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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Griffin ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/__/1821 ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Berry & Co ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
George Coleman Tucker ( Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Nathaniel Middleton ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
AE1 ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
AE1 Record Repairs ( Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Boston ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
Waterford; London ( Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
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)
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
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 ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1821 ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Stockton ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Boston, Lincs ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
T Berry ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
Isaac Berry ( Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
London ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
Waterford ( Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
London; Boston ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
Waterford; London ( Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
Bg - Brig ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837 )
Sr - Schooner ( Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
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 Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Griffin, 7th June 1837 1837, Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey Report for Griffin, 17th May 1839 1839 )
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