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The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
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
William Hood Rowan & Co ( Chain Cable Certificate for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846, Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846 )
W H Rowan & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Glasgow ( Chain Cable Certificate for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846, Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
Glasgow; Clyde Ports ( Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Chain Cable Certificate for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846, Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
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 Nile, 11 September 1846 1846, Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846, Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Lewis Potter ( Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846 )
Potter Wilson & Co ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Richard Robertson ( Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846, Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Calcutta [Kolkata] ( Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846 )
Melbourne ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
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)
387 ( Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846 )
380 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Gls ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Glasgow; Melbourne ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
14/08/1846 ( Chain Cable Certificate for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846, Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
John McFarlane ( Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846 )
Henry Leighton ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
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 ( Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846 )
10A1; Record repair ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
379 ( Report of survey for Nile, 11 September 1846 1846 )
387 ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Nile ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Glasgow ( Report of Survey for Repairs for Nile, 2nd September 1853 1853 )
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