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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.
Launch Date
__/__/1840 ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841 )
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.
Master
James Miller ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841 )
Hardwick ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd June 1848 1848 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Sunderland ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Marsden, 1st March 1844 1844, Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd June 1848 1848 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Sunderland; London ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841 )
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.
Gross Register Tonnage (NM)
296 ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841, Annual Surveys Report for Marsden, 1st March 1844 1844 )
278 ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd 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.
Draft
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.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Sld ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841 )
Lon ( Annual Surveys Report for Marsden, 1st March 1844 1844, Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd June 1848 1848 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
J C Gibson ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841 )
T C Gibson ( Annual Surveys Report for Marsden, 1st March 1844 1844 )
T Gibson ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd June 1848 1848 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Thomas Boyes Simey ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841 )
George Bayley; Nathaniel Middleton ( Annual Surveys Report for Marsden, 1st March 1844 1844 )
Joseph Horatio Ritchie; Peter Courtenay ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd June 1848 1848 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
See London No 10457; 7A1 ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841 )
7A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Marsden, 1st March 1844 1844 )
Cont 2A1 from 1847; Record Repairs ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd June 1848 1848 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
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 Marsdens, January 1841 1841, Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd June 1848 1848 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
278 ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841, Annual Surveys Report for Marsden, 1st March 1844 1844 )
296 ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd 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.
Refrigeration machinery fitted for cargo purposes?
No ( Survey Report for Marsdens, January 1841 1841, Annual Surveys Report for Marsden, 1st March 1844 1844, Report of Survey for Repairs; Continuation for Marsden, 3rd June 1848 1848 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
Speed (knots)
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