Document
Document
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0114-R_0001.jpg
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0114-R_0002.jpg
2

Iron Ship Report for Metropolis, 19th August 1887

Metropolis

A current reference number/code used to uniquely identify each record.

Unique reference code

LRF-PUN-LIV588-0114-R

Letters/Correspondence/Certificate/Report/Form/Other/Wreck Report/Photograph/Plan.

Document type

Report

Name of the survey office responsible for inspecting a vessel, and linked to the port of survey abbreviation used.

Survey office

Liverpool

The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Place of build

Liverpool

Back to document
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0114-R_0001.jpg
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0114-R_0002.jpg
1/2
2
Back to document
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0114-R_0001.jpg LRF-PUN-LIV588-0114-R_0002.jpg
  • Related documents Related
  • Full details Details
  • Report document? Report?
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0117-P_0001.jpg
Half Midship Section Plan for Metropolis, 21st October 1886
Date of document: 21/10/1886
Metropolis
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0118-P_0001.jpg
Half Midship Section Plan for Metropolis, 7th July 1887
Date of document: 07/07/1887
Metropolis
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0119-L_0001.jpg
Letter from John F Light, Liverpool Secretary & Principal Surveyor, to B Waymouth Esq of Lloyd's Register, London, returning amended First Entry Report & approved plans for Metropolis, 17th September 1887
Date of document: 17/09/1887
Metropolis
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0115-L_0001.jpg
Letter from John F Light, Liverpool Secretary & Principal Surveyor, to B Waymouth Esq of Lloyd's Register, London, acknowledging receipt of letter enquiry & forwarding letter from Liverpool Surveyor in response for Metropolis, 19th September 1887
Date of document: 19/09/1887
Metropolis
LRF-PUN-LIV588-0116-L_0001.jpg
Letter from William Moverly, Liverpool Surveyor, to J F Light Esq, Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Liverpool, replying to telegram enquiry stating correction of quarter pillaring for half length in Liverpool Report for Metropolis, 19th September 1887
Date of document: 19/09/1887
Metropolis
Export data
?

Use the data export button to extract customised data sets from the Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection. Available in TSV and CSV formats.

Date recorded as the time of writing.

Date of document

19/08/1887

The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.

Year of ship completion

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.

Shipbuilder

R & J Evans

Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.

Yard no

123

Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.

Port of survey abbreviations

Liv

Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.

Document identity

Iron Ship

Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.

First entry?

Y

The date of last visit by a surveyor.

Date of latest survey

19/08/1887

An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.

Master

Williams

Location where the document is written.

Location of Document Creation

Liverpool

Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.

Location of Survey

Liverpool

Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.

Date of Classing committee

13/09/1887

The name of the port/place of destination given.

Destined voyage

Rangoon

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

Propulsion

Sail

Is the steamer assisted by sail?

Sail assisted steamer

No

Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.

Refrigeration machinery fitted for cargo purposes?

No

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Auxillary

No

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

Electric light fitted?

No

Physical extent of a record.

Number of parts

1

Name of ship as recorded on the record

Ship name

Metropolis

The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.

Launch Date

06/07/1887

Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.

Shipbuilder's signature

R & J Evans & Co

The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Place of build

Liverpool

Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.

Survey number

32503

The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.

Port belonging to

Liverpool

The date of first visit by a surveyor.

Date of first survey

03/01/1887

The individual and/or organisation listed

Ship owner

William Thomas & Co

Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record

Document author

William Moverly

Name of surveyor.

Surveyor

William Moverly

Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.

Classification

+100A1; +Cem Lloyd's A & CP

Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.

Voyage information

Liverpool; Rangoon

Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.

Rig

S - Ship

Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.

Material of construction

Iron

A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).

Gross Register Tonnage

1811

Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?

Machinery aft?

No

Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).

Is a donkey boiler fitted?

No

Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.

Lloyd's Proving House?

No

Report an issue with this document

Have you noticed missing or incorrect data or images for this document?
Please let us know and we will rectify the issue as soon as possible.