Ships RegistersCUST 1301786-1994Customs and Excise and predecessors: Registry of British Ships: London Port: Title Registers
Under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Customs and Excise undertook the administration of the registration of ships in the ports of Britain. These volumes record the registration of vessels in London port giving ownership, mortgages and a description of each vessel.
Generally these registers are "dead" but occasionally the records of exceptionally long-lived vessels are amended.