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The Register records the details of merchant ships of the world. Since the 1870s, Lloyd's Register has tried to include all merchant vessels over 100 gross tonnes, which are self-propelled and sea-going, regardless of classification.

An annual Register, which lists British and Foreign yachts classed by Lloyd's Register, yachts belonging to subscribers to Lloyd's Register publications and certain other yachts above a specified size.

Written by Chief Surveyor Samuel J.P Thearle, this text details the change in shipbuilding practices, from wooden construction to iron and steel.

The Mercantile Navy List records all British registered vessels one quarter of a ton and over, including coastal vessels, ferries and pleasure craft making it the most comprehensive listing of British vessels available. This annual publication can also be a source of information on masters and mates, licensed pilots, ships signals and various official notices and statistics.

This is a history of Cunard, the famous liner company, which documents the way in which tradition and innovation have combined in its past and how the company responds to changing transport needs. Colour paintings, photographs and drawings accompany the text and the great occasions are recalled.

The List of Shipowners was first published in 1876 and in its early years was bound with the Lloyd's Register of Ships. Between 1890 and 1955 it was published within the Appendix and has existed as a separate annual publication since then.

Manuscript sources for information on losses of all causes including shipwreck, war losses and demolitions from which the Casualty Returns were compiled. Between 1940 and 1945 a system of reference codes links the posted editions of Lloyd's Register of Ships to the Wreck Books, wherever a ship was lost and whatever the cause.