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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Laughing Water ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
07/02/1856 ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
__/__/1856 ( Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Colchester ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April 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 ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Sws ( Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856 )
Lon ( Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
John Mann ( Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856 )
J Mann ( Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857 )
Mills Bawtey ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 4 Years ( Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856 )
4A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857 )
Expunge Character ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Hong Kong ( Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856 )
Hobart Town ( Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857 )
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)
491 ( Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1856 ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April 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.
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
undefined ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
Sail ( Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April 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 ( Letter from John Mann, to the Committee of Lloyd\'s Register of British & Foreign Shipping, regarding Laughing Water, 25th April 1856 1856, Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860, Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
J B Grant ( Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856 )
William Lay ( Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857 )
Jane ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Swansea; Hong Kong ( Survey Report for Laughing Water, 20th June 1856 1856 )
London; Hobart Town ( Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
John F Light ( Annual Surveys Report for Laughing Water, 7th December 1857 1857 )
Thomas W Wawn; William T Mumford ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Laughing Water, 13th August 1860 1860 )
Bernard Waymouth ( Memo regarding Classification for Laughing Water, 25th April no date )
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