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Name of ship as recorded on the record
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Dartmouth ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
H P Swaffen ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840 )
J Reeves ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 10 Years ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840 )
Continued A1 for 3 years ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840, Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
System of measurement that replaced ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’, taking a vessel’s internal capacity as the standard. Vessels built between 1836 and 1854 were legally required to display both tonnages.
Gross Register Tonnage (NM)
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840, Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
London; Palermo ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
74 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1833 ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840, Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
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
Daniel Daodney Matthews ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Tps ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840 )
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
James Green & Co ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840 )
Green Dudney & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Exeter; Topsham ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
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 ( Survey Report for Adelaide, 3rd July 1840 1840, Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Joseph Horatio Ritchie; Nathaniel Middleton; Peter Courtenay ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Palermo ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation for Adelaide, 12th April 1844 1844 )
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