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Date recorded as the time of writing.
16/04/1942
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.
William Gray & Co Ltd
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
West Hartlepool
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).
BDRL
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
West Hartlepool
The individual and/or organisation listed
The Minister of War Transport
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Gordon Lilico Clark
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Cargo
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).
2847
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
West Hartlepool
Central Marine Engine Works
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
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Empire Elgar
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
17/02/1942
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
1130
A unique number allocated to a specific vessel by an official registration authority of the country of registry (flag) that the vessel belongs to (post. 1855).
168938
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
GR130 Vessels of 100 tons & upwards
Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.
N
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Claude de Leach
Location where the document is written.
West Hartlepool
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Steam
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Reciprocating Triple Expansion direct acting vertical
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
1942
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.
1
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