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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
Port Talbot ( Iron Ships Report for Alar, 6th October 1847 1847, Annual Surveys Report for Alar, 26th July 1850 1850 )
Swansea ( Iron Ships Report for Talbot, 6th October 1847 1847 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation Talbot, 21st July 1857 1857 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
William Jenkins ( Iron Ships Report for Alar, 6th October 1847 1847, Iron Ships Report for Talbot, 6th October 1847 1847 )
Stephen Jugs ( Annual Surveys Report for Alar, 26th July 1850 1850 )
G Back ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation Talbot, 21st July 1857 1857 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 Built of Iron ( Iron Ships Report for Alar, 6th October 1847 1847 )
A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Alar, 26th July 1850 1850 )
9A1; Contd 5 Years from 1856 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation Talbot, 21st July 1857 1857 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Bristol Packet ( Iron Ships Report for Alar, 6th October 1847 1847, Iron Ships Report for Talbot, 6th October 1847 1847 )
Port Talbot ( Annual Surveys Report for Alar, 26th July 1850 1850 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
99 ( Iron Ships Report for Alar, 6th October 1847 1847 )
150 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation Talbot, 21st July 1857 1857 )
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.
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)
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
Sr - Schooner ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation Talbot, 21st July 1857 1857 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
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.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Port Talbot & British Steam Vessel Co ( Iron Ships Report for Alar, 6th October 1847 1847 )
Port Talbot & Bristol Steam Vessel Co ( Iron Ships Report for Talbot, 6th October 1847 1847 )
Port Talbot & Bristol Shipping Co ( Annual Surveys Report for Alar, 26th July 1850 1850 )
Maples ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation Talbot, 21st July 1857 1857 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Neath; Swansea ( Iron Ships Report for Alar, 6th October 1847 1847, Iron Ships Report for Talbot, 6th October 1847 1847 )
Bristol ( Annual Surveys Report for Alar, 26th July 1850 1850 )
Kingston, Shoreham; London ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation Talbot, 21st July 1857 1857 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Neath; Bristol Packet ( Iron Ships Report for Alar, 6th October 1847 1847, Iron Ships Report for Talbot, 6th October 1847 1847 )
Bristol; Port Talbot ( Annual Surveys Report for Alar, 26th July 1850 1850 )
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 ( Iron Ships Report for Alar, 6th October 1847 1847, Iron Ships Report for Talbot, 6th October 1847 1847, Annual Surveys Report for Alar, 26th July 1850 1850, Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation Talbot, 21st July 1857 1857 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
Screw Steamer ( Iron Ships Report for Talbot, 6th October 1847 1847 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
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