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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Straits of Menai ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
07/05/1894 ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
203 ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
West Hartlepool ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893 )
West Hartlepool; London ( Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894 )
Newcastle ( Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894 )
West Hartlepool; Hartlepool ( Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894 )
Sunderland ( Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Steel ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, 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 ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
J G Hunter ( Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894 )
John C Craig ( Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894 )
Charles Fowling ( Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894 )
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Location of engine build
Sunderland ( Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
West Hartlepool; Shanghai; Middlesbrough ( Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Engine type
Triple Compound 3 Cranks ( Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894 )
Compound Triple Expansion Direct Inverted Surface Condensing ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894 )
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Port of registry
Liverpool ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1894 ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, 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
Furness, Withy & Co Ltd ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
Furness Withy & Co Ltd ( Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
West Hartlepool ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Steam ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
undefined ( Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, 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 ( Plan of Pumping Arrangement for Straits of Menai, 13th November 1893 1893, Receipt for Steel Plates manufactured by The West Hartlepool Steel & Co for Straits of Menai, 5th September 1894 1894, Engine Forgings or Castings form for Straits of Menai , 15th March 1894 1894, Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894, Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894, Half Midship Section Plan for Straits of Menai, Undated no date )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Hpl ( Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894 )
Sld ( Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Niel McLean & Co ( Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894 )
Neil McLean & Co ( Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894 )
Niel McLean ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Straits of Menai, 3rd September 1894 1894 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
+100A1 Steel; Pt Awn Dk; A & CP With Freeboard S 9,3; +LMC 9,94; 1Dk (Stl) 2 tr B & Web Frames & Pt Awn Dk (Pt IRon Pt Stl) ( Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894 )
+LMC 9,94 ( Report on Machinery for Straits of Menai, 10th October 1894 1894 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Shanghai; Middlesbrough ( Steel Steamer Report for Straits of Menai, 10th September 1894 1894 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
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