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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.

The country in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Country of build

United Kingdom ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

The country (flag) that a vessel is registered to, at the time of writing.

Country of registration

United Kingdom ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

The individual and/or organisation listed

Name of surveyor.

Surveyor

John Punshon Denton ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.

Classification

A1 for 11 years ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.

Type of fuel used onboard a vessel.

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)

419 ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

Type of timbering specifically utilised for the vessel’s exterior.

Outside planking

AE - American Elm; DO - Dantzic Oak/Danzic Oak; AO - African Oak; EO - English Oak; PP - Pitch Pine ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

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 ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

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.

The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.

Year of ship completion

1837 ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.

Port of survey abbreviations

Sld ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.

Port belonging to

Sunderland ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.

Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.

Location of Survey

Sunderland ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

The name of the port/place of destination given.

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.

Material of construction

Wood ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.

Gross Register Tonnage (OM)

340 ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

Types of timber used throughout a vessel’s construction

Timbering

AO - African Oak; EO - English Oak; AmO - American Oak ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

Type of timbering specifically utilised for the vessel’s interior.

Inside planking

EO - English Oak; AO - African Oak ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?

Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).

Is a donkey boiler fitted?

No ( Report of survey for Excellent, April 1837 1837 )

Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.

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