Abbreviations from the Lloyd's Captains' Registers.
Here are their meaning:
CLASS OF VOYAGE
A--Africa (West Coast and adjacent Islands)
Aust--Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
B--Baltic, Norway, White Sea and Cattegat
C--China, Japan and Oriental Archipelago
Cp--Cape Collonies, Ascension, St. Helena
Ct--Coasting Trade, including Holland, Belgium & France, from River Elbe to Brest.
EI--East Indies, Burmah, Mauritius, Red Sea
For Foreign
FPS--France (South of Brest), Portugal, Spain (Outside Straits of Gibraltar), Azores
M--Mediterranean, Blac Sea, Sea of Azof
NA--British North America, Greenland, Iceland
NP--North Pacific and West Coast of North America
NS--North Sea (West Coast of Denmark)
SA--South America (Brazils and River Plate)
SP--South Pacific and West Coast of South America
UK--United Kingdom
US--United States (East Coast and Gulf Ports)
WI--West Indies and Gulf of Mexico
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