Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 44, 1738. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1969.
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'Appendix III: Naval Officers' Lists of Shipping', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 44, 1738, (London, 1969) pp. 288-291. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/america-west-indies/vol44/pp288-291 [accessed 26 April 2024]
Appendix III
Naval Officers' Lists of Shipping
Naval Officers' lists of shipping have survived for some, but not for all, British colonies. They 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 1738. 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 intl. Bermuda | British Isles incl. Ireland | Europe | Others | Total | |||||||
| Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | Ships | Tonnage | |||
| BAHAMAS | 1st quarter | IN | 8 | 188 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 200 |
| (New Providence) | „ „ | OUT | 6 | 146 | 3 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 193 |
| [C.O. 27, 12] | 2nd quarter | IN | 6 | 111 | 5 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 205 |
| „ „ | OUT | 7 | 121 | 4 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 188 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 13 | 226 | 3 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 301 | |||
| „ „ | OUT | 10 | 224 | 3 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 14 | 314 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 9 | 222 | 3 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | 13 | 307 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 9 | 214 | 5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 304 | |
| BARBADOS | 1st quarter | IN | 22 | 943 | 5 | 205 | — | — | — | — | 54 (fn. n1) | 3141 (fn. n1) | 81 | 4289 |
| [C.O. 33, 16] | „ „ | OUT | 5 | 201 | 4 | 300 | 1 | 35 | — | — | 8 (fn. n2) | 570 (fn. n2) | 18 | 1106 |
| No record for remaining quarters | ||||||||||||||
| BAHAMAS | No record for first two quarters | |||||||||||||
| (St. George's) | 3rd quarter | in (fn. n3) | [3] | [55] | [2] | [55] | [3] | [205] | — | — | — | — | [11] | [410] |
| [CO. 41, 7] | „ „ | out (fn. n3) | [9] | [230] | [7] | [241] | — | — | — | — | — | — | [16] | [471] |
| 4th quarter | IN | 10 | 240 | 9 | 201 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 135 | 24 | 576 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 25 | 695 | 19 | 367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 1062 | |
| NEW JERSEY | 1st quarter | IN | 1 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 40 |
| (Bridlington) | „ „ | OUT | 2 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 140 |
| [C.O. 5, 1035] | 2nd quarter | IN | — | — | 1 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 50 |
| „ „ | OUT | — | — | 1 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 50 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 1 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | |
| „ „ | OUT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th quarter | IN | — | — | 1 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 50 | |
| „ „ | OUT | — | — | 2 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 45 | |
| NEW YORK | 1st quarter | IN | 16 | 325 | 4 | 120 | 3 | 300 | — | — | 4 | 145 | 27 | 890 |
| (Port of New York) | „ „ | OUT | 20 | 412 | 13 | 490 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 205 | 41 | 1237 |
| [C.O. 5, 1225–1226] | 2nd quarter | IN | 27 | 691 | 27 | 964 | 6 | 620 | — | — | 17 (fn. n4) | 656 (fn. n4) | 77 | 2661 |
| „ „ | OUT | 32 | 957 | 23 | 657 | 4 | 395 | 3 | 180 | 6 | 195 | 68 | 2384 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 29 | 847 | 25 | 755 | 3 | 150 | 2 | 120 | 14 | 533 | 73 | 2405 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 30 | 839 | 24 | 812 | 2 | 180 | 4 | 375 | 12 | 420 | 72 | 2626 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 21 | 393 | 21 | 685 | 9 | 835 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 558 | 66 | 2501 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 17 | 539 | 24 | 918 | 15 | 1175 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 311 | 67 | 3008 | |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 1st quarter | IN | 20 | 1244 | 12 | 815 | 10 | 1297 | 5 | 455 | 5 (fn. n5) | 290 (fn. n5) | 52 | 4101 |
| (Charleston) | „ „ | OUT | 17 | 515 | 9 | 348 | 32 | 3341 | 2 | 205 | 1 | 60 | 61 | 4469 |
| [C.O. 5, 510] | 2nd quarter | IN | 22 | 896 | 11 | 315 | 4 | 410 | 2 | 150 | 14 (fn. n6) | 905 (fn. n6) | 53 | 2676 |
| „ „ | OUT | 26 | 875 | 16 | 788 | 22 | 2411 | 3 | 245 | — | — | 67 | 4319 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 14 | 384 | 14 | 404 | 2 | 190 | — | — | 8 | 550 | 38 | 1528 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 17 | 582 | 14 | 399 | 8 | 710 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 1691 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 15 | 1327 | 19 | 676 | 8 | 800 (fn. n7) | 1 | 140 | 6 | 494 | 49 | 3437 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 10 | 422 | 15 | 464 | 3 | 305 | 2 | 130 | — | — | 30 | 1321 | |
| VIRGINIA | 1st quarter | IN | 3 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 70 | 4 | 111 |
| (James River, | „ „ | OUT | 2 | 91 | 7 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 281 |
| Upper District) | 2nd quarter | IN | 12 | 937 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 235 | — | — | 1 | 130 | 16 | 1318 |
| [C.O. 5, 1446] | „ „ | OUT | 4 | 147 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 160 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 382 |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 5 | 75° | 2 | 75 | 1 | 150 | — | — | 1 | 90 | 9 | 1065 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 20 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 2310 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2396 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 4 | 165 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 195 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 20 | — | 2 | 190 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 260 | ||||
| (Port Hampton) | 1st quarter | IN | 9 | 279 | 6 | 220 | 1 | 100 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 599 |
| [C.O. 5, 1446] | „ „ | OUT | 5 | 195 | 29 | 1196 | 1 | 170 | 3 | 190 | 1 | 110 | 39 | 1861 |
| 2nd quarter | IN | 6 | 605 | 17 | 616 | 9 | 1115 | — | — | 1 | 80 | 33 | 2416 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 8 | 325 | 12 | 463 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 70 | 22 | 858 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 5 | 190 | 16 | 945 | 2 | 125 | — | — | 4 | 410 | 27 | 1670 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 8 | 235 | 10 | 385 | 6 | 385 | — | — | 1 | 70 | 25 | 1175 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 12 | 585 | 9 | 305 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 22 | 915 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 5 | 215 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 150 | 1 | 110 | 11 | 532 | |||
| (Rappahannock) | 1st quarter | IN | — | — | 2 | 75 | 3 | 410 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 485 |
| [C.O. 5, 1445] | „ „ | OUT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd quarter | IN | 1 | 130 | — | — | 14 | 1365 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1495 | |
| „ „ | OUT | — | — | — | — | 4 | 340 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 340 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | — | — | 1 | 60 | 2 | 250 | — | — | 2 | 120 | 5 | 430 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 2 | 180 | — | — | 16 | 1620 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1800 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 1 | 40 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 70 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 360 | — | — | 1 | 35 | 4 | 405 | |
| (South Potomac) | 1st quarter | IN | 2 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 128 |
| [C.O. 5, 1445] | „ „ | OUT | 3 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 87 |
| 2nd quarter | IN | 2 | 18 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 250 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 318 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 2 | 115 | — | — | 2 | 140 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 255 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 4 | 310 | — | — | 4 | 295 | — | — | 1 | 80 | 9 | 685 | |
| „ „ | OUT | — | — | — | — | 3 | 175 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 175 | |
| 4th quarter | IN | 1 | 30 | — | — | 1 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 90 | |
| „ „ | OUT | — | — | — | — | 7 | 630 | — | — | 1 | 50 | 8 | 680 | |
| VIRGINIA cont. | 1st quarter | IN | 1 | 150 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1390 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1555 |
| (York River) | „ „ | OUT | 1 | 20 | 4 | 150 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | 6 | 215 |
| [C.O. 5, 1444] | 2nd quarter | IN | 3 | 360 | 3 | 95 | 8 | 845 | — | — | — | 14 | 1300 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 1 | 40 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 1495 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1570 | |
| 3rd quarter | IN | 2 | 260 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 245 | 6 | 540 | |
| „ „ | OUT | 4 | 180 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 1890 | — | — | — | 19 | 2090 | ||
| 4th quarter | IN | 2 | 65 | — | — | 1 | 65 | — | — | 1 | 80 | 4 | 210 | |
| „ „ | OUT | — | — | — | — | 1 | 250 | — | — | 2 | 80 | 3 | 330 | |