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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Electra ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/05/1855 ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855 )
__/__/1855 ( Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Sunderland ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Sunderland ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
S - Ship ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
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 ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Sunderland; India ( Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855 )
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.
Year of ship completion
1855 ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
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.
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Robert Fowles ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855 )
Thomas W Wawn; Henry J Boolds ( Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856 )
John F Light ( Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
undefined ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855 )
Sail ( Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
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 ( Letter from Robert Fowles, to George Seyfang Esq, regarding Electra, 28th August 1855 1855, Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Joseph Shield & Sons ( Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855 )
Shield & Co ( Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856 )
Morice & Towne ( Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 10 Years ( Survey Report for Electra, 21st May 1855 1855 )
10A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Electra, 1st August 1856 1856 )
10A1; Record YM ( Report of Survey for Repair; Owners name to be changed; no change of property for Electra, 25th March 1858 1858 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
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