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Date recorded as the time of writing.
23/04/1917
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1917
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.
Union Iron Works Co
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
139
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
S.Fo
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.
21/04/1917
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
D Arnesen
Location where the document is written.
San Francisco
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; Shelt Dk Wfbd; +LMC 4,17; Fitted for Oil Fuel 4,17; FP above 150 F
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Alameda California; Sweden
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Screw Steamer
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.
1917
Physical extent of a record.
3
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Bessa
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
20/01/1917
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
Geo A Armes
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Alameda California
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
2475
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Tonsberg
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
27/07/1916
The individual and/or organisation listed
Norwegian Africa Australian Line
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
J S Blackett; Arnold Bennett
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Alameda
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
03/05/1917
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Sweden
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Sr - Schooner
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).
6249
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
1917
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Also refers to Vessel Talabot
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