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Date recorded as the time of writing.
30/08/1878
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1866
The individual and/or organisation listed as having been responsible for constructing the vessel. This can/may be the same as the owner and/or manager.
W Pile
The country in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
United Kingdom
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
Letter
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
London
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
Briggs and Sons
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Cargo
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Steam
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
No
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
No
Physical extent of a record.
1
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Charles Howard - 1866
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
__/__/1866
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Sunderland
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Sld
The country (flag) that a vessel is registered to, at the time of writing.
United Kingdom
The individual and/or organisation listed
Pile & Co
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Sunderland
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Sr - Schooner
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Iron
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
1304
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
No
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
No
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
No
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Transcription of the letter: Sunderland 30 Aug 1878 Sirs, When reporting your survey upon our S.S. Charles Howard and her change of owners we shall feel Obliged by yours having it Noted in the Book that The Boilers were new last Year as we presume you Have ? yourself. They were made in 1873 But remained in shore With ? ? the ? With the new Engines (SIGNATURE)
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