Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 43, 1737. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1963.
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'Appendix III: Naval Officers' Lists of Shipping', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 43, 1737, (London, 1963) pp. 322-325. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/america-west-indies/vol43/pp322-325 [accessed 25 April 2024]
Appendix III
Naval Officers' Lists of Shipping
Naval Officers' lists of shipping have survived for some, but not for all, British colonies. These were intended to be a record of all ships entering and clearing from British ports in America and the West Indies. They register: date of entry, name of ship and home-port or colony, name of master, kind of ship (schooner, snow, etc.), number of tons, number of guns, number of men, where and when built, where and when registered, particulars of cargo, port or colony whither or whence bound, where and when bond given.
The following table summarizes the entries of ships inwards and outwards and their tonnage for the year 1737. Under the heading British North America are included entries referring to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia; under British West Indies, Bermuda; under Europe, the countries of the Continent; and under Others, Africa, the Canaries, Madeira, Danish, Dutch, French, Spanish and Portuguese American and West Indian colonies.
| Colony and Port | Period | British North America | British W. Indies incl. Bermuda | British Isles incl. Ireland | Europe | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | |||
| BAHAMAS | 1st quarter | IN | 9 | 145 | 3 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 30 | 13 | 227 |
| (New Providence) | „ „ | OUT | 11 | 205 | 4 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 254 |
| [CO. 27, 12] | 2nd quarter | IN | 15 | 321 | 6 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 405 |
| „ „ | OUT | 11 | 200 | 3 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 285 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 7 | 151 | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 191 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 10 | 222 | 6 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 314 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 6 | 128 | 3 | 47 | .— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 175 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 7 | 146 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 170 | |
| BARBADOS | 1st quarter | IN | 39 | 1669 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 1110 | 6 | 375 | 14 | 794 | 78 | 3991 |
| [CO. 33, 16] | „ „ | OUT | 28 | 1288 | 8 | 249 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 393 | 44 | 1930 |
| 2nd quarter | IN | 44 | 1996 | 10 | 266 | 32 | 2745 | 2 | 280 | 14 | 781 | 102 | 6068 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 35 | 1446 | 8 | 230 | 6 | 445 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 2121 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 39 | 1810 | 5 | 119 | 9 | 580 | 3 | 250 | 7 | 280 | 63 | 3039 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 38 | 1915 | 6 | 235 | 4 | 170 | — | — | 4 | 170 | 52 | 2490 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 42 | 1900 | 9 | 269 | 12 | 560 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 468 | 72 | 3247 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 29 | 1275 | 9 | 385 | 1 | 45 | — | — | 4 | 73 | 43 | 1778 | |
| BERMUDA | 1st quarter | IN | 20 | 559 | 12 | 335 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 183 | 39 | 1077 |
| [CO. 41, 6] | „ „ | OUT | 13 | 410 | 23 | 546 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 60 | 38 | 1016 |
| 2nd quarter | IN | 14 | 357 | 9 | 222 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 210 | 30 | 789 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 17 | 492 | 34 | 767 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 45 | 54 | 1379 | |||
| 3rd quarter | IN | 21 | 600 | 24 | 603 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 95 | 51 | 1393 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 24 | 665 | 23 | 552 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 48 | 1242 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | No surviving record | ||||||||||||
| „ „ | OUT | |||||||||||||
| NEW JERSEY | 1st quarter | IN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (Bridlington) | „ „ | OUT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [C.O. 5, 1035) | 2nd quarter | IN | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | — | — | 1 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 50 | |
| „ „ | OUT | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | — | — | 1 | 45 | |
| NEW YORK | 1st quarter | IN | No surviving record | |||||||||||
| (Port of New York) | „ „ | OUT | ||||||||||||
| [C.O. 5, 1225] | 2nd quarter | IN | 21 | 444 | 19 | 534 | 12 | 935 | 2 | 135 | 17 | 567 | 71 | 2615 |
| „ „ | OUT | 27 | 783 | 24 | 665 | 3 | 330 | 5 | 230 | 10 | 345 | 69 | 2353 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 30 | 780 | 24 | 968 | 9 | 711 | 2 | 140 | 19 | 768 | 84 | 3367 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 33 | 894 | 14 | 530 | — | — | 8 | 620 | 18 | 738 | 73 | 2782 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 24 | 497 | 17 | 610 | 7 | 675 | 5 | 335 | 5 | 133 | 58 | 2250 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 25 | 610 | 16 | 1415 | 15 | 1205 | 4 | 300 | 9 | 238 | 69 | 3768 | |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 1st quartet | IN | 21 | 1217 | 22 | 965 | 13 | 1291 | 8 | 700 | 10 | 850 | 74 | 5023 |
| (Charleston) | „ „ | OUT | 18 | 577 | 13 | 319 | 30 | 3024 | 5 | 380 | 3 | 130 | 69 | 4430 |
| [CO. 5, 510] | 2nd quarter | IN | 15 | 697 | 17 | 470 | 7 | 841 | 5 | 510 | 5 | 190 | 49 | 2708 |
| „ „ | OUT | 13 | 805 | 21 | 585 | 29 | 2981 | 3 | 265 | — | — | 66 | 4636 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 15 | 534 | 11 | 442 | 2 | 140 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 285 | 33 | 1491 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 13 | 525 | 8 | 155 | 9 | 75O | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1430 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 20 | 1350 | 12 | 456 | 5 | 455 | 4 | 270 | 4 | 400 | 45 | 2931 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 11 | 311 | 15 | 306 | 9 | 790 (fn. n1) | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1407 (fn. n1) | |
| (Georgetown) | 3rd quarter | IN | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 40 |
| [C.O. 5, 510] | „ „ | OUT | 1 | 20 | 1 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 70 |
| No surviving record for other quarters | ||||||||||||||
| (Winyaw) | 4th quarter | IN | 2 | 52 | — | — | 1 | 100 | 1 | 60 | — | — | 4 | 212 |
| [CO. 5, 510] | „ „ | OUT | 2 | 52 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 72 |
| VIRGINIA | 1st quarter | IN | 2 | 145 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 290 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 481 |
| (James River | „ „ | OUT | 4 | 165 | 8 | 255 | 2 | 180 | — | — | 2 | 120 | 16 | 720 |
| Upper District) | 2nd quarter | IN | 8 | 910 | — | 12 | 1195 | — | — | 1 | 50 | 21 | 2155 | |
| [C.O. 5, 1446] | „ „ | OUT | 3 | 90 | 4 | 119 | 4 | 640 | — | — | 1 | 35 | 12 | 884 |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 4 | 185 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 470 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 671 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 80 | 2 | 75 | 19 | 2210 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2365 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 9 | 330 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 440 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 3 | 85 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 280 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 411 | |
| (Port Hampton) | 1st quarter | IN | 5 | 170 | 11 | 388 | 4 | 600 | 25 | 21 | 1183 | |||
| [C.O. 5, 1446] | „ „ | OUT | 5 | 99 | 23 | 711 | 1 | 60 | 142 | 35 | 1072 | |||
| 2nd quarter | IN | 5 | 112 | 22 | 797 | 7 | 974 | 85 | 36 | 1968 | ||||
| „ „ | OUT | 8 | 210 | 15 | 454 | 2 | 320 | 155 | 27 | 1139 | ||||
| 3rd quarter | IN | 3 | 65 | 5 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 236 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 3 | 100 | 5 | 145 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 60 | — | — | 12 | 575 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 9 | 257 | 22 | 974 | 2 | 270 | — | — | 1 | 40 | 34 | 1541 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 5 | 124 | 6 | 237 | 3 | 205 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 566 | |
| (Rappahannock) | 1st quarter | IN | 1 | 30 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 510 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 595 |
| [C.O. 5, 1444] | „ „ | OUT | 1 | 35 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 200 |
| 2nd quarter | IN | 2 | 25 | 4 | 340 | 18 | 1900 | — | — | 2 | 150 | 26 | 2415 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 3 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 435 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 515 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 1 | 50 | — | — | 3 | 205 | — | — | 1 | 160 | 5 | 415 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 130 | — | — | 28 | 2768 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2898 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 160 | — | — | 2 | 180 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 340 | |
| 1st quarter | IN | 5 | 290 | — | — | 1 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 410 | |
| (South Potomac) | „ „ | OUT | 4 | 140 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 110 | — | — | 1 | 50 | 11 | 405 |
| [C.O. 5, 1445] | 2nd quarter | IN | 4 | 148 | — | — | 9 | 615 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 763 |
| „ „ | OUT | 4 | 113 | — | — | 4 | 430 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 543 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 3 | 225 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 475 | — | — | 3 | 180 | 13 | 905 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 3 | 75 | — | — | 13 | 890 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 965 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 2 | 57 | — | — | 1 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 97 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 50 | — | — | 7 | 595 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 645 | |
| (York River) | 1st quarter | IN | 1 | 35 | — | — | 14 | 2015 | — | — | 2 | 245 | 17 | 2295 |
| [C.O. 5, 1444] | „ „ | OUT | 4 | 113 | 4 | 125 | 3 | 440 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 678 |
| 2nd quarter | IN | 1 | 10 | 3 | 83 | 13 | 1785 | — | — | 2 | 270 | 19 | 2148 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 4 | 288 | — | — | 11 | 1310 | — | — | 1 | 40 | 16 | 1638 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | — | — | 1 | 25 | 2 | 105 | — | 150 | 2 | 170 | 6 | 450 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 45 | 2 | 65 | 18 | 2515 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2625 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 2 | 180 | 5 | 155 | 5 | 535 | — | — | 1 | 200 | 13 | 1070 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 20 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 695 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 775 | |