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Date recorded as the time of writing.
04/05/1940
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1920
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.
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Wallsend-on-Tyne
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
17640
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Liverpool
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
30/04/1940
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ellerman Lines Ltd
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
W B C Elder
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Sydney N S W
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
08/10/1940
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).
8006
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
1920
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
The official record pronounced by the Committee
Fire
Vessel’s place of loss or disposal/last known recorded location.
Thames Estuary
Physical extent of a record.
1
Name of ship as recorded on the record
City of Brisbane
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
05/03/1920
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
1063
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Syd
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
9 Report of Survey for Repairs, &c., of Engines & Boilers
Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.
N
The date of last visit by a surveyor.
03/05/1940
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Hall Line Ltd
Location where the document is written.
Sydney N S W
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
BS 4,40
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Steam
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Wallsend
Wallsend S & E Co
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.
When Stranded, was hit by two bombs & caught fire
Recorded date for the vessel’s loss or disposal.
02/08/1940
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