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Date recorded as the time of writing.
28/05/1918
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1918
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.
William Gray & Co Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
895
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
West Hartlepool
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
15496
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
London
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
30/07/1917
The individual and/or organisation listed
The Shipping Controller
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
E Witten
Location where the document is written.
Hartlepool
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; Lloyds A & CP; +LMC 5,18; FD; Cargo Battens Not Fitted
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
Physical extent of a record.
2
Name of ship as recorded on the record
War Foam
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
30/01/1918
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
F C Pyman
The name of the yard where the vessel was built.
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Hpl
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
Steel Steamer
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.
16/05/1918
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
G B Harland & Co
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
James W Stuart
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
West Hartlepool
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
04/06/1919
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).
3096
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
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Also refers to Vessel War County
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