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Date recorded as the time of writing.
28/01/1943
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1943
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.
John Readhead & Sons Ltd
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
South Shields
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
101040
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
South Shields
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
09/04/1942
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ministry of War Transport
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
John Readhead & Sons Ltd
Location where the document is written.
Newcastle on Tyne
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1 with Freeboard; Lloyds A & CP; +LMC 1,43; OL ESD: 2SB Spt 1 Aux SB; FD; CL
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
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Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Steel
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
6140
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
No
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
No
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
No
Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.
Sold for Breaking up, Demolition Commenced
Recorded date for the vessel’s loss or disposal.
25/01/1962
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Title of Document has been Altered; Also refers to Vessel Empire Claugh
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Empire Fortune
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
09/11/1942
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
531
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Nwc
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
1 Steel Steamer or Motorship
Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.
Y
The date of last visit by a surveyor.
11/01/1943
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
J & J Denholm Ltd
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
A A Moir
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
South Shields
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
05/03/1943
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Steam
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
No
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
No
The official record pronounced by the Committee
Broken up
Vessel’s place of loss or disposal/last known recorded location.
Bruges
Physical extent of a record.
2
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