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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.

The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.

The individual and/or organisation listed

Name of surveyor.

Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.

The name of the port/place of destination given.

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

Is the steamer assisted by sail?

Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.

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.

Previously referred to as signal letters (c.19th C), radio call signs enable a ship to communicate and are assigned by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

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.

Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.

Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.

A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).

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.