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Date recorded as the time of writing.

Date of document

09/12/1918

The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.

Year of ship completion

1918

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.

Shipbuilder

Cameron Genoa Mills Shipbuilders Ltd

The country in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Country of build

Canada

Other/additional record(s) specifically mentioned, referenced or associated to another record.

Associated documents

Vancouver BC 669

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

Propulsion

Steam

Is the steamer assisted by sail?

Sail assisted steamer

No

Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?

Machinery aft?

No

Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).

Is a donkey boiler fitted?

No

Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.

Lloyd's Proving House?

No

Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.

Circumstances of loss or disposal

Sank in the Bay of Biscay owing to damage received during a hurricane between 31 December 1919 and 4 January 1920. Steering gear malfunctioned and a leak extinguished the fire in the boilers. All crew were picked up and safely brought to Dover

Physical extent of a record.

Number of parts

1

Name of ship as recorded on the record

Ship name

War Skeena

The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.

Launch Date

12/06/1918

The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Place of build

Victoria British Columbia

Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.

Document identity

Memo

Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.

First entry?

N

Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.

Material of construction

Wood

Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.

Refrigeration machinery fitted for cargo purposes?

No

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Auxillary

No

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

Electric light fitted?

No

The official record pronounced by the Committee

Loss or disposal

Foundered

Recorded date for the vessel’s loss or disposal.

Date of loss, disposal or incident

06/01/1920

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