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Date recorded as the time of writing.
25/05/1938
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1938
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.
Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
1556
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).
GKGW
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
96297
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
London
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
30/03/1937
The individual and/or organisation listed
Bullard King & Co Ltd
Location where the document is written.
Newcastle
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; OL; +LMC 5,38 (Spl); FD CL
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.
Antwerp
Physical extent of a record.
2
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Umgeni
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
17/01/1938
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
Thos Morrison
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Walker on Tyne
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.
19/05/1938
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
W J Craig
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Walker on Tyne
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
03/06/1938
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).
8180
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.
28/01/1963
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Title of Document has been Altered; Also refers to Vessels Umtata & Umtali
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