Online catalogue

Search our collections

Search the entire Ship Plan and Survey Report collection and the Centre's Library catalogue.
  • All

    Select a category

    Choose which section of the archive you would like to search. In your search you can select 'Everywhere', or narrow down your query by using the drop down filter.

  • Ship Plans and Survey Reports

    Select a category

    Choose which section of the archive you would like to search. In your search you can select 'Everywhere', or narrow down your query by using the drop down filter.

  • Library Catalogue Online

    Select a category

    Choose which section of the archive you would like to search. In your search you can select 'Everywhere', or narrow down your query by using the drop down filter.

  • Ships
  • Documents

Popular documents

LRF-PUN-ABN10-0285-R_0001.jpg
Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, for Clunie, 16th December 1891
Date of document: 16/12/1891
Clunie
LRF-PUN-GLS162-0113-R_0001.jpg
Report of Survey for Repairs, &c of Engines & Boilers for Bonnington, 16th April 1891
Date of document: 16/04/1891
Bonnington
LRF-PUN-GLS152-0314-R_0001.jpg
Report of Survey for Repairs, &c of Engines & Boilers for Crown of Arragon, 1st October 1886
Date of document: 01/10/1886
Crown of Arragon
LRF-PUN-Ant1103-0211-R
Test of Boiler Steel for Emma Henriette, 5 March 1887
Date of document: 05/03/1887
Emma Henriette
LRF-PUN-Vdm1156-0238-L
Letter from R Petersen to the Secretary of Lloyd's Register regarding expunging the class of Libra, 16 June 1894
Date of document: 16/06/1894
Libra
LRF-PUN-ABN10-0272-R_0001.jpg
Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for North East, 2nd December 1891
Date of document: 02/12/1891
North East
LRF-PUN-SLD924-0390-R
Report of survey for Andrews, June 1838
Date of document: __/06/1838
Andrews
LR-FAF-TB11-0110-L
Correspondence from the Chief Ship Surveyor at the Mercantile Marine Department of the Board of Trade to the Secretary of Lloyd's Register London regarding the freeboard of Aquitania, 5 August 1932
Date of document: 05/08/1932
Aquitania

Document types

The ship plan and survey report collection includes a wide range of document types, over 480 in fact! As our digitisation program continues we will upload even more to the website.

Please be aware there may be material within the Collection that contains imagery or information that some may find upsetting. The documents were produced within the context of the time and do not reflect the views or opinions of Lloyd's Register or the Lloyd's Register Foundation today.

The Centre's digitisation activities are ongoing and therefore some ships/documents from the collection may not yet be available.

Check out our bitesize Research guides for help using the collections. Please adhere to our Licencing and Terms of Use pages.

Scroll below to find out the most popular document types.

Popular document types

  • Report

    Report

    View all

    Periodical reports of survey carried out by Lloyd's Register surveyors containing details of the vessel at the time of survey. Reports can include information on a ship's build, ownership, voyages, registration, machinery, materials, repair, classification and loss. There are a wide variety of specific types that document the changes made to a vessel while classed by Lloyd's Register.

  • Plan

    Plan

    View all

    The collection houses a diverse range of construction plans and technical drawings of vessels, boilers and machinery. These provide key information regarding the construction, arrangement, material and dimensions of ships surveyed by Lloyd's Register.

  • Form

    Form

    View all

    Clerical forms relating to the particulars, amendments and postponement of ship surveys. These records can also include comments concerning material tests, ship loss accounts, freeboard verification and records of ownership.

  • Photograph

    Photograph

    View all

    Photographs of vessels surveyed by Lloyd's Register. These can include images of vessels at sea or in dock, and frequently document damages and loss.

  • Certificate

    Certificate

    View all

    Official certificates issued by Lloyd's Register and other testing and proving organisations. These document the classification, testing, quality, condition, and survey of vessels, boilers, machinery, anchors, chain cables and freeboard.

  • Correspondence

    Correspondence

    View all

    Letters, notes and memoranda received by Lloyd's Register surveyors, shipbuilders, owners, and underwriters. These typically concern issues surrounding the construction, classification, survey, repair, salvage and loss of vessels.