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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.
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.
Port belonging to
Peterhead ( Survey Report for Doris, 9th February 1846 1846 )
Port Natal ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848, Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 7th July 1849 1849 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
J McDonald ( Survey Report for Doris, 9th February 1846 1846 )
McDonald ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848 )
Duthie ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 7th July 1849 1849 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 7 Years ( Survey Report for Doris, 9th February 1846 1846 )
7A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848 )
7A1; record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 7th July 1849 1849 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
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 ( Survey Report for Doris, 9th February 1846 1846, Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848, Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 7th July 1849 1849, Tests of Boiler Steel for Doris, 7th April 1888 1888 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Nathaniel Middleton ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848 )
Joseph Horatio Ritchie ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 7th July 1849 1849 )
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.
Gross Register Tonnage (NM)
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
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.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Dun ( Survey Report for Doris, 9th February 1846 1846 )
Lon ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848, Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 7th July 1849 1849 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
William Duthie & Others ( Survey Report for Doris, 9th February 1846 1846 )
Duthie & Co ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848, Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 7th July 1849 1849 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Dundee ( Survey Report for Doris, 9th February 1846 1846 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848, Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 7th July 1849 1849 )
Glasgow ( Tests of Boiler Steel for Doris, 7th April 1888 1888 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Montevideo ( Survey Report for Doris, 9th February 1846 1846 )
Algoa Bay ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
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.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
London; Algoa Bay ( Annual Surveys Report for Doris, 4th October 1848 1848 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Tests of Boiler Steel for Doris, 7th April 1888 1888 )
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