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Date recorded as the time of writing.
17/06/1887
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1887
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.
The Penarth Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
4
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Pen
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
Report on Machinery
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
London
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
23/07/1885
The individual and/or organisation listed
T A Walker
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
George Lisle Hindmarsh, A E Keydell
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Penarth
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
01/07/1887
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No
Tonnage derived by deducting from the gross register tonnage the capacity that in unavailable for cargo, e.g. machinery space, fuel, crew accommodation etc.
201
Description/specifications listed of the vessel’s engines and machinery. (The engines/machinery may have been surveyed separately before being assigned to a vessel).
Compound inverted direct acting surface condensing
The country, at the time of writing, where a vessel’s engines were constructed.
United Kingdom [Wales]
The Penarth Shipbuilding & Engine Co Ltd
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
Physical extent of a record.
1
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Albatros
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
23/05/1887
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
R Matonarve
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Penarth
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
2347
The country (flag) that a vessel is registered to, at the time of writing.
United Kingdom [England]
Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.
Y
The date of last visit by a surveyor.
17/06/1887
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
G S Elliott
Location where the document is written.
Cardiff
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+LMC
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Steam
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
341
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Compound Inverted Direct Acting Surface Condensing
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Penarth
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
1886
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
Used to indicate the capability of early reciprocating steam engines, based on dimensions rather than performance. It is not a true indication of actual engine power.
55
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