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Date recorded as the time of writing.
05/11/1919
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.
Patterson MacDonald Shipbuilding Co
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
8
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).
219184
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Sea
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
2 Wood Ship
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Seattle
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
30/07/1918
The individual and/or organisation listed
Chilberg Line
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
E Boddart
Location where the document is written.
Seattle
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+12A1; +LMC 10,19 Subject
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Seattle; Melbourne
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Twin Screw Motor Vessel
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Wood
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
3109
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
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Also refers to vessel Benowa; Radio Letter sign recoreded as KOLP
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Balcatta
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
07/08/1919
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
A M MacDonald
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Seattle
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).
LTNQ
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
893
Other/additional record(s) specifically mentioned, referenced or associated to another record.
Seattle 862
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.
05/11/1919
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
J E Chilberg
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
W S P Collings; J C Kinghorn
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Seattle
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
02/12/1919
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Melbourne
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
Physical extent of a record.
1
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