• In this edition of Lloyd's, the Clarence is the 1029th ship listed.
• Wow! Looks like the Clarence wrecked in July of 1892!
• Ship name.
• Captain and year he began.
• F: Felt.
  YM: Sheathed with yellow metal.
  7,91: July, 1891. Presumably, this is the date when the felt and metal were last "touched up," because this date changes in every new edition of Lloyd's.
• WoodBk:The clarence was a wooden barque.
  cf: Copper or Yellow Metal fastened.
• 1089: The Clarence's gross tonnage.
  969: Tonnage under deck.
  1051: Net tonnage.
• "Iron Cross": Denotes that a ship was built under special survey. Under special survey, a ship was built in the presence of surveyors who would ensure that the ship was made of reliable parts and was expertly crafted.
  4,92: Date of last survey (April 1892).
  A1 7,91: "A" designates a first-class ship, "all which have not passed a prescribed age, provided they are kept in a state of complete repair and efficiency." The stores of vessels are designated by figures "1" or "2." "1" means the vessel is well and sufficiently found. "2" means she is deficient in either quantity or quality. Finally, "7,91" denotes the month and year in which the vessel was last surveyed. This section is crossed out because the Clarence's subscription to the "A" class expired and was not renewed.
• Hpl: Hartlepool
  Cff: Cardiff
• 15: The number of years that have expired since the Clarence was originally assigned the number of years it could be classed "A" without renewal. Since the Clarence was originally assigned 12-14 years (as we will see later), we know that the subscription has expired, explaining the crossed out A1 in the previous box.
  C10, C5: Presumably the rating of the equipment on board the Clarence, but no information regarding this classification could be found.
• 1858: The Clarence was built in 1858.
  1mo: Suggests that the Clarence was built in 1 month.
• W. Pile: The clarence was built by William Pile.
  12&14yrsMat Different types of "Mat," or "materials" could be used to construct a ship, and depending on the strength of these wood types, a certain number of years would be assigned that the ship could remain in the A class before it would need to be re-inspected. This section tells us that the Clarence was constructed of material that gave it 12-14 years in the A class when it was first built before it had to be re-inspected.
• Sunderland: The Clarence was built in Sunderland.
  srp68: The Clarence had "some repairs" in 1868.
  drp74&77 The Clarence had "dramatic repairs" in 1874 and 1877.
• By this year, the Clarence was owned by H.C.A Michelsen.
• Dimensions are displayed as feet o inches.
  P44': Clarence's poopdeck is 44 feet long.
  F33': Clarence's forecastle is 33 feet long.
  
• The Clarence was last registered in Sandefjord, a Norwegian port.
• The freeboard of a ship is the distance from the waterline to the top of the deck. Imagine standing on the deck of the Clarence and dropping a rock into the ocean; the rock would fall 24 feet before it hit the water.
• Code letters used to be used to identify ships easily; each ship had a unique four letter code.
• SSHpl.89-6yrs: "SS" refers to a special survey of the ship in which some boards were removed to make sure that the wood and the ship as a whole were in good condition, taking place in "Hpl" (Hartlepool) in 1889. As a result of this survey, Clarence's subscription to the character A was extended by "6yrs" (6 years).