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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 listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Glasgow ( Survey report for Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836, Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd October 1838 1838 )
Greenock ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 22nd December 1840 1840 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
John Buchannon ( Survey report for Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836 )
Buchanan ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd October 1838 1838 )
Douglas ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 22nd December 1840 1840 )
Cocks ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 9 years ( Survey report for Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836 )
A1 9 Years; Record Repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd October 1838 1838 )
11A1; Record Repairs ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 22nd December 1840 1840 )
Contd A1 for 4 Years; Record Repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Glasgow ( Survey report for Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836 )
China ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 22nd December 1840 1840 )
Rio ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Types of timber used throughout a vessel’s construction
Timbering
BhO, AO ( Survey report for Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836 )
Type of timbering specifically utilised for the vessel’s interior.
Inside planking
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.
Depth of vessel at ship’s side from the highest point of the upper deck to the lowest point of the keel.
Extreme Depth
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
338 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
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 country (flag) that a vessel is registered to, at the time of writing.
Country of registration
United Kingdom [England] ( Survey report for Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Newport; Cardiff ( Survey report for Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd October 1838 1838, Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 22nd December 1840 1840, Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Newport; Glasgow ( Survey report for Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836 )
London; China ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 22nd December 1840 1840 )
London; Rio ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
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).
Type of timbering specifically utilised for the vessel’s exterior.
Outside planking
BE, BhO ( Survey report for Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836 )
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 Elephanta, 21 March 1836 1836, Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd October 1838 1838, Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 22nd December 1840 1840, Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Measurement from the extreme outboard point of starboard to the extreme outboard point of port.
Extreme Breadth
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Peter Courtenay ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd October 1838 1838 )
Nathaniel G Clark ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 22nd December 1840 1840 )
Peter Courtenay; Joseph Horatio Ritchie ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
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)
310 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Elephanta, 3rd November 1847 1847 )
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