Professor Van der Boon Mesch

Name of ship as recorded on the record

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 country in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

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).

Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.

Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.

Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.

The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.

An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.

The name of the port/place of destination given.

A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).

Tonnage derived by deducting from the gross register tonnage the capacity that in unavailable for cargo, e.g. machinery space, fuel, crew accommodation etc.

Type of timbering specifically utilised for the vessel’s exterior.

Measurement from the extreme outboard point of starboard to the extreme outboard point of port.

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.

Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.

Type of fuel used onboard a vessel.

Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

Name of surveyor.

The name of the port/place from which a vessel’s voyage originated.

The country (flag) that a vessel is registered to, at the time of writing.

The individual and/or organisation listed

Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.

Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.

A ship’s total internal capacity of a ship measured in register tons from the top of the floors to the tonnage deck.

Types of timber used throughout a vessel’s construction

Type of timbering specifically utilised for the vessel’s interior.