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Date recorded as the time of writing.
__/__/0000
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1919
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.
J Coughlan & Sons
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Vancouver, British Columbia
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.
W Thomson & Co
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
23/01/1942
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).
5562
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
Vessel’s area of loss or disposal/last known recorded location.
Mid Atlantic
Physical extent of a record.
1
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Bencleuch
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
18/12/1918
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
8
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c./ Wreck reports
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ben Line Steamers Ltd
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1 9,40; S S No 3-7,31; S S No 2-39; +LMC 3,39; +NE 10,22; B S 1,41; TS 9,39 CL
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
Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.
Caught Fire & Sunk
Recorded date for the vessel’s loss or disposal.
12/12/1941
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Mentions that fire was possible through sabotage.
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