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Date recorded as the time of writing.
02/09/1941
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.
Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
330
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).
164848
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
17097
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Middlesbrough
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
15/11/1939
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ministry of War Transport
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
Cyril B Scorer
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Haverton Hill on Tees
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
28/09/1941
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.
Left New Orleans for Freetown; Missing
Recorded date for the vessel’s loss or disposal.
06/04/1942
Physical extent of a record.
3
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Empire Amethyst
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
08/07/1941
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
J McGovern
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Haverton Hill on Tees
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Mdb
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.
30/08/1941
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Hadley Shipping Co Ltd
Location where the document is written.
Middlesbrough
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; Lloyds A&C P; OL; ESD; +LMC 8,41; Fitted for Oil Fuel 8,41; FP above 150F; FD; CL
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Tanker
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).
8032
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.
Lost between New Orleans & Freetown
Recorded information relating the specific cargo being conveyed.
Petroleum in bulk
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
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