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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
Denny & Rankin ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846, Chain Cable Certificate for Sobrao, 17 July 1846 1846 )
The name of the yard where the vessel was built.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Kelso & Dowie ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846 )
Kelso & Co ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Richard Robertson ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846 )
James Martin ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
A1 for 12 years ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846 )
12A1; Record YM ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
System of admeasurement referred to as ‘Builder’s Old Measurement’ (BM or BOM) in place between 1786 and 1836.
Gross Register Tonnage (OM)
342 ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846, Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
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 ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846, Chain Cable Certificate for Sobrao, 17 July 1846 1846, Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Sobraon ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Liverpool ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
John Nicol ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846 )
J Nicoll ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Dumbarton; Clyde Ports ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846 )
Liverpool ( Chain Cable Certificate for Sobrao, 17 July 1846 1846 )
London ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Liverpool; China ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846 )
Unknown ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
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)
379 ( Report of survey for Sobraon, 15 July 1846 1846, Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
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.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Lon ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Wood ( Annual Surveys Report for Sobraon, 2nd November 1849 1849 )
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