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John Liddell

A current reference number/code used to uniquely identify each record.

Unique reference code

LRF-PUN-IRON498-0289-P

Shipbuilder

Mitchell & Co

Date in which construction of the vessel was completed.

Year of build

1863

A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).

Gross Register Tonnage

699

Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.

Type of ship

undefined

The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.

Port belonging to

London

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Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863
Date of document: 28/10/1863
John Liddell
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Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865
Date of document: 20/12/1865
John Liddell
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Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866
Date of document: 06/03/1866
John Liddell
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Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868
Date of document: 30/01/1868
John Liddell
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Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868
Date of document: 21/10/1868
John Liddell
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Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871
Date of document: 12/08/1871
John Liddell
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Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875
Date of document: 13/04/1875
John Liddell
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Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875
Date of document: 05/05/1875
John Liddell
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Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876
Date of document: 13/06/1876
John Liddell
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Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877
Date of document: 30/01/1877
John Liddell
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Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated
Date of document: __/__/0000
John Liddell
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Name of ship as recorded on the record

Ship name

John Liddell ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.

Launch Date

26/09/1863 ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

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

Place of build

Newcastle ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.

Port belonging to

London ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

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

Master

Thomas Hodgson ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863 )

J Hodgson ( Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865 )

G Hodgson ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866 )

W Watts ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871 )

William Watts ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.

Location of Survey

Newcastle ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871 )

London ( Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865 )

Sunderland ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.

Voyage information

Newcastle; London ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866 )

Newcastle; Hamburg ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868 )

Newcastle; France ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871 )

Sunderland; Coasting ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

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

Rig

Sr - Schooner ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

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

Material of construction

Iron ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).

Gross Register Tonnage

699 ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

562 ( Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875 )

Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?

Machinery aft?

No ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

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

Is a donkey boiler fitted?

No ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, 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 ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

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)

562 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866 )

Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.

Year of engine build

1863 ( Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875 )

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

Year of ship completion

1863 ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, 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

Mitchell & Co ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.

Port of survey abbreviations

Irn ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

The individual and/or organisation listed

Ship owner

John Straker ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863 )

J Shaker ( Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865 )

J Straker ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868 )

J Straker (Arthur Pringer) ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868 )

Pring & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875 )

G S Berwick & Co ( Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875 )

H Taylor ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

Fenwick ( Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

Name of surveyor.

Surveyor

Thomas Luke ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863 )

Richard J Reed ( Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865 )

William J Bone; Richard J Reed ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871 )

Joseph Keen ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

James Sibun ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876 )

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

Classification

A1 for 6 Years ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863 )

6A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865 )

6A1; Record Damage Repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866 )

6A1; 3,66 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868 )

6A1; ts 68; MC ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868 )

85 A1; S S no 3-71 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871 )

85A1 S S No 1-75; Lloyds Mc; Repaired Record ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875 )

85A1; Record Damage Repaire ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876 )

85A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

The name of the port/place of destination given.

Destined voyage

London ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866 )

Hamburg ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868 )

France ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871 )

Coasting ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

Propulsion

Sail ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877 )

Steam ( Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875 )

undefined ( Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

Is the steamer assisted by sail?

Sail assisted steamer

No ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

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 ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Auxillary

No ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

Electric light fitted?

No ( Iron Ships Report for John Liddell, 28th October 1863 1863, Annual Surveys Report for John Liddell, 20th December 1865 1865, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 30th January 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 21st October 1868 1868, Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 12th August 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th April 1875 1875, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 13th June 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for John Liddell, 30th January 1877 1877, Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

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

Gross Register Tonnage (OM)

699 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for John Liddell, 6th March 1866 1866 )

Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.

Engine type

Inverted Surface Condensing Surface Condenser ( Engineer Surveyor's Certificate for John Liddell, 5th May 1875 1875 )

Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.

Ship type

undefined ( Sketch of Midship Section for John Liddell, undated no date )

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