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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.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Gls ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881, Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881 )
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Sorrento, 1884 1884 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Rob M Sloman & Co ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881 )
R M Sloman & Co ( Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Sorrento, 1884 1884 )
Name of surveyor.
Thomas J House ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881 )
Peter McGregor ( Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881 )
James H Truscott ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884 )
Charles E Stromeyer ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Sorrento, 1884 1884 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; Lloyds A & Cp ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881 )
03/01/1882 ( Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881 )
+100A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884 )
No New Record ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Sorrento, 1884 1884 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Hamburg ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881 )
Australia ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
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 of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Glasgow ( Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
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.
Alexander Stephen & Sons ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881, Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Sorrento, 1884 1884 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Linthouse; Glasgow ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881, Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Sorrento, 1884 1884 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Hermann Johann Pauls ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881 )
Paul ( Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881 )
K Melcherlsen ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Glasgow ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881, Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Sorrento, 1884 1884 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Glasgow; Hamburg ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881 )
London; Australia ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884 )
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 ( Iron Ship Report for Sorrento, 29th December 1881 1881, Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Sorrento, 14th August 1884 1884, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Sorrento, 1884 1884 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Compound Inverted Surface Condensing ( Report on Machinery for Sorrento, 30th December 1881 1881 )
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
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