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

United States  Oregon  Multnomah County

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains an Index and Register of Vessels, Portland, Oregon for the years August 1949 to September 1955. These records correspond with NARA publication A4001 and are part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The index is arranged alphabetical by the first letter of the name of the vessel.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
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 Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The name of the vessel.
 * The approximate date of arrival or departure.
 * The last port of departure.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ 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.

What Do I Do Next?
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.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?
Use the passenger 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.
 * Search for naturalization records.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

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

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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