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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Simplon ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
18/08/1898 ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
36 ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Charles H Jordan ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898 )
Frank Cook ( Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898 )
William R Austin; Thomas Field ( Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Steel ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
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 ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Lth ( Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Muirheads Trawlers Ltd ( Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898 )
Muirhead Trawlers Ltd ( Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
+100A1; Steal Steam Trawler; A & Cp; +LMC 11,98; 1 Dk ( Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898 )
+LMC 11,98 ( Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Fishing North Sea ( Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
184 ( Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Ship manager
J Muirhead ( Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
Year of engine build
1898 ( Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1898 ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
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.
Shipbuilder
Cumming & Ellis ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Inverkeithing ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Steam ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905 )
undefined ( Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
Lloyd's Proving House?
No ( Memo from the Chief Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Simplon, 24th October 1898 1898, Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898, Note with measurements of steel boilers for Simplon, 10th January 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898, Letter from the Secretary to the Surveyors of Leith regarding fees & extinct firm related to Simplon, 27th July 1905 1905, Note stating fees not paid on first entry report for Simplon, Undated no date )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Granton ( Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898, Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Inverkeithing; Leith ( Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898 )
Glasgow ( Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 3rd June 1898 1898, Engine Forgings Form for Simplon, 5th May 1898 1898, Plan of Boiler for Simplon, 1898 1898 )
Liverpool ( Plan of Midship Section for Simplon, 1898 1898 )
Glasgow; Leith ( Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Inverkeithing; Fishing North Sea ( Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
K - Ketch ( Steel Steamer Report for Simplon, 22nd October 1898 1898 )
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Engine type
Compound Surface condensing ( Report on Machinery for Simplon, 6th August 1898 1898 )
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