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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Mercury ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/__/1842 ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Aberdeen ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Aberdeen ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
A McLean ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849 )
McLean ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851 )
D J Reid ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852 )
George Watt ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855 )
Watt ( Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Aberdeen ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855 )
Liverpool ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Aberdeen; Baltic ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855 )
London; Cape of Good Hope ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
Sr - Schooner ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Iron ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
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 ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
165 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852 )
175 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1842 ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
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.
Shipbuilder
Duffers & Co ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Irn ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
G Elsmie & Others ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849 )
Elsmie & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
George Elsmie ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854 )
George Elsmie & Son ( Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Thomas Alexander ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849 )
William Perkins ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851 )
Nathaniel Middleton ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852 )
Bernard Waymouth ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854 )
William Wallis ( Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1; Built of Iron; record repairs ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849 )
A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
A1; Record repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Sail ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
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?
Machinery aft?
No ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
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 ( Iron Ships Report for Mercury, 30th April 1849 1849, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 11th March 1851 1851, Report of Survey for Repairs & Re Entry for Mercury, 9th December 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for Mercury, 15th March 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 2nd March 1855 1855, Annual Surveys Report for Mercury, 9th January 1856 1856 )
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