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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Marathon ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/__/1833 ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Lon ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
I Robertson ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857 )
John Robertson ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859 )
J Robertson ( Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
John F Light; William T Mumford ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857 )
Bernard Waymouth ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861 )
Samuel Pretious ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
AE1 ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860 )
A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861 )
Expunge Character ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Sail ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
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 Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Draft
1861 ( Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1833 ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
New York ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
London ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Incledon ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857 )
J A Horst ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859 )
J Horst ( Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861 )
David Cummings ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
London ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
Bk - Barque ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
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?
Machinery aft?
No ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
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 Marathon, 23rd April 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 18th March 1859 1859, Annual Survey Report for Marathon, 24th March 1860 1860, Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861, Report of Survey for Repairs for Marathon, 1st April 1863 1863 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
Speed (knots)
1861 ( Annual Surveys Report for Marathon, 24th March 1861 1861 )
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