Locations of Lloyds Registers of Shipping and Lloyds Lists

ABERDEEN
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Lloyd's Register Library
Shiprow
Aberdeen AB11 5BY

Collection: 1839-1980, incomplete
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City of Aberdeen Library Services
Rosemount Viaduct
Aberdeen
AB9 1GU

Collection: 1934-1952, 1954 ,1956/57, 1961/62, 1971 to date
Lloyd's List: 1990 to date (back issues retained for five years only)
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BELFAST
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
The Library
Cultra
Hollywood
Co Down BT18 0EU

Collection: 1764 to date, incomplete
Lloyd's List: 1741-1826
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BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham Library Services
Central Library
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham B3 3HQ

Collection: 1834-1872, 1919-1920, 1937 to date
Lloyd's List: 1990 to date (back issues retained for five years only)
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BRISTOL
Bristol Central Library
College Green,
Bristol
It is essential to phone first: 0117-929-9147

1. Lloyds Register of Shipping
1764, 68-70, 76, 78, 80-84, 86-87, 89-"62" (presumably "1862") ('Green Series'; reprints) 1800-33 ('Red Series'; reprints) 1859-84, 91-97, 99-1900, 1902- (folio)
Also current copy in Commercial Library
2. Lloyds List
1741-44, 47-55, 57-58, 60-77, 79-1826 (reprints), 1773-1826 (folio)
Also '2 years' in Commercial Library
3. Lloyds Register Rules
1909-19, 33/34, 62/63, 68-74 (folio)
Current copy in Commercial Library
4. Lloyds Register of Ship Owners
"1955- As vol 3 Lloyds Reg. of Shipping" (folio)
Current copy in Commercial Library
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CARDIFF
Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum
Cardiff Bay
Bute Street
Cardiff CF1 6AN

Collection: 1764 to date, incomplete
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DUNDEE
Dundee District Libraries
The Wellgate
Dundee DD1 1DB

Collection: 1885, 1887-88, 1891, 1893, 1898, 1913-1918, 1935, 1937-1943, 1946, 1950-52, 1955, 1957-59, 1961 62, 1968-1970, 1972-73, 1975- 1980, 1982, 1985-89, 1991-1995
Lloyd's List: Current year only
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EDINBURGH
Edinburgh City Libraries
Central Reference Library
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EG

National Library of Scotland
Main Library
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh
Web site: Web Site : http://www.nls.uk
Email : enquiries @nls.uk

Collection: 1896 to date.
Lloyds List 1785 to date plus index 1838 to 1926 all on microfilm.
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EXETER
Devon Library Services
Exeter Central Library
Castle Street
Devon EX4 3PQ

Collection: 1856, 1946-48, 1950-55, 1958-63, 1965-66, 1968-82, 1984 to date
Lloyd's List: Current year only
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FALMOUTH
Cornwall Maritime Museum
Falmouth
Cornwall

Collection: 1920 to date, some mid 19th century
Lloyd's List: Current year only
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GLASGOW
Archives & Business Centre
University of Glasgow
13 Thurso Street
Glasgow G11 6PE

Collection: 1834-1975/76, 1977/78-1986/87, 1989/90-1991/92
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The Mitchell Library
North Street Glasgow City Library
Glasgow G3 7DW

Collection: 1764 to date, incomplete
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GRIMSBY
Grimsby Central Reference Library
Town Hall Square
Great Grimsby
South Humberside, DN31 1HG

Collection: 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-87, 1789-1816, 1818-1902, 1906-1908, 1910 to date
Lloyd's List: Current year only
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GWYNEDD
Meremeth Record Office
Cae Penarlag
Dolgellau
Gwynedd LL4D 27B

Collection: 1872, 1886, 1900-1, 1910-11, 1915-17, 1924-33
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HULL
Hull Central Library
Albion Street
Hull HU1 3TF

Collection: 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1816, 1818-1889, 1890-1900, 1904/5, 1909/10, 1914-17, 1918/19 1920/21, 1924 to date
Lloyd's List: Current year only
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Museums, Arts Galleries & Archives
Monument Buildings
Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square
Hull HU1 3RA

Collection: 1914-1980, incomplete
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LEEDS
Leeds Central Library
Municipal Buildings
Calverley Street
Leeds LS1 3AB

Collection: 1914/15 (Vol 1),1928/29, 1931/32, 1934/35 (Vol 2), 1943/44, 1946/47, 1948-50, 1952/53, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1958/59, 1960/61, 1962-67, 1968/69, 1970/71, 1972/73, 1974 to date.
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LIVERPOOL
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Albert Dock
Liverpool L3 4AQ

Collection: 1764 to date
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LONDON
Lloyd's Register
100 Leadenhall Street
London EC3A 3BP

Collection: 1764 to date
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Lloyd's of London Marine Collection
Guildhall Library
Aldermanbury
London EC2P 2EJ

Collection: 1764 to date
Lloyd's List: 1741 to date
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BRITISH LIBRARY, Microfilm Administration.
Colindale Newspaper Library, London NW9 5HE
Tel: 44 (0) 207 412 7359
Fax: 44 (0) 207 412 7396
Manager: Chris Payne, Direct Tel: 44 (0)171 412 7351 e-mail: chris.payne@bl.uk

Lloyds List available on 35mm microfilm @ £45 (per/reel) + P&P from
1801-1975 (586 reels)
To 1844 1 reel/year, 2 reels p.a. thereafter (thus through 1850 = c.60 reels)

(Andy Campbell falmouth.packet.archives@dial.pipex.com kindly offers to
‘read’ any of above microfilm [purchased by subscribers ONLY] if they do
not own a reader themselves)
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National Maritime Museum
Library & Information Services
Park Row
Greenwich
London SE10 9NF

Collection: 1764-1785, 1794-1833, 1836-1886, 1888 to date
Lloyd's List: 1741 to date
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Tower Hamlets Local History
Library
Bancroft Library
277 Bancroft Road
London E1 4DQ

Collection: 1842/43, 1844/45, 1851/52, 1857/58, 1861/62, 1863/64, 1866-68, 1869/70, 1876-79, 1880/81, 1884/85, 1890-92, 1894-96,
1897-99, 1911/12, 1918/19, 1920/21, 1926/27, 1932/33, 1935-39, 1941/42, 1944/45, 1954/55-1975, 1977/78-79
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MANCHESTER
Manchester Central Library
St Peter's Square
Manchester M2 5PD

Collection: 1925, 1963, 1995/96
Lloyd's List: Current year only
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MIDDLESBROUGH
Middlesbrough Group Library
Victoria Square
Middlesbrough
Cleveland TS1 2AY

Collection: 1835 to date
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NEWCASTLE
Newcastle Upon Tyne City Libraries & Arts
Central Library PO Box 1DX
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE99 1DX

Collection: 1764, 1768, 1776-84, 1786-87, 1789-1816, 1818-1900, 1907-37, 1939 to date
Lloyd's List: Current year (three months back issues retained)
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University of Newcastle

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NORFOLK
Great Yarmouth Central Library
Tolhouse Street
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk NR30 2SH

Collection: Current year only
Lloyd's List: Current year only (one month back issues retained)
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Collection: Current year/preceding year
Lloyd's List: 1933-1969, 1976 to date
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SOUTHAMPTON
Central Library
Special Collections Library
Civic Centre
Southampton SO14 7LW

Collection: 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-87, 1789-1802, 1804-7, 1809-16, 1818-1900, 1902-5, 1907-69, 1977-85,1994-95
Lloyd's List: 1741-1826, 1842-1850, 1917-18, 1939-45, 1976-1993, 1996
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Collection: 1927-29, 1937-40, 1944-45, 1952-53, 1957-1984, 1986 to date
Lloyd's List: 1993-1996
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SUNDERLAND
City Library & Arts Centre
28-30 Fawcett Street
Sunderland SR1 1RE

Collection: 1816, 1818, 1819, 1820-22, 1833, 1838, 1848, 1851/52, 1854-58, 1861-63, 1867-69, 1871/72, 1874 to date
Lloyd's List: Current year only
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TRURO
The Courtney Library
The Royal Institution of Cornwall
River Street
Truro TR1 1HN

Collection: 1894, 1919/20, 1924/25, 1933-35, 1945/46, 1948/49, 1953/54, 1955/56, 1961-66, 1967/68, 1976/77, 1980/81, 1985/86.
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IRELAND
DUN LAOGHAIRE
The Maritime Institute of Ireland
Haigh Terrace
Dun Laoghaire
Co. Dublin
Ireland

Collection: 1842-1989/90, incomplete
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Register Book collections in other countries

AUSTRALIA
Maritime Services Board of NSW
PO Box 32, GPO
Sydney NSW 2001

Small collection of Registers
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Australian National Maritime Museum
Darling Harbour
Sydney NSW

Newcastle Public Library
Newcastle, NSW
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National Library
Parkes Place
Parkes
Canberra, ACT.
http://www.nla.gov.au

Registers - 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-87, 1789-1816, 1818-1982/3
1776-1880 on microfilm.

Lloyds Lists with Index.
Hardcopy: 1741,1744,1747-1753,1755,1757-1758,1760-1777,1779-1826
Microform: 1827-1920, 1955-1997.

Registers - 1837, 1846, 1848, 1852, 1854/55, 1862/63, 1872/73, 1877, 1884/85, 1886, 1888/89-1891/92, 1893/94-1900/01, 1905/06, 1906/07, 1909/10-1913-14, 1915/16-1921/22, 1923/24-1925/26, 1927/28-1930/31, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1936/37-1944/45, 1946/47.
(with appendix 1893/94, 1895/96, 1896/97, 1911/12, 1932/33, 1936/37, 1947/48, 1949)

Registers - 1811-1833
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CANADA
National Library of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa
Ontario K1A 0N3

Department of Transport
330 Sparks Street
Place de Ville, Tower C
Ottawa, Canada
K1A 0N5
1887-1905-1908-1912 to date
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Dalhousie University
Killam Library
Nova Scotia
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W.B. & M.H. Chung Library
Vancouver Maritime Museum
1905 Ogden Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6J 1A3
(604) 257-3099 tel
(604) 737-2621 fax
librarian - Rachel Grant
e-mail: racgrant@vmm.bc.ca

Collection: 1764 to date, incomplete
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GREECE
Piraeus Maritime Museum
Piraeus

Collection: 1897 to 1940s, incomplete
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THE NETHERLANDS
Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik
Leuvehaven 1
3011 EA Rotterdam

Collection: 1764 to date, incomplete
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NEW ZEALAND
Auckland Public Library
Lorne Street
Box 4138
Auckland 1

Collection: 1764 to date, incomplete
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Wellington Maritime Museum
Wellington Harbour Board,
Queen's Wharf
P.O.Box 893
Wellington

Collection: 1890 to 1990, incomplete
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New Zealand National Maritime Museum
Corner of Quay and Hobson Streets
Auckland

Collection: 1834 to date, some omissions.
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NORWAY
Bergens Sjofartsmuseum
Norsk Sjofartshistorisk
Forskningsfond
Postboks 2736 Mohlenpris
5026 Bergen

Collection: 1764 to date, incomplete
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SWEDEN

Library (Bibliotek) of
Sjöhistoriska Museet
Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 24
102 52 Stockholm

Both archives hold good collections, exact dates not known
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USA
Maine Maritime Academy
Nutting Memorial Library
Box C-1
Castine
Maine 04420

Collection: 1764 to date, incomplete
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The Mariner's Museum
Newport News
Virginia 23606

Collection: 1764 to date, incomplete
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Smithsonian Institution National Museum of History & Technology
Washington DC 20560
Marine Transportation Section of the Division of Transportation

Collection: 1834 to date, incomplete
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Government of the USA
Department of Transportation
Rooms 2122 & 2123
Nassif Building
Maritime Administration
400, 7th Street South West
Washington DC 20590
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US Navy Historical Center
Washington Navy Yard
Washington, D.C.

Collection: c. 1860 to the present day.
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Arizona - Arizona State University
California - San Francisco Public Library
               - Huntington Library Art Gallery and Gardens.
               - University of California, San Diego.
               - Stanford University.
Connecticut - Connecticut State Library.
Delaware - University of Delaware.
Florida - University of Florida.
            - Miami-Dade Public Library.
Illinois - Illinois State University.
Indiana - Indiana University.
Kansas - University of Kansas
Kentucky - University of Louisville.
Louisiana - Tulane University.
Maine - University of Southern Maine at Portland.
Maryland - John Hopkins University
               - US Naval Academy.
               - University of Baltimore.
Massachusetts - Boston Public Library
                       - Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Hurley Library.
                       - Harvard University.
                       - Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
                       - Amherst College.
Michigan - Michigan State University.
               - Wayne State University.
               - Detroit Public Library.
Nebraska - University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
New Jersey - Rider University Library.
                   - Plaifield Public Library.
New York - New York State Library.
                 - Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.
                 - Rochester Regional Library Coun.
                 - Suny Maritime College Library.
                 - University of Rochester.
North Carolina - Davidson College.
Ohio - Bowling Green State University.
        - Miami University.
        - Western RSV Historical Society Library.
        - Ohio State University.
Oregon - Multnomah County Library.
Pennsylvania - Independence Seaport Museum.
                    - State Library of Pennsylvania.
                    - Erie County Historical Society.
                    - Pennsylvania State University.
                    - Villanova Law Library.
                    - Lafayette College.
Rhode Island - Brown University.
                     - Rhode Island College.
                     - Providence Public Library.
South Carolina - University of South Carolina.

San Francisco - J. Porter Shaw Library,
                         San Francisco Maritime Museum,
                         Ft Mason Center, Bldg E,
                         San Francisco CA 94124.

Part of the US Park Nat'l Service, they have a very large collection of vessel registers, including, Lloyd's thru the 1990's???? The Librarians name is David Hull. I believe his email address is david_hull@nps.gov or dave_hull@nps.gov
Tennessee - Tennessee Tech.University.
Texas - Texas Tech.University.

- A&M University at Galveston.
Utah - Brigham Young University Library.
Virginia - Virginia Commonwealth University.
- College of William & Mary.
Washington - Highline Community College Library.
Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin, Madison General Library System.

Some of the above information was taken from the website of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping http://www.lr.org/information/index.html with their kind permission. If you would like to add further information to this site, please notify Debbie Beavis or Ted Finch