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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Blackburne ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Blackburn ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/__/1854 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
undefined ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854 )
Cargo ( Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
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 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
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 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
William Perkins ( Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854 )
William T Mumford ( Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Liverpool ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
John Groome ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854 )
A Douglass ( Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
The name of the port/place from which a vessel’s voyage originated.
Voyage from
Liverpool ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Calcutta ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
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)
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1854 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Workington ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
undefined ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854 )
Sail ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854, Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854, Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854, Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
Proving House
Stourbridge Wolverhampton; Chester ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854 )
Name recorded as the superintendent of the proving house.
Superintendent of Proving House
William Morgan ( Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 30th June 1854 1854, Chain Cable Certificate for Blackburne, 23rd May 1854 1854 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Liverpool ( Letter from William Perkins, to Cyms Jones, regarding Blackburne, 1st August 1854 1854 )
Whitehaven ( Letter from Thomas William Wawn, to Charles Graham Esq, F S A, London, regarding Blackburne, 29th July 1854 1854 )
Workington; Whitehaven ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Whn ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854 )
Lon ( Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Potter & Co ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854, Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 14 Years ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854 )
14A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Workington; Liverpool; Calcutta ( Survey Report for Blackburn, 14th June 1854 1854 )
London; Calcutta ( Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
978 ( Annual Surveys Report for Blackburne, 2nd March 1858 1858 )
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