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Name of ship as recorded on the record
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.
Port of survey abbreviations
Gls ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853 )
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 17th June 1864 1864 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
James Leask & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853 )
Chas E Levey ( Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853, Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
M I Wilson ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 17th June 1864 1864 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Richard Robertson ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
7A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853, Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
left blank ( Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
Restd A1 for 5 Years ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 17th June 1864 1864 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
New Orleans ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853 )
Liverpool ( Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853, Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
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)
1369 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853 )
1369 1775/ ( Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853, Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
1370 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 17th June 1864 1864 )
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.
The name of the port/place from which a vessel’s voyage originated.
Voyage from
Quebec ( Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853, Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
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
Glasgow ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853 )
Liverpool ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 17th June 1864 1864 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Glasgow; New Orleans ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853, Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 17th June 1864 1864 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
1457 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853, Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 17th June 1864 1864 )
1456 92/94 ( Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
1450 92/94 ( Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
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 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 18th November 1853 1853, Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853, Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853, Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 17th June 1864 1864 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/05/1853 ( Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853, Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
__/__/1853 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for British Lion, 17th June 1864 1864 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853, Survey report for British Lion, June 1853 1853 )
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