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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Blackbird ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
01/08/1894 ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
389 ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Hull ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Hull ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894 )
Grimsby ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894 )
Newcastle ( Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Steel ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
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 ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Hul ( Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Robert Williamson ( Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894 )
James Innes ( Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894 )
H H Ashton ( Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894 )
John C Craig ( Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Hull; Fishing ( Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Engine type
Triple Compound Inverted Direct Acting ( Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894 )
Triple Compound Direct Acting Inverted Cylinders Vertical ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894 )
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Ship manager
Charles Andrew Marshall ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1894 ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
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
Earle's Shipbuilding Engineering Co Ltd ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
The name of the yard where the vessel was built.
Yard name
Victoria Dock ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Pioneer Steam Fishing Co Ltd ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894 )
The Pioneer Steam Fishing Co Ltd ( Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894 )
Pioneer Steam Fishing Co ( Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Steam ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
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 ( Form to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding Midship Section for Blackbird & Swift, 31st August 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Blackbird, 17th April 1894 1894, Stell boiler plan for Blackbird, 2nd May 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894, Steel Test Certificate for test on Blackbird undertaken by H H Ashton at Dorman, Long & Co Ltd, 24th April 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings Form for Blackbird, Undated no date )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Grimsby ( Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
+100A1 Steel; LA & CP; Steam Trawler; +LMC 8,94; 1Dk ( Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894 )
+LMC 8,94 ( Report on Machinery for Blackbird, 17th August 1894 1894 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Fishing ( Steel Steamer Report for Blackbird, 23rd August 1894 1894 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Port of registry
Grimsby ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
William Dawson ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Blackbird, 27th August 1894 1894 )
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