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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Commonwealth ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
02/12/1876 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
84 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877 )
85 ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Sunderland ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877 )
Cardiff ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877 )
South Shields; Newcastle ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878 )
North Shields; Newcastle ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Steam ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Sail ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
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 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Newcastle, N.S.W. ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877 )
Sunderland ( Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877 )
Newcastle ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
A Smith ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878 )
Smith ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
100A1; A & CP ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877 )
100A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
India ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877 )
Karrachee ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877 )
Boston ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
1862 ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878 )
1737 ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877 )
1863 ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Location of engine build
Sunderland ( Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1876 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
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
William Doxford & Sons ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Sunderland ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Iron ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
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 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Profile Plan for Commonwealth, 20th February 1876 1876, Midship Section & Elevation Plan for Commonwealth, 1st June 1876 1876, Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Plan of Arrangement of Pump, Pipes &c for Commonwealth, 24th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Irn ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877, Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877, Details of Main Boilers of the Steam Ship for Commonwealth, February 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
T Day Farlam & Co of North Shields ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877 )
T Day Farlam & Co ( Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877 )
Day & Farlam ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Day & Harlam ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Joseph Keen ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877 )
Henry T Tyrrell ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877 )
Thomas H Cooke ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877 )
Thomas Congdon ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 14th June 1878 1878 )
William Moverly ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 9th June 1879 1879 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Sunderland; India ( Iron Ship Report for Commonwealth, 21st February 1877 1877 )
Cardiff; Karrachee ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Commonwealth, 29th June 1877 1877 )
South Shields; Boston ( Annual Surveys Report for Commonwealth, 21st November 1877 1877 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Engine type
Inverted Compound Surface Condensing ( Engineer Surveyor's Report on Machinery for Commonwealth, 20th February 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 Commonwealth, 20th February 1877 1877 )
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