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Date recorded as the time of writing.
26/09/1919
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.
Kawasaki Dockyard Co Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
463
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).
25492
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Kob
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.
11/09/1919
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
K Oguro
Location where the document is written.
Kobe
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Kobe
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
18/11/1919
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.
1919
Physical extent of a record.
2
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Cape Town Maru
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
24/08/1919
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
J Otakane
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Kobe
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).
RNQT
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
2622
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Kobe, Japan
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
17/06/1919
The individual and/or organisation listed
The Kawasaki Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha Ltd
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
Alexander Watt
Name of surveyor.
Alexander Watt
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; Awning dk with fbd; A & CP; +LMC 9,19
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).
5863
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
1919
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Also refers to vessels War Queen; Argonne; War Prince; New York Maru; Liverpool Maru; Naples Maru; Portsaid Maru & Karachi Maru
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