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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
Ship owner
Towse & Co ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 29th May 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 12th July 1856 1856 )
Bennett & Co ( Survey Report for Esmeralda, 13th April 1854 1854 )
Cooper & Aves ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Esmeralda, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Thomas Alexander ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 29th May 1854 1854 )
Robert Fowles ( Survey Report for Esmeralda, 13th April 1854 1854 )
William Davidson; Bernard Waymouth ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 12th July 1856 1856 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
8A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 29th May 1854 1854 )
A1 For 8 Years ( Survey Report for Esmeralda, 13th April 1854 1854 )
8A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 12th July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Esmeralda, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Australia ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 29th May 1854 1854 )
London ( Survey Report for Esmeralda, 13th April 1854 1854 )
Adelaide ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 12th July 1856 1856 )
Geelong ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Esmeralda, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
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 ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 29th May 1854 1854, Survey Report for Esmeralda, 13th April 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 12th July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Esmeralda, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
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.
Shipbuilder
W Chilton ( Survey Report for Esmeralda, 13th April 1854 1854 )
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)
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
450 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Esmeralda, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
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.
Voyage information
London; Australia ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 29th May 1854 1854 )
Sunderland; London ( Survey Report for Esmeralda, 13th April 1854 1854 )
London; Adelaide ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 12th July 1856 1856 )
London; Geelong ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Esmeralda, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
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
450 ( Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 29th May 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Esmeralda, 12th July 1856 1856 )
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.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey Report for Esmeralda, 13th April 1854 1854 )
Draft
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