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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.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Hillhouse & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 8th June 1842 1842 )
Hilhouse ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 27th April 1846 1846, Annual Surveys Report for Orestes, 12th July 1847 1847 )
Hill & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 7th July no date )
Name of surveyor.
George Bayley; Nathaniel Middleton ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 8th June 1842 1842 )
James Martin ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 27th April 1846 1846 )
James Martin; Nathaniel Middleton ( Annual Surveys Report for Orestes, 12th July 1847 1847 )
Nathaniel Middleton ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 7th July no date )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
12A1; Record Repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 8th June 1842 1842, Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 27th April 1846 1846 )
12A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Orestes, 12th July 1847 1847 )
Cont 4 A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 7th July no date )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
China ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 8th June 1842 1842 )
Calcutta ( Annual Surveys Report for Orestes, 12th July 1847 1847 )
Cape of Good Hope ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 7th July no date )
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.
No ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 8th June 1842 1842, Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 27th April 1846 1846, Annual Surveys Report for Orestes, 12th July 1847 1847, Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 7th July no date )
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 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.
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
London; China ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 8th June 1842 1842 )
London; Calcutta ( Annual Surveys Report for Orestes, 12th July 1847 1847 )
London; Cape of Good Hope ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 7th July no date )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Wood ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 8th June 1842 1842, Report of Survey for Repairs for Orestes, 27th April 1846 1846 )
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.
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