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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Great Britain ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
Great Britan ( Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/11/1846 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
New Brunswick ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Cradley ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849 )
Greenock; Clyde ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
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 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
Lloyd's Proving House?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
John Hume ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849 )
C Hare ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850 )
James Gilmore ( Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Clyde ; Bombay ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849 )
London; Callao ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850 )
London; Calloa ( Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
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)
999 ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849 )
827 ( Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
827 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1846 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
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
James Payne ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
undefined ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
St. John, N.B. ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
undefined ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
Sail ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849, Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854, Memo regarding bilges for Great Britain, Undated no date )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
Proving House
Cradley Chain Testing Machine ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849 )
Name recorded as the superintendent of the proving house.
Superintendent of Proving House
Absalom Thompson ( Chain Cable Certificate for Great britain, 6th October 1849 1849 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
John Robertson ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849 )
Robertson ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850 )
Leftwich ( Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
4A1 ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849 )
4A1; 1850 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850 )
AE1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Bombay ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849 )
Callao ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850 )
Calloa ( Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
827 ( Survey Report For Great Britain, 4th October 1849 1849 )
999 ( Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Nathaniel Middleton ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Great Britain, 19th November 1850 1850 )
Bernard Waymouth ( Annual Surveys Report for Great Britain, 12th October 1854 1854 )
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