- Related documents Related
- Complete documents list Documents
- Report ship? Report?
Use the data export button to extract customised data sets from the Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection. Available in TSV and CSV formats.
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Witch of the Wave ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/__/1853 ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Teignmouth ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Teignmouth ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857 )
Liverpool ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874 )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Teignmouth ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Sail ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
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 Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Hole ( Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857 )
R Guthrie ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Rio Janeiro ( Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
William H Turner; Christopher Besant ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870 )
Thomas Shilston ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1853 ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
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 B Mansfield ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Tgn ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853 )
Lon ( Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Hutchings & Co ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853 )
Hutchings ( Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857 )
Guthrie & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870 )
R Guthrie & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874 )
T Bilbe & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 10 Years ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853 )
10A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857 )
Contd 7A1 Till End of 1870; Then to be A1 in Red; SS 70-7 Yrs; Record Repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870 )
A1 in Red; HT 74 ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874 )
A1 in Red; F & S dia 1874; YM 74 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
Bk - Barque ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
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)
277 ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
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 ( Survey Report for Witch of the Wave, 18th July 1853 1853, Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870, Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
London; Rio Janeiro ( Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
277 ( Annual Surveys Report for Witch of the Wave, 22nd June 1857 1857, Report of Survey for Repairs for Witch of the Wave, 25th August 1870 1870 )
253 ( Report of Survey for Repairs; Half Time for Witch of the Wave, 28th April 1874 1874, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c; Change of Owners for Witch of the Wave, 3rd July 1874 1874 )
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
Report an issue with this ship
Have you noticed missing or incorrect data or images for this ship?
Please let us know and we will rectify the issue as soon as possible.