Hi Robin, The 's' probably stands for steamship (as opposed to sail). 2,154 would have been the net tonnage, as opposed to her gross tonnage which was 3,391. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnage for definitions. The term light means light ship which signifies that she sailed without cargo. Weston was the captain. For interest, the YANARIVA was owned by Caw, Prentice, Clapperton & Co, Glasgow until 1901 when the company became Prentice, Service & Henderson, Glasgow. In 1911 she was renamed CROWN OF LEON On 7th May 1917 she was torpedoed by U.63 in the Gulf of Genoa but was beached near Albegna. On 16th May she was again torpedoed by U.32 but was later refloated, repaired and sold. In 1918 she was renamed LUCANIA for Italian owners, 1923 sold to Germany renamed DESI, 1929 renamed EMSHORN, 1933 scrapped. regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin's wool" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:32 AM Subject: [TSL] Help please...Abbreviations in shipping reports 1890's > > Some beginners questions. > I am tracing the maiden voyage of the Yanariva ( launched in Glasgow on > Thursday 16 August 1894) > According to the report in the Western Mail of Tuesday 2nd October 1894 > "Cardiff Arrivals Roath Dock Sept. 29 - Yanariva, s, 2154, Greenock, > light." > > > .. What is the meaning of the 's' which appears here and after many (but > not all) ship's names in Shipping intelligence reports in 1890's UK > Newspapers. > > On Launch she is rated at 'about 3400' tons ... Is the above entry showing > the load capacity? Other ships in this particular entry have numbers > ranging > from "10" to " 1392" > > And what does "light" mean? Several other ships have same entry while some > are load specific eg Timber and deals, iron ore, burnt ore and lime etc > > > Her next port is New York where the entry in the Glasgow Herald of Tuesday > October 23 1894 states > "Yanariva (s), Weston, from Cardiff at New York Oct. 21" > > > Final Q was Weston the Captain? > Our man Findlay Fraser HIRD was Mate on this voyage as recorded in his > entry > in Lloyds Captains Register. > > TIA > > Regards > > Robin > > Have detail dates for the voyage to Iquique and back to Dunkirk if anyone > is > interested. > > > > -- > Robin and Margaret McEwen-King > Lanark Scotland > > > ------------------------------- > visit TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1778 - Release Date: 09/11/2008 14:14