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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.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Brs ( Survey Report for Caroline, June 1837 1837 )
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Thomas Thorn & Co ( Survey Report for Caroline, June 1837 1837 )
William Melton ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Bristol ( Survey Report for Caroline, June 1837 1837 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Bristol; Newfoundland ( Survey Report for Caroline, June 1837 1837 )
London; Africa ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
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 Caroline, June 1837 1837, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
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 Caroline, June 1837 1837, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
113 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1825 ( Survey Report for Caroline, June 1837 1837, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
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
Bristol ( Survey Report for Caroline, June 1837 1837 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Richard Coombs ( Survey Report for Caroline, June 1837 1837 )
W Melton ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
AE1 Asterisk ( Survey Report for Caroline, June 1837 1837 )
AE1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Newfoundland ( Survey Report for Caroline, June 1837 1837 )
Africa ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
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 Caroline, June 1837 1837, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Peter Courtenay; Joseph Horatio Ritchie ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Caroline, 6th February 1846 1846 )
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