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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Thomas Powell ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Geelong ( Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
__/__/1856 ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Bristol ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Newport News, VA ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861 )
Newport, Mon. ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871 )
Bristol ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876 )
Melbourne ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
John James ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856 )
Henry Rowel ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861 )
Peter Cousins ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867 )
E Horlor ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876 )
J P O Callaghan ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882 )
Jasper Tyne O'Callaghan ( Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
A1 for 9 Years; Built of Iron ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856 )
9A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861 )
AB1; S S No=67 ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867 )
AB1; S S no 1-71 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871 )
Deferred ; Deferred ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876 )
90A1; S S No 3 82 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882 )
+LMC; +NE; +S S 2 ( Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Coaster ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856 )
Coasting ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871 )
Bristol; Coasting ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867 )
France ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876 )
Melbourne ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Iron ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
399 ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871 )
401 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876 )
431 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
No ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
No ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
No ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Sr - Schooner ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882 )
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.
238 ( Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Bristol ( Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1856 ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
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.
Stothert & Co ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Irn ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876 )
Brs ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Thomas Powell ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856 )
John Stothert & Others ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861 )
John G K Stothert ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867 )
Stothert & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876 )
N Howard Smith Jnr ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882 )
W Harvard Smith Jr ( Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Bristol ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882 )
Bristol; Cardiff ( Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Bristol; Coaster ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856 )
Bristol; Coasting ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871 )
Bristol; France ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876 )
Bristol; Melbourne ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Steam ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882 )
undefined ( Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
No ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
No ( Iron Ships Report for Thomas Powell, 1st July 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Thomas Powell, 18th May 1876 1876, Cover Note for Geelong, 9th October 1882 1882, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882, Plan of Bridge House for Thomas Powell, 3rd July 1882 1882, Plan of Main Hatch for Thomas Powell, 3rd April 1882 1882 )
Name of surveyor.
Thomas Congdon ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for Bowell, 20th May 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs; Survey no 3 for Thomas Powell, 26th February 1867 1867, Report of Survey for Repairs for Thomas Powell, 9th November 1871 1871 )
A E Keydell ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Geelong, 20th September 1882 1882, Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
431 ( Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Vertical Compound Condensing ( Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
1882 ( Report on Machinery for Geelong, 3rd October 1882 1882 )
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