Cape Breton

Name of ship as recorded on the record

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

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

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

Is the steamer assisted by sail?

A ship’s total internal capacity of a ship measured in register tons from the top of the floors to the tonnage deck.

Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.

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

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

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.

Also referred to as extreme breadth. The distance from the extreme starboard side to the extreme port side.

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

The individual and/or organisation listed

Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

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

Tonnage derived by deducting from the gross register tonnage the capacity that in unavailable for cargo, e.g. machinery space, fuel, crew accommodation etc.

Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.

Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?

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

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

Prescribed by flag/registration authorities, and usually excludes a small part of the stern. It is measured from the foreside of the stern at the extreme top to the afterside of the stern post.

Measurement from the underside of the upper deck on the centre line to the upper side of the bottom plating.