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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.
Bristol ( Annual Surveys Report for Pearl, 2nd March 1841 1841, Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 15th January 1847 1847 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 19th March 1847 1847 )
Scarborough ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 2nd April 1851 1851 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Burrow ( Annual Surveys Report for Pearl, 2nd March 1841 1841 )
W Harrison ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 2nd April 1851 1851 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
London; Sydney; New Zealand ( Annual Surveys Report for Pearl, 2nd March 1841 1841 )
London; Africa ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 19th March 1847 1847 )
London; Falkland; Ceylon ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 2nd April 1851 1851 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
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.
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.
517 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 19th March 1847 1847 )
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.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Name of surveyor.
George Bayley ( Annual Surveys Report for Pearl, 2nd March 1841 1841 )
Joseph Horatio Ritchie; Peter Courtenay ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 19th March 1847 1847, Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 2nd April 1851 1851 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
10A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Pearl, 2nd March 1841 1841 )
AE1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 15th January 1847 1847 )
AE1; Record Repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 19th March 1847 1847 )
AE1 Asterisk ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 2nd April 1851 1851 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Sydney; New Zealand ( Annual Surveys Report for Pearl, 2nd March 1841 1841 )
Africa ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 19th March 1847 1847 )
Falkland; Ceylon ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 2nd April 1851 1851 )
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 ( Annual Surveys Report for Pearl, 2nd March 1841 1841, Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 15th January 1847 1847, Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 19th March 1847 1847, Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 2nd April 1851 1851 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
394 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Pearl, 19th March 1847 1847 )
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