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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Coaltar ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
05/04/1893 ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
496 ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Name of surveyor.
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
undefined ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Lighter ( Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Steel ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, 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.
No ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
No ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
No ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Burt Boulton & Haywood ( Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892 )
Burt Boulton & Heywood ( Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896 )
Buel Boulton & Heywood ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1 Steel; Carrying Tar in Bulk; LA & Cp; 1 Dk (Stl) ( Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893 )
+100A1; Carrying Tar in bulk ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896 )
Deferred for Compln of No 1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Zelzate (Ghent) ( Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893 )
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.
1893 ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, 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.
Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co Ltd ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Thames Ironworks & Ship Building Co Ltd ( Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Blackwall, London ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Blackwall; London East ( Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Glasgow; London ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892 )
Blackwall ( Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892 )
London ( Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
undefined ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Sail ( Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
No ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
No ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
No ( Advice Note from The Steel Co of Scotland Ltd, to The Thames Iron Works Co, regarding Boiler Plates for Coaltar, 22nd November 1892 1892, Letter from A G Dryhurst, Secretary, to The Thames Ivan Works & Ship Building Co Ltd, regarding Coaltar, 24th October 1892 1892, Profile & Half Midship Section Plan for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Plan of Proposed Boiler for Coaltar, 1892 1892, Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897, Donkey Boiler form for Coaltar, sent from R Elliott, Surveyor to Lloyds Register, London, to The Surveyors, Undated no date )
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.
Joseph Frederick Hatswell ( Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893 )
G T Banks ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 29th September 1896 1896 )
Banks ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Coaltar, 10th June 1897 1897 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
London; Zelzate; Ghent ( Steel Sailing Ship Report for Coaltar, 24th May 1893 1893 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Recorded information relating the specific cargo being conveyed.
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