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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.
Launch Date
__/__/1847 ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Launceston ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Launceston, Cornwall ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
P Buckland ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848 )
R Carey ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
London ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
London; Launceston ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848 )
London; Australia ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
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?
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
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 Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1847 ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
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.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Lon ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
J Baven ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848 )
Bennett & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Nathaniel Middleton ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848 )
Peter Courtenay; Joseph Horatio Ritchie ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 9 Years ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848 )
9A1; Record Damage Repairs ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Launceston ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848 )
Australia ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
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 Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Harpley, April 1848 1848, Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
547 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Harpley, 5th January 1853 1853 )
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