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Name of ship as recorded on the record
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.
London; Berwick ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 6th March 1843 1843, Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th October 1844 1844 )
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.
309 ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 6th March 1843 1843 )
219 ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th June 1848 1848 )
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.
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Berwick Shipping Co ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 6th March 1843 1843, Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th October 1844 1844 )
Beetton ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th June 1848 1848 )
Name of surveyor.
George Bayley ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 6th March 1843 1843 )
Peter Courtenay; Joseph Horatio Ritchie ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th October 1844 1844 )
James Martin; Nathaniel Middleton ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th June 1848 1848 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
AE1 Asterisk ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 6th March 1843 1843 )
Expunge Character ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th October 1844 1844, Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th June 1848 1848 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
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.
219 ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 6th March 1843 1843 )
309 ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th June 1848 1848 )
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 6th March 1843 1843, Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th October 1844 1844, Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th June 1848 1848 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
309 ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 16th October 1844 1844 )
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