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Title: Decoding merchant shipping short symbols
Post by: noelwcamogie on Wednesday 10 December 14 23:01 GMT (UK)

 Hi Folks,
  would any one be able to decipher this detail about a ship- apparently it contains ship name,port abbreviation, and other info?  cant make sense of it.. thanks :-\

Title: Re: Decoding merchant shipping short symbols
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 10 December 14 23:04 GMT (UK)

I can make out Oregon...Liverpool and Quebec.
Carol

Title: Re: Decoding merchant shipping short symbols
Post by: noelwcamogie on Wednesday 10 December 14 23:15 GMT (UK)

Thanks Carol ,
   That's a start - Ship must have been called Oregon, sailing Liverpool - Quebec-Liverpool.

Title: Re: Decoding merchant shipping short symbols
Post by: seaweed on Thursday 11 December 14 00:43 GMT (UK)

Could you give us the name of the person you are researching together with the timescale and an indication of where they resided.
There was a vessel with the name OREGON around in 1845, registered in Penzance.