions and more.

Rusted shipwreck tilting in coastal waters near rocky cliffs in misty conditions.

Casualty Returns

The Casualty Returns, or Wreck Returns as they are sometimes referred to, record the total losses of vessels worldwide within incremental periods.

Historic Lloyd's registry document showing lists of coasting vessels from early 1900s with details of ships, ports, and cargo information.

Lloyd's of London Missing Vessels Books

The Lloyd's of London Missing Vessel books are a unique manuscript resource listing all ships posted as missing to Lloyd's of London. Originally used to settle insurance claims, the books were produced from 1874-1954.

Historical black and white photograph showing damage to a ship with a person in coat and hat inspecting the wreckage.

Lists of Surveyors

The Lists of Surveyors (1834-1972) contain the names of Lloyd's Register surveyors and the ports to which they were appointed.

This is a historical statistical table showing ship construction data organized by country, with columns for iron and steel vessels, and categories for sail and steam ships. The table appears to be from an old document, showing tonnage figures for countries including United Kingdom, British Colonies, United States, Austria-Hungary, Denmark, France, Germany, and Holland/Belgium.

World Fleet Statistics

Statistical tables, dating from 1878 until 2000, which provide an analysis of the world's merchant fleets.

Blue cover of Lloyd's Register Staff Association booklet for session 1969-1970, with gold lettering.

Lloyd’s Register Technical Association

The Lloyd’s Register Technical Association Papers (1920-1998) are essential maritime technical research papers, focusing on the themes of technology, techniques and research.

Pages from a rulebook for wood ships showing classification categories and equipment regulations.

Lloyd's Register Rules and Regulations

The Lloyd's Register Rules and Regulations, first issued in 1834, set the standards for the design, construction and lifetime maintenance of ships. Digitised editions (1849-1976) trace the evolution of maritime technology.

Two pages from a nautical guide showing detailed port information for Mauritania, including navigation data and shipmaster's reports.

Guide to Port Entry & The Ship Atlas

The Lloyd's Register (LR) OneOcean's Guide to Port Entry (1971-1998) and The Ships Atlas' (1984-1999) are two separate historic collections that provide information on global maritime ports.