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Name of ship as recorded on the record
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Deaves Bros ( Survey Report for Manchester, 14th May 1846 1846 )
J C Harter & Co ( Survey Report for Manchester, 27th July 1846 1846 )
Harter & Co ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 20th August 1847 1847 )
Wade & Co ( Report of Survey for Change of Owners for Manchester, 5th September 1848 1848 )
Name of surveyor.
William Pope; Robert Hamilton ( Survey Report for Manchester, 14th May 1846 1846 )
Peter Courtenay ( Survey Report for Manchester, 27th July 1846 1846, Report of Survey for Change of Owners for Manchester, 5th September 1848 1848 )
James Martin ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 20th August 1847 1847 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
A1 for 5 Years ( Survey Report for Manchester, 14th May 1846 1846 )
A1 for 12 years ( Survey Report for Manchester, 27th July 1846 1846 )
12A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 20th August 1847 1847, Report of Survey for Change of Owners for Manchester, 5th September 1848 1848 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Quebec ( Survey Report for Manchester, 14th May 1846 1846 )
Calcutta ( Survey Report for Manchester, 27th July 1846 1846, Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 20th August 1847 1847 )
Port Philip ( Report of Survey for Change of Owners for Manchester, 5th September 1848 1848 )
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.
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.
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.
P Brown ( Survey Report for Manchester, 14th May 1846 1846 )
Lewis Morice ( Survey Report for Manchester, 27th July 1846 1846 )
L Morice ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 20th August 1847 1847 )
K Forsayth ( Report of Survey for Change of Owners for Manchester, 5th September 1848 1848 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Liverpool; Quebec ( Survey Report for Manchester, 14th May 1846 1846 )
London; Calcutta ( Survey Report for Manchester, 27th July 1846 1846, Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 20th August 1847 1847 )
London; Port Philip ( Report of Survey for Change of Owners for Manchester, 5th September 1848 1848 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
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.
740 ( Survey Report for Manchester, 14th May 1846 1846 )
526 ( Survey Report for Manchester, 27th July 1846 1846 )
524 ( Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 20th August 1847 1847 )
600 ( Report of Survey for Change of Owners for Manchester, 5th September 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 ( Survey Report for Manchester, 14th May 1846 1846, Survey Report for Manchester, 27th July 1846 1846, Annual Surveys Report for Manchester, 20th August 1847 1847, Report of Survey for Change of Owners for Manchester, 5th September 1848 1848 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
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