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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Volante ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
27/06/1862 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Montrose ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Gateshead upon Tyne ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861 )
Montrose; Dundee ( Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
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 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
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 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Thomas Alexander ( Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862 )
Richard J Reed ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864 )
Samuel Pretious ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Montrose: Coasting ( Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862 )
London; Tynemouth ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
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)
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1862 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
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
J & D Birnie ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
undefined ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861 )
Montrose ( Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
undefined ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861 )
Sail ( Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862, Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
Proving House
Gateshead Iron Works ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861 )
Name recorded as the superintendent of the proving house.
Superintendent of Proving House
Major Monkhouse ( Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861, Chain Cable Certificate for Volante, 22nd November 1861 1861 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Dun ( Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862 )
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864, Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
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
A1 for 8 years ( Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862 )
8A1; Record Zinc ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Volante, 7th July 1864 1864 )
8A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Coasting ( Survey Report for Volante, 9th August 1862 1862 )
Tynemouth ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
Speed (knots)
1867 ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Change of Owners for Volante, 3rd June 1867 1867 )
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