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

What is in This 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?
Before searching this collection, 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 the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the 
 * 1) Select the NARA Roll Number - Contents which takes you to the images.
 * 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.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

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 the Person 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 the Person 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
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


 * Collection Citation:

"Oregon, Portland, Index and Register of Vessels, 1949-1955." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication A4001. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009.

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