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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.
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; Trinidad ( Annual Surveys Report for Robert Syers, 26th September 1842 1842 )
London; Sydney ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Syers, 11th October 1847 1847 )
London; Launceston ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Sayers, 12th February 1849 1849 )
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).
312 ( Annual Surveys Report for Robert Syers, 26th September 1842 1842 )
283 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Sayers, 12th February 1849 1849 )
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 admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
283 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Syers, 11th October 1847 1847 )
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.
Liverpool ( Annual Surveys Report for Robert Syers, 26th September 1842 1842 )
Sydney, N.S.W. ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Syers, 11th October 1847 1847 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Sayers, 12th February 1849 1849 )
Name of surveyor.
Nathaniel Middleton ( Annual Surveys Report for Robert Syers, 26th September 1842 1842 )
James Martin; Nathaniel Middleton ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Syers, 11th October 1847 1847 )
Peter Courtenay; Joseph Horatio Ritchie ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Sayers, 12th February 1849 1849 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
12A2 ( Annual Surveys Report for Robert Syers, 26th September 1842 1842 )
12A1; Record Repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Syers, 11th October 1847 1847 )
Contd A1 for 4 Years record YM ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Sayers, 12th February 1849 1849 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Trinidad ( Annual Surveys Report for Robert Syers, 26th September 1842 1842 )
Sydney ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Syers, 11th October 1847 1847 )
Launceston ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Sayers, 12th February 1849 1849 )
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 Robert Syers, 26th September 1842 1842, Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Syers, 11th October 1847 1847, Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Sayers, 12th February 1849 1849 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
The individual and/or organisation listed
Morrison & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Syers, 11th October 1847 1847 )
Morrison ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Sayers, 12th February 1849 1849 )
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.
312 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Robert Syers, 11th October 1847 1847 )
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