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Date recorded as the time of writing.
14/01/1948
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1944
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.
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Previously referred to as signal letters (c.19th C), radio call signs enable a ship to communicate and are assigned by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
GTWX
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
18411
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
London
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
27/11/1947
The individual and/or organisation listed
Anglo American Oil Co Ltd
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
A P Scott
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Middlesbrough
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
19/03/1948
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).
10712
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 to Shipbreakers for Breaking up in Belgium
Physical extent of a record.
1
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Esso Purfleet
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
__/__/1944
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Chester, Pennsylvania
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Mdb
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.
19/12/1947
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Esso Transportation Co Ltd
Location where the document is written.
Middlesbrough
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
See Minute on Rpt 8
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
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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
To be broken up
The country or national waters where a vessel is lost/disposed of, or last recorded.
Belgium
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
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