- Related documents Related
- Complete documents list Documents
- Report ship? Report?
Use the data export button to extract customised data sets from the Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection. Available in TSV and CSV formats.
Name of ship as recorded on the record
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
27/03/1857 ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Sunderland ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857, Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Aberdeen ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857, Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
A Davidson ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
Alexander Davidson ( Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Sunderland ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
Glasgow ( Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Sunderland; Point de Gaul ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
Glasgow; Singapore ( Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857, Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
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 Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857, Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857, Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
400 ( Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1857 ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857, Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
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
Woods & Spence ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Sld ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
Gls ( Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
A Anderson & Co ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
Anderson ( Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Robert Fowles; Alfred Darling ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
Richard Robertson ( Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
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 Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
9A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Point de Gaul ( Survey Report for Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857 )
Singapore ( Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
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 Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857, Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
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 Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857, Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
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 Lauriston, 27th March 1857 1857, Annual Surveys Report for Lauriston, 13th October 1858 1858 )
Report an issue with this ship
Have you noticed missing or incorrect data or images for this ship?
Please let us know and we will rectify the issue as soon as possible.