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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
Fidds & Powell ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Dunsandle, 25th September 1854 1854 )
J R Dealy & Co ( Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
Souter ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Dunsandle, 28th November 1862 1862 )
Name of surveyor.
Thomas Alexander ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Dunsandle, 25th September 1854 1854 )
Robert Fowles ( Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
8A1; Record YM ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Dunsandle, 25th September 1854 1854 )
A1 for 8 Years ( Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
8A1; record YM ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Dunsandle, 28th November 1862 1862 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
San Francisco ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Dunsandle, 25th September 1854 1854 )
Liverpool ( Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
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.
399 ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Dunsandle, 25th September 1854 1854, Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
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 Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
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.
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
London; San Francisco ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Dunsandle, 25th September 1854 1854 )
Sunderland; Liverpool ( Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Wood ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Dunsandle, 25th September 1854 1854, Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
400 ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Dunsandle, 25th September 1854 1854, Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Dunsandle, 25th September 1854 1854, Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for Dunsandle, 28th November 1862 1862 )
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.
William Pickersgill ( Survey Report for Dunsandle, 28th January 1854 1854 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
396 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Dunsandle, 28th November 1862 1862 )
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