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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Amethyst ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
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
James Allison ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
The country in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Country of build
United Kingdom ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
The country (flag) that a vessel is registered to, at the time of writing.
Country of registration
United Kingdom ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
R Fenwick ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
John Punshon Denton ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
Type of timbering specifically utilised for the vessel’s exterior.
Outside planking
E - Elm; Bh - Beech; EO - English Oak; FO - Foreigner Oak/Foreign Oak; O - Oak ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
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?
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
Measurement from the extreme outboard point of starboard to the extreme outboard point of port.
Extreme Breadth
25'5 1/2" ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
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 Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
London ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Maryhan ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Sunderland ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
London ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
Sw - Snow ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
Type of fuel used onboard a vessel.
Fuel
Sail - Rigs ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
Types of timber used throughout a vessel’s construction
Timbering
O - Oak; EO - English Oak; AmO - American Oak ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
Type of timbering specifically utilised for the vessel’s interior.
Inside planking
O - Oak ( Report of survey for Amethyst, May 1837 1837 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
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?
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