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Date recorded as the time of writing.
29/04/1941
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1941
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.
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
212
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).
WGDA
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
8037
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Philadelphia
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
05/08/1940
The individual and/or organisation listed
Sun Oil Co
Location where the document is written.
Philadelphia
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; Carrying Petroleum in Bulk; +LMC 3-41; Oil Eng
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Screw Motor Vessel
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).
11355
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
Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.
Missing
Recorded information relating the specific cargo being conveyed.
Petroleum in bulk
Physical extent of a record.
3
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Atlantic Sun
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
11/01/1941
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
Sun Ship Bld & D D Co
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Chester, Pennsylvania
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Phl
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.
16/03/1941
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
J V C Malcolmson
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Chester
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
28/05/1941
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Motor (internal combustion)
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.
1941
Recorded date for the vessel’s loss or disposal.
07/02/1943
1941
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Title of Document has been Altered; Also refers to Vessel America Sun
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