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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Chicago ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
01/05/1898 ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
232 ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
West Hartlepool ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898 )
Dusseldorf ( Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897 )
Sunderland ( Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Steel ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
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 ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Johannes Meyer ( Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897 )
Hugh Cameron ( Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898 )
Edward John Tierney ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Wilsons & Furness Leyland Line Ltd ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
+100A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Boston ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1898 ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
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
Furness Withy & Co Ltd ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
West Hartlepool ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Steam ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
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 ( Plan of Watertight Lower Deck in Way of Deep Tank for Chicago, 5th March 1897 1897, Engine Forgings Form for Chicago, 3rd March 1897 1897, Form from Thomas Watt to The Secretary of Lloyd's Register forwarding the Midship Section for Chicago, 6th October 1898 1898, Letter from H Gardener Smith, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes supplied for Chicago, 11th October 1898 1898, Letter from J Kerr, Ship & Engineer Surveyor of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to The Surveyors at West Hartlepool, regarding iron pipes for Chicago, 6th August 1898 1898, Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898, Memo from Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding classification of Chicago, 20th October 1898 1898, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
S - Ship ( Ship Forgings Form for Chicago, 11th March 1898 1898 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Hull ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Jacobsen ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
London; Boston ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
6408 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Chicago, 17th July 1899 1899 )
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