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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 individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Robert Sparrow ( Survey Report for Ceres, 10th January 1848 1848 )
J Brown ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 31st October 1849 1849, Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 25th November 1850 1850 )
Berry & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Ceres, 9th October 1854 1854 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Wexford; Liverpool ( Survey Report for Ceres, 10th January 1848 1848 )
London; Port Natal ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 25th November 1850 1850 )
London; Cape Town ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Ceres, 9th October 1854 1854 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey Report for Ceres, 10th January 1848 1848 )
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 Ceres, 10th January 1848 1848, Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 31st October 1849 1849, Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 25th November 1850 1850, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Ceres, 9th October 1854 1854 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Peterhead ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 31st October 1849 1849, Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 25th November 1850 1850 )
Cape Town ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Ceres, 9th October 1854 1854 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
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.
Shipbuilder
Robert Sparrow ( Survey Report for Ceres, 10th January 1848 1848 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Nicholas Meany ( Survey Report for Ceres, 10th January 1848 1848 )
W Robertson ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 31st October 1849 1849 )
Brown ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 25th November 1850 1850 )
J Whitta ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Ceres, 9th October 1854 1854 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A; 12 Years ( Survey Report for Ceres, 10th January 1848 1848 )
12A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 31st October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Ceres, 9th October 1854 1854 )
12A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 25th November 1850 1850 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Liverpool ( Survey Report for Ceres, 10th January 1848 1848 )
Unknown ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 31st October 1849 1849 )
Port Natal ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 25th November 1850 1850 )
Cape Town ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Ceres, 9th October 1854 1854 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
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).
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Joseph Horatio Ritchie ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 31st October 1849 1849 )
Nathaniel Middleton ( Annual Surveys Report for Ceres, 25th November 1850 1850 )
Thomas Alexander ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Ceres, 9th October 1854 1854 )
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