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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Violet ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
03/11/1883 ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
99 ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Liv ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884 )
Lon ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Preston; Liverpool ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884 )
Preston ( Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date )
London ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Preston; Ferry Purposes on River Mersey ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884 )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Iron ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
361 ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884 )
273 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
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 ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Engine type
Diagonal Oscillating Surface Condensing ( Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884 )
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
Year of engine build
1884 ( Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884 )
Draft
0000 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1883 ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
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
W Allsupp & Sons ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Preston ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
Edward C Wheeler ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884 )
John George Kinghorn; J E Stoddart ( Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
100A For Ferry Purposes - Wallasey & Liverpool ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884 )
+LMC(Red) 3,84 ( Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884 )
Withdraw Class & Insert Three Dots (. . .) ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Ferry Purposes on River Mersey ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
undefined ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884 )
Steam ( Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
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 ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Iron Ship Report for Violet, 25th March 1884 1884, Memo from Edward C Wheeler, Surveyor of Lloyd\'s Register, Liverpool, regarding lost or mislaid documents of proposed alterations for Violet, 9th June 1884 1884, Remarks of Chief Surveyor regarding Liverpool Report, stating what thickness garboard strake should be, in other respects eligible to be class stated as recommended for ferry purposes for Violet, 19th May 1884 1884, Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884, Plan of Bulkhead, Longitudinal Section & Midship Section for Violet, Undated no date, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Rig
S - Ship ( Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884 )
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Location of engine build
Preston ( Report on Machinery for Violet, 24th March 1884 1884 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Master
Lewis ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Violet, Undated no date )
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