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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.
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Frost ( Survey Report for Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Sunderland ( Survey Report for Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation 2nd Survey for Merry Monarch, 18th December 1868 1868 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Sunderland; New York ( Survey Report for Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859 )
London; Callao ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation 2nd Survey for Merry Monarch, 18th December 1868 1868 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
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.
Refrigeration machinery fitted for cargo purposes?
No ( Survey Report for Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859, Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation 2nd Survey for Merry Monarch, 18th December 1868 1868, Letter from Jenneson Taylor, regarding Merry Monarch, Undated no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
334 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation 2nd Survey for Merry Monarch, 18th December 1868 1868 )
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 Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859 )
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation 2nd Survey for Merry Monarch, 18th December 1868 1868 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
J G & W Hill ( Survey Report for Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859 )
Oswald ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation 2nd Survey for Merry Monarch, 18th December 1868 1868 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Thomas Lawrence ( Survey Report for Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859 )
Thomas W Wawn ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation 2nd Survey for Merry Monarch, 18th December 1868 1868 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 9 Years ( Survey Report for Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859 )
Contd A1 for 6 Years; record repair; Raise to 10A1; Contd A1 for 7 Years from 1849 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation 2nd Survey for Merry Monarch, 18th December 1868 1868 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
New York ( Survey Report for Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859 )
Callao ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Continuation 2nd Survey for Merry Monarch, 18th December 1868 1868 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
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)
334 ( Survey Report for Merry Monarch, 10th February 1859 1859 )
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.
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