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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.

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

The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.

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

Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.

Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.

Voyage information

Liverpool; Montreal ( Survey Report for Indian Chief, 31st March 1842 1842 )

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

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

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

Gross Register Tonnage (OM)

480 ( Survey Report for Indian Chief, 31st March 1842 1842 )

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 Indian Chief, 31st March 1842 1842 )

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

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

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

Liv ( Survey Report for Indian Chief, 31st March 1842 1842 )

The individual and/or organisation listed

Name of surveyor.

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

The name of the port/place of destination given.

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

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)

492 ( Survey Report for Indian Chief, 31st March 1842 1842 )

Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?

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

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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