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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.
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
No ( Plan Half Midship Section for Potsdam, 1888 1888, Plan of Profile for Potsdam, 1888 1888, Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Hamburg ( Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
Name of surveyor.
Emil Padderatz ( Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Hamburg; West Coast America ( Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
1447 ( Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1888 ( Plan Half Midship Section for Potsdam, 1888 1888, Plan of Profile for Potsdam, 1888 1888, Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
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.
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Steel ( Plan Half Midship Section for Potsdam, 1888 1888, Plan of Profile for Potsdam, 1888 1888, Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No ( Plan Half Midship Section for Potsdam, 1888 1888, Plan of Profile for Potsdam, 1888 1888, Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Ham ( Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
F Laeisz ( Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1 Steel; 2 Dks; La & Cp ( Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
West Coast America ( Steel Ship Report for Potsdam, 9th January 1889 1889 )
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