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Date recorded as the time of writing.
14/03/1953
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1953
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.
Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
724
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).
LCQU
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
80034
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Larvik
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
12/10/1950
The individual and/or organisation listed
Hvalfangerselskapet Polaris A/B
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
H McQueen; A J P Crawford
Name of surveyor.
H McQueen
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; 3,53 Gls; Carrying Petroleum in Bulk; +LMC 3,53 Oil Engine; Lloyds A & CP; Longtudinal Framing at Bottom at Deck; With Torsional Endorsement; 2DB 180lb
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Tanker
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).
12651
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 information relating the specific cargo being conveyed.
Petroleum in bulk
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Title of Document has been Altered; Also refers to Vessel Polar Bris
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Polartank
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
20/12/1952
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
W H McLay
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Glasgow
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Gls
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.
09/03/1953
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Melsom & Melsom Ltd
Location where the document is written.
Glasgow
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Glasgow
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
17/03/1953
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Motor (internal combustion)
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.
Valencia
Physical extent of a record.
3
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