FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
type: ConceptScheme
issued: 2026-02-06
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: England
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
description: Used to record the nationality, including flags of convenience, of a vessel or craft.
has top concept: Maritime Nationality

Faroese
type: Concept
alternative label: Faeroese
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in the Faroe (also spelt Faeroe) Islands, e.g. at Torshavn

English
type: Concept
broader: British
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in England

British
type: Concept
narrower: English
narrower: Welsh
narrower: Northern Irish
narrower: Scottish
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Welsh
type: Concept
broader: British
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Wales.

Northern Irish
type: Concept
broader: British
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Northern Ireland.

Scottish
type: Concept
broader: British
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Scotland.

German
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Germany or any of the states prior to unification.

European
type: Concept
narrower: German
narrower: Austrian
narrower: Belgian
narrower: Channel Islander
narrower: Czechoslovakian
narrower: Czech
narrower: Slovak
narrower: Danish
narrower: Irish
narrower: Estonian
narrower: Finnish
narrower: French
narrower: Greek
narrower: Hungarian
narrower: Manx
narrower: Italian
narrower: Dutch
narrower: Norwegian
narrower: Polish
narrower: Portuguese
narrower: Russian
narrower: Spanish
narrower: Swedish
narrower: Swiss
narrower: Turkish
narrower: Ukrainian
narrower: British
narrower: Latvian
narrower: Maltese
narrower: Icelandic
narrower: Lithuanian
narrower: Yugoslavian
narrower: Prussian
narrower: Croatian
narrower: Romanian
narrower: Slovene
narrower: Flemish
narrower: Ottoman
narrower: Faroese
narrower: Cypriot
narrower: Austro Hungarian
narrower: Breton
narrower: Bremer
narrower: East Prussian
narrower: Genoese
narrower: Hamburger
narrower: Lubecker
narrower: Neapolitan
narrower: Tuscan
narrower: Venetian
broader: Maritime Nationality
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels believed to come from Europe but where the precise nationality is not known.

Austrian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Austria.

Belgian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Belgium.

Czechoslovakian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in the former Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1992. See also CZECH and SLOVAK.

Czech
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in the Czech Republic. See also Czechoslovakian (for vessels registered between 1918-1992)

Slovak
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Slovakia. See also Czechoslovakian (for vessels registered between 1918-1992)

Danish
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Denmark

Irish
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in the Republic of Ireland (Eire).

Estonian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Estonia.

Finnish
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Finland.

French
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in France.

Greek
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Greece.

Hungarian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Hungary.

Manx
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in the Isle of Man.

Italian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Italy.

Dutch
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in the Netherlands.

Norwegian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Norway.

Polish
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Poland.

Portuguese
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Portugal.

Spanish
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Spain.

Swedish
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Sweden.

Swiss
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Switzerland.

Ukrainian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Ukraine

Latvian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Latvia.

Maltese
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Malta.

Icelandic
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Iceland.

Lithuanian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Lithuania.

Yugoslavian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Yugoslavia between 1918 and 1992.

Prussian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Croatian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Croatia.

Romanian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Romania.

Slovene
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Slovenia.

Flemish
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Austro Hungarian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Breton
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Bremer
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

East Prussian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Genoese
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Hamburger
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Lubecker
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Neapolitan
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Tuscan
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Venetian
type: Concept
broader: European
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

New Zealander
type: Concept
broader: Australasian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in New Zealand.

Australasian
type: Concept
narrower: New Zealander
narrower: Australian
broader: Maritime Nationality
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels believed to come from Australasia but where the precise nationality is not known.

Australian
type: Concept
broader: Australasian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Australia.

Argentinian
type: Concept
broader: South American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Argentina.

South American
type: Concept
narrower: Argentinian
narrower: Venezuelan
narrower: Peruvian
narrower: Brazilian
narrower: Uruguayan
broader: Maritime Nationality
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels believed to come from South America but where the precise nationality is not known.

Venezuelan
type: Concept
broader: South American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Venezuela.

Peruvian
type: Concept
broader: South American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Peru.

Brazilian
type: Concept
broader: South American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Brazil.

Uruguayan
type: Concept
broader: South American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Uruguay.

Canadian
type: Concept
broader: North American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Canada.

North American
type: Concept
narrower: Canadian
narrower: Cuban
narrower: American
narrower: Antiguan
narrower: Barbadian
narrower: Jamaican
broader: Maritime Nationality
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels believed to come from North America but where the precise nationality is not known.

Cuban
type: Concept
broader: North American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Cuba.

American
type: Concept
broader: North American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in the United States of America.

Antiguan
type: Concept
broader: North American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Antigua.

Barbadian
type: Concept
broader: North American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Jamaican
type: Concept
broader: North American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Used for the island of Jamaica which gained independence from Britain in 1958.

Channel Islander
type: Concept
broader: European
narrower: Guernsey
narrower: Jersey
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Jersey, Guernsey or another of the other Channel Islands.

Guernsey
type: Concept
broader: Channel Islander
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Jersey
type: Concept
broader: Channel Islander
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Chinese
type: Concept
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in China.

Asian
type: Concept
narrower: Chinese
narrower: Georgian
narrower: Indian
narrower: Japanese
narrower: Philippine
narrower: Russian
narrower: Turkish
narrower: Ottoman
narrower: Cypriot
narrower: Malaysian
narrower: Pakistani
narrower: Lebanese
narrower: Vietnamese
broader: Maritime Nationality
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels believed to come from Asia but where the precise nationality is not known.

Georgian
type: Concept
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Georgia.

Indian
type: Concept
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in India.

Japanese
type: Concept
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Japan.

Philippine
type: Concept
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in the Philippines.

Malaysian
type: Concept
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Used for vessels registered in Malaysia.

Pakistani
type: Concept
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Pakistan.

Lebanese
type: Concept
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Vietnamese
type: Concept
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Descriptive of inhabitants of, and cultural artefacts belonging to, Vietnam.

Liberian
type: Concept
broader: African
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Liberia. Often used as a flag of convenience.

African
type: Concept
narrower: Liberian
narrower: South African
narrower: Moroccan
narrower: Algerian
narrower: Somali
narrower: Egyptian
narrower: Barbary
narrower: Sallee
broader: Maritime Nationality
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels believed to come from Africa but where the precise nationality is not known.

South African
type: Concept
broader: African
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in South Africa.

Moroccan
type: Concept
broader: African
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Morocco.

Algerian
type: Concept
broader: African
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Algeria.

Somali
type: Concept
broader: African
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Of Somalia

Egyptian
type: Concept
broader: African
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Egypt.

Barbary
type: Concept
broader: African
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Sallee
type: Concept
broader: African
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Panamanian
type: Concept
broader: Central American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Panama. Often used as a flag of convenience.

Central American
type: Concept
narrower: Panamanian
narrower: Hondurian
broader: Maritime Nationality
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels believed to come from Central America but where the precise nationality is not known.

Hondurian
type: Concept
broader: Central American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Russian
type: Concept
broader: European
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Russia.

Turkish
type: Concept
broader: European
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessels registered in Turkey or the Ottoman Empire.

Maritime Nationality
type: Concept
narrower: South American
narrower: North American
narrower: African
narrower: Asian
narrower: Australasian
narrower: European
narrower: Central American
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The nationality of a vessel according to its registration.
top concept of: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus

Ottoman
type: Concept
broader: European
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Cypriot
type: Concept
broader: European
broader: Asian
in scheme: FISH Maritime Nationality Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T11:31:47
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for vessel registered in Cyprus whether Greek or Turkish.