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Date recorded as the time of writing.
19/05/1942
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1942
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.
Short Bros Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
470
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Sld
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.
16/05/1942
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Charlton McAllum & Co Ltd
Location where the document is written.
Sunderland
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1 With Freeboard; Lloyd\'s A & CP; OL ESD; +LMC 5,42; FD; CL
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Screw Steamer
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).
7035
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
1942
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Title of Document has been Altered; Also refers to Vessels Ioannis Chandris; Empire Newton & Empire Story
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Empire Keats
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
19/03/1942
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
George A Short
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Sunderland
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
33398
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Sunderland
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
29/07/1941
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ministry of War Transport
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
R M Wilson
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Sunderland
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
02/06/1942
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
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
1942
Physical extent of a record.
2
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