Ship
Ship

King Coal

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

Unique reference code

LRF-PUN-IRON504-0209-P

Shipbuilder

J & W Smith

Date in which construction of the vessel was completed.

Year of build

1871

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

Gross Register Tonnage

762

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

North Shields

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Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871
Date of document: 15/06/1871
King Coal
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Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871
Date of document: 17/06/1871
King Coal
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Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875
Date of document: 16/04/1875
King Coal
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Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876
Date of document: 19/02/1876
King Coal
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Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878
Date of document: 08/05/1878
King Coal
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Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878
Date of document: 10/05/1878
King Coal
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Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880
Date of document: 17/02/1880
King Coal
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Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880
Date of document: 01/10/1880
King Coal
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Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated
Date of document: __/__/0000
King Coal
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Name of ship as recorded on the record

Ship name

King Coal ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

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

Launch Date

24/04/1871 ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.

Yard no

49 ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

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

Port of survey abbreviations

Irn ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

The individual and/or organisation listed

Ship owner

E Eccles & Co ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876 )

C Cecleo & Partners ( Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871 )

Edward Eccles ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875 )

E Eccles ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880 )

E Eecles ( Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

Name of surveyor.

Surveyor

Benjamin Martell ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871 )

George P Cooper ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875 )

Richard J Reed ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876 )

William Moverly ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878 )

Charles Davidson ( Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880 )

James Sibun ( Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

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

Classification

90A1; A & Cp ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871 )

90A1 S S no 1-75 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875 )

90A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

90A1; S S No 2-78 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878 )

The name of the port/place of destination given.

Destined voyage

Hamburg ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875 )

Havre ( Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880 )

Coasting ( Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

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

Material of construction

Iron ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

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

Gross Register Tonnage

762 ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

563 ( Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871 )

Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?

Machinery aft?

No ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, 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 King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, 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 King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

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

Engine type

Inverted Direct Acting Surface Condensing Screw Engines with 2 Cylinders ( Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871 )

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

Gross Register Tonnage (OM)

563 ( Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878 )

Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.

Location of engine build

Newcastle ( Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878 )

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

Year of ship completion

1871 ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, 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

J & W Smith ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

T & W Smith ( Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

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

Place of build

North Shields ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.

Port belonging to

Newcastle ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878 )

Newcastle, N.S.W. ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875 )

North Shields ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

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

Master

John Chase ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871 )

T W Lambert ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875 )

J W Lambert ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876 )

J Lambert ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878 )

Turner ( Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.

Location of Survey

North Shields; Newcastle ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

Newcastle ( Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880 )

Shields; Newcastle ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875 )

Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.

Voyage information

North Shields; Hamburg ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871 )

Shields; Hamburg ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875 )

Newcastle; Havre ( Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880 )

North Shields; Coasting ( Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

Propulsion

Steam ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

Sail ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875 )

Is the steamer assisted by sail?

Sail assisted steamer

No ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, 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 King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Auxillary

No ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

Electric light fitted?

No ( Iron Ships Report for King Coal, 15th June 1871 1871, Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 19th February 1876 1876, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 8th May 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 17th February 1880 1880, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880, Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

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

Ship type

Screw Steamer ( Engineer\'s Certificate for King Coal, 17th June 1871 1871 )

undefined ( Half Midship Section Plan for King Coal, Undated no date )

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

Rig

Sr - Schooner ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for King Coal, 16th April 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for King Coal, 1st October 1880 1880 )

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)

762 ( Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878 )

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

Year of engine build

1871 ( Report of Survey for Repairs of Engines & Boiler for King Coal, 10th May 1878 1878 )

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