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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.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Burrell ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 7th September 1843 1843, Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 22nd June 1846 1846 )
J F & S Bunell ( Survey Report for Dido, July 1843 1843 )
Poppelwell & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Dido, 12th November 1850 1850 )
Name of surveyor.
Joseph Horatio Ritchie ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 7th September 1843 1843, Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 22nd June 1846 1846, Report of Survey for Repairs for Dido, 12th November 1850 1850 )
Thomas Boyes Simey ( Survey Report for Dido, July 1843 1843 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
7A; Record Copper ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 7th September 1843 1843 )
A1 For 7 Years ( Survey Report for Dido, July 1843 1843 )
7A1; Record Copper ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 22nd June 1846 1846 )
7A1; record YM ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Dido, 12th November 1850 1850 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Naples ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 7th September 1843 1843 )
London ( Survey Report for Dido, July 1843 1843 )
Mauritius ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 22nd June 1846 1846 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 7th September 1843 1843, Survey Report for Dido, July 1843 1843, Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 22nd June 1846 1846, Report of Survey for Repairs for Dido, 12th November 1850 1850 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
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.
John H Robson ( Survey Report for Dido, July 1843 1843 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
J Smith ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 7th September 1843 1843 )
John Smith ( Survey Report for Dido, July 1843 1843 )
Smith ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 22nd June 1846 1846 )
A Sayers Jnr ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Dido, 12th November 1850 1850 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
London; Naples ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 7th September 1843 1843 )
Sunderland; London ( Survey Report for Dido, July 1843 1843 )
London; Mauritius ( Annual Surveys Report for Dido, 22nd June 1846 1846 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
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.
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.
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
undefined ( Survey Report for Dido, July 1843 1843 )
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
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