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Date recorded as the time of writing.
09/05/1899
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1899
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.
Richardson Duck & Co
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
503
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Mdb
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
Steel Steamer
Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.
Y
The date of last visit by a surveyor.
08/05/1899
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Bell Symondson & Co
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
Jesse Williams
Name of surveyor.
Jesse Williams
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1 (Steel); Lloyds A & CP; +LMC 5,99
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Stockton; Montreal
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Screw Steamer
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Steam
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
No
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
No
Physical extent of a record.
1
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Novington
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
29/03/1899
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
Richardson Duck & Co
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Thornaby on Tees
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
2589
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
London
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
17/11/1898
The individual and/or organisation listed
The Southdown Steam Ship Co (Ltd)
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
F Burnett
Location where the document is written.
Middlesbrough on Tees
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Thornaby on Tees
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
12/05/1899
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Montreal
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Sr - Schooner
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Steel
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
2538
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
No
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
No
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
No
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