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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
William ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/__/1852 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Wade & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
J Hay ( Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852 )
Wade & Campbell ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Nathaniel Middleton ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852 )
Robert Fowles ( Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852 )
Thomas Alexander ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854 )
John F Light ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856 )
William T Mumford ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
13A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852 )
A1 for 13 Years ( Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852 )
13A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856 )
13A1; record YM ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Cape of Good Hope ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Sail ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
undefined ( Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
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)
703 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856 )
590 ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
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 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1852 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Sunderland ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Joseph Glen Milton ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852 )
J G Milton ( Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854 )
Milton ( Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
Sunderland ( Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
London; Cape of Good Hope ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
590 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852 )
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 ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Report of Survey for Repairs & Change of Owners for William, 19th April 1852 1852, Letter from John Hay, to Graham Esq, regarding William, 7th April 1852 1852, Letter from Harry Fletcher, to Nathaniel Middleton Esq, regarding William, 1st April 1852 1852, Survey Report for William, 27th February 1852 1852, Annual Surveys Report for William, 26th May 1854 1854, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 26th September 1856 1856, Report of Survey for Repairs for William, 11th April 1860 1860 )
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.
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
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