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Date recorded as the time of writing.
12/03/1878
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1878
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.
J Elder & Co
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
17
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Irn
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
Steel Ship
Other/additional record(s) specifically mentioned, referenced or associated to another record.
Iron 20398
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.
12/03/1878
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
R G White
Location where the document is written.
Glasgow
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Glasgow
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
22/03/1878
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Dieppe
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Steel
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
531
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
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Brighton
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
__/02/1878
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
John Elder & Co
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Glasgow
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
20399
Additional numbers that feature on a given record that may be used for identification.
Glasgow 4624
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Newhaven
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
19/03/1877
The individual and/or organisation listed
London Brighton & South Coast Railway Co
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
James Purdie
Name of surveyor.
James Purdie
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+A - For English Channel Purposes; Loadline 8 Feet
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Glasgow; Newhaven; Dieppe
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
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