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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.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
No Class; Insert Built of Iron ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839 )
AE1; Record Repair ( Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Liverpool ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839 )
Antwerp ( Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
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.
Gross Register Tonnage (NM)
309 ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839, Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
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.
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.
Port of survey abbreviations
Nwc ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839, Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Liverpool Royal Steam Packet Co ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839 )
T Ray ( Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Glasgow ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839, Certificate for Vessels Navigated by Steam for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839 )
Shields; Newcastle ( Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Glasgow; Clyde; Liverpool ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839 )
Shields; Antwerp ( Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
Sr - Schooner ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839 )
Bk - Barque ( Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
291 ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839, Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
Refrigeration machinery fitted for cargo purposes?
No ( Steam Vessels Report for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839, Certificate for Vessels Navigated by Steam for Royal Sovereign, 19th April 1839 1839, Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Robert Fowles ( Iron Ships Report for Royal Sovereign, 14th April 1848 1848 )
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