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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Niobe ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
24/12/1874 ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874 )
__/12/1874 ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Iron ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
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 ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Irn ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Robert Steel & Co ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875 )
J J Grieve & Sons ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878 )
Baine & Johnston ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
G A Lindblom ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Henry J Boolds; James Mollison ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875 )
J W Scullard ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877 )
James L Sinnette ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878 )
George P Cooper ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
100A1; A&CP ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875 )
+100A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877 )
100A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878 )
+100A1; S S No 1-80 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
+100A1; SS No 2-96 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Australia ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875 )
Load ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878 )
Cardiff; Java ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
Abo ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
1542 ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
1469 ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1874 ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
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
Robert Steele ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Steele ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Greenock ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Sail ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
Steam ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878 )
undefined ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
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 ( Midship Section Plan for Niobe, 1874 1874, Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Greenock ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
Abo ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Ralston ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878 )
J Ralston ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
P O Sundell ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Greenock ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th January 1877 1877, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Dundee ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878 )
Havre ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Greenock; Australia ( Iron Ship Report for Niobe, 25th January 1875 1875 )
Dundee; Grimsby; Load ( Annual Surveys Report for Niobe, 13th March 1878 1878 )
Havre; Cardiff; Java ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Niobe, 8th May 1880 1880 )
London; Abo ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Niobe, 3rd July 1896 1896 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
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