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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.
Launch Date
10/04/1856 ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856 )
__/__/1856 ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Gosport Portsworth ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856 )
Gosport ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Portsmouth ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Alfred Welch ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856 )
A Welsh ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
Collings ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 13 Years ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856 )
13A1 ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
13A1; Record YM ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
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)
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.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
London; Mediterranean ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
149 ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
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.
Shipbuilder
William Camper ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Sou ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856 )
Lon ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
William Camper & Co ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856 )
Camper & Co ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
Collings & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Gosport; Southampton ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
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.
Refrigeration machinery fitted for cargo purposes?
No ( Survey Report for Swallow, 22nd March 1856 1856, Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
John F Light ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Mediterranean ( Annual Surveys Report for Swallow, 23rd October 1857 1857 )
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
Speed (knots)
1861 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Swallow, 20th June 1861 1861 )
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