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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
__/__/1850 ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
London ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for William, 28th August 1854 1854 )
Scarborough ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 4th May 1859 1859 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
William McKenney ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
T Stephens ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 28th August 1854 1854 )
Rissman ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 4th May 1859 1859 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Sunderland ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 28th August 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 4th May 1859 1859 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Sunderland; London ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
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 William, 17th August 1850 1850, Annual Surveys Report for William, 28th August 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 4th May 1859 1859 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
301 ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 28th August 1854 1854 )
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
G Bainbridge ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Sld ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
Lon ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 28th August 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 4th May 1859 1859 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Tomlin ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
Gorden Bros ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 28th August 1854 1854 )
Broomhead ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 4th May 1859 1859 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Thomas Boyes Simey ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
John F Light ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 4th May 1859 1859 )
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 William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
8A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 28th August 1854 1854 )
Expunge Character ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 4th May 1859 1859 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
290 ( Survey Report for William, 17th August 1850 1850 )
300 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 4th May 1859 1859 )
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.
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)
290 ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 28th August 1854 1854 )
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