Ship
Ship

City of Gloucester

A current reference number/code used to uniquely identify each record.

Unique reference code

LRF-PUN-IRON519-0137-O

Shipbuilder

Black & Noble

Date in which construction of the vessel was completed.

Year of build

1876

A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).

Gross Register Tonnage

235

Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.

Type of ship

undefined

The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.

Port belonging to

Glasgow

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Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876
Date of document: __/__/1876
City of Gloucester
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Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876
Date of document: __/__/1876
City of Gloucester
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Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876
Date of document: __/__/1876
City of Gloucester
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Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876
Date of document: __/__/1876
City of Gloucester
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Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877
Date of document: 09/02/1877
City of Gloucester
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Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877
Date of document: 09/02/1877
City of Gloucester
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Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877
Date of document: 25/01/1877
City of Gloucester
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Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877
Date of document: __/__/1877
City of Gloucester
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Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879
Date of document: 28/11/1879
Voluna
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Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879
Date of document: 03/12/1879
Voluna
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Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879
Date of document: 25/10/1879
Voluna
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Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated
Date of document: __/__/0000
City of Gloucester
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Name of ship as recorded on the record

Ship name

City of Gloucester ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Voluna ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879 )

The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.

Launch Date

07/11/1876 ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.

Yard no

3 ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.

Location of Survey

Montrose ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877 )

Bowling; Glasgow ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

Bowling ( Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879 )

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

Propulsion

Steam ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Sail ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879 )

Is the steamer assisted by sail?

Sail assisted steamer

No ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?

Machinery aft?

No ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).

Is a donkey boiler fitted?

No ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, 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 ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.

Port belonging to

Gloucester ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877 )

Glasgow ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.

Master

William Watkins ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877 )

R Rickaby ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.

Classification

90A1; A & Cp; Lloyds MC ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877 )

90A1; Lloyd's MC part awning Dk load line 10 feet; S S No 1- 79 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879 )

Lloyd's MC 12,79 ( Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

The name of the port/place of destination given.

Destined voyage

Coasting ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877 )

Montego Bay ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879 )

A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).

Gross Register Tonnage

235 ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

339 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879 )

Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.

Location of engine build

Glasgow ( Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.

Year of ship completion

1876 ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, 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

Black & Noble ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Place of build

Montrose ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.

Ship type

undefined ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.

Material of construction

Iron ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, 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 ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Auxillary

No ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

Electric light fitted?

No ( Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Profile & Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Half Midship Section Plan for City of Gloucester, 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Shade Deck Plan for City of Gloucester, 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879, Plan Showing Proposed Houses on Shade Deck & Stringers &c to make the Deck Continuous for Voluna, 25th October 1879 1879, Sketch for City of Gloucester, Undated no date )

Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.

Port of survey abbreviations

Irn ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

The individual and/or organisation listed

Ship owner

The Gloucester Steam Ship Co Ltd ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877 )

J E Kerr & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

Name of surveyor.

Surveyor

James L Sinnette ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877 )

John Sturrock ( Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for City of Gloucester, 9th February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877 )

William T Mumford ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879 )

James Mollison ( Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.

Voyage information

Montrose; Coasting ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877 )

Bowling; Clyde; Montego Bay ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879 )

Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.

Rig

S - Ship ( Iron Ship Report for City of Gloucester, 9th Febrauary 1877 1877 )

Sr - Schooner ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Voluna, 28th November 1879 1879 )

Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.

Engine type

Inverted Compound Surface Condensing ( Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877 )

Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.

Year of engine build

1877 ( Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for City of Gloucester, 25th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boilers for Voluna, 3rd December 1879 1879 )

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