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Name of ship as recorded on the record
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.
Shipbuilder
William Shaw ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Tgn ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849 )
Lon ( Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Escort, 3rd October 1864 1864 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
C & E Hunt & Co ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849 )
Hunt & Co ( Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852 )
Hunt & Henley ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Escort, 3rd October 1864 1864 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Torquay; Teignmouth ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Escort, 3rd October 1864 1864 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Torquay; New York ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849 )
London; Hamburgh; Labrador ( Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849 )
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.
Gross Register Tonnage (NM)
105 ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849, Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852 )
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.
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
130 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Escort, 3rd October 1864 1864 )
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.
Master
Robert & Jerrett ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849 )
Jerritt ( Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852 )
G T Jeffery ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Escort, 3rd October 1864 1864 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
12A1 ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849 )
12A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852 )
Contd 4A1; Record Repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Escort, 3rd October 1864 1864 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
New York ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849 )
Hamburgh; Labrador ( Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
131 ( Survey Report for Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849, Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852 )
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 Escort, 23rd April 1849 1849, Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Escort, 3rd October 1864 1864 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Joseph Horatio Ritchie; Peter Courtenay ( Annual Surveys Report for Escort, 14th April 1852 1852 )
Richard J Reed ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Escort, 3rd October 1864 1864 )
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