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Date recorded as the time of writing.
21/10/1872
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1872
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.
Robert Napier & Sons
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
317
A unique number allocated to a specific vessel by an official registration authority of the country of registry (flag) that the vessel belongs to (post. 1855).
65777
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
10724
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Leith
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
15/09/1871
The individual and/or organisation listed
James Currie
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
Samuel Lapthorn
Name of surveyor.
Samuel Lapthorn
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; A & CP; MC
The name of the port/place from which a vessel’s voyage originated.
Clyde
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Cape of Good Hope
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
Courland
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
05/07/1872
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
R Napier Sons
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Glasgow
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.
Iron Ships
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.
21/10/1872
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
W Newman
Location where the document is written.
Glasgow
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Glasgow
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
08/11/1872
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Glasgow; Clyde; Cape of Good Hope
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
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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).
1241
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.
Also refers to Vessel Elizabeth Martin
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