Ivan S. Brookes Collection

Collection contains copies of data sheets for vessels of the Great Lakes and ocean and coastal trades compiled from official records and published marine directories. Information generally found on each sheet includes the various names a vessel had during its shipping career, where and when the vessel was built, the name of the shipyard or shipbuilder, dimension and tonnage figures, type of engine and boiler, notes on alterations to the vessel, and notes on the destruction of the vessel either by accident or retirement for salvage. Information dates from the period ca. 1822-1975. Arrangement is alphabetical by the earliest known name for each vessel.

Series contains copies of data sheets for vessels of the ocean and coastal trades compiled from official records and published marine directories. Information generally found on each sheet includes the various names a vessel had during its shipping career, where and when the vessel was built, the name of the shipyard or shipbuilder, dimension and tonnage figures, type of engine and boiler, notes on alterations to the vessel, and notes on the destruction of the vessel either by accident or retirement for salvage. Information dates from the period ca. 1835-1975. Arrangement is alphabetical by the earliest known name for each vessel.

Series contains copies of data sheets for vessels of the ocean and coastal trades compiled from official records and published marine directories. Information generally found on each sheet includes the various names a vessel had during its shipping career, where and when the vessel was built, the name of the shipyard or shipbuilder, dimension and tonnage figures, type of engine and boiler, notes on alterations to the vessel, and notes on the destruction of the vessel either by accident or retirement for salvage. Information dates from the period ca. 1822-1975. Arrangement is alphabetical by the earliest known name for each vessel.