Oregon, Portland, Index and Register of Vessels - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains an Index and Register of Vessels, Portland, Oregon for the years August 1949 toSeptember 1955. These records correspond with NARA publication A4001 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.

Record Content
The register lists:
 * The vessel name
 * Country in which registered
 * Date of arrival
 * last port of departure
 * Date of departure from Portland
 * Port for which destined.

How to Use the Record
To begin your search, it is helpful to know


 * The name of the vessel
 * The approximate date of arrival or departure
 * last port of departure

Search the Collection
To search the collection, ⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the "NARA Roll Number - Contents" which takes you to the images.

You may need to look at several images and compare the information to determine which vessel is the correct one. Keep in mind:


 * Many of these volumes have indexes at the beginning or end. You should search these first. *There may be more than one vessel with the same name.
 * The vessel may have docked or landed multiple times.

Using the Information
When you have located the correct vessel, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. For example, you can use this lists to:


 * Confirm your ancestor's date of arrival
 * Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.

Unable to Find Your Ancestor's Vessel?

 * Check for variant spellings of the vessel's name.
 * Search the records of other port cities.

Related Websites
US Ports of Arrival and their Available Passenger Lists 1820-1957

Related Wiki Articles
Oregon Emigration and Immigration

Citations for This Collection
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.

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