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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Bilswood ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
30/04/1915 ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
501 ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Middlesbrough on Tees ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914 )
Stockton on Tees ( Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915 )
London ( Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915 )
Middlesbrough ( Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915 )
Staffordshire ( Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915 )
Oldhill ( Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915 )
Stockton; Middlesbrough ( Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915 )
Stockton on Tees; Middlesbrough ( Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915 )
Darlington; Middlesbrough ( Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915 )
Hull ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Steel ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
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 ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Mdb ( Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915 )
Hul ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
Joseph Constantine ( Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Stockton; Buenos Ayres ( Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Location of engine build
Stockton on Tees ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915 )
Stockton ( Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
Name of surveyor.
Surveyor
William Morrison ( Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915 )
Matthew Blackwood ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1915 ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
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
Ropner & Sons Ltd ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Stockton ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Steam ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
undefined ( Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
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 ( Request for Special Survey of Boiler for Bilswood, 16th September 1914 1914, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of Bilswood, 29th June 1915 1915, Letter from L Ropner, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Secretary, Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Letter from T G Baker, to The Secretary, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to The Surveyors, Lloyd's Registry, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per F S Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to The Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Crown Chain & Anchor Works, Old Hill, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Memo regarding anchors for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Letter from R Ropner Jnr, Managing Director, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to Secretary, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, per J H Green, to Andrew Scott Esq, Secretary, Lloyds Register of British & Foreign Shipping, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from T W Smith, Secretary, Ropner & Sons Ltd, to John Green Esq, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 16th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Ropner, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of Telegram from John Green Chain & Anchor Works, to Shipbuilders Ropner & Sons Ltd, regarding "impossible" condition of anchors for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from John Green, to Ropner & Sons Ltd, North Shore Shipbuilding Yard, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to John Green Esq, Staffs, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Copy of a Letter from Secretary, to Surveyors, Middlesbrough, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Memo for Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Telegram from Green, to Lloyd's Register Committee, London, regarding Bilswood, 17th June 1915 1915, Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915, Report on Boilers for Bilswood, 12th February 1915 1915, Profile Plan for Bilswood, 30th June 1915 1915, Midship Section Plan for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding Condition Damage of Bilswood, 12th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Ropner, Stockton on Tees, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date, Telegram from Lloyd's Register Committee, to Green, Old Hill, regarding Bilswood, Undated no date )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Middlesbrough ( Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Ship manager
Joseph Constantine ( Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
+100A1; Lloyds A & CP; +LMC 6,15 ( Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915 )
+LMC 6,15 ( Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915 )
+100A1 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
+100A1; 11,15; +LMC 6,15 ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
Buenos Ayres ( Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Gross Register Tonnage
3097 ( Steel Steamer Report for Bilswood, 28th June 1915 1915, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c, of Engines & Boilers for Bilswood, 5th February 1917 1917 )
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Engine type
Triple Compound Direct Acting Surface Condensing ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for Bilswood, 19th June 1915 1915 )
Triple Compound ( Report on Machinery for Bilswood, 18th June 1915 1915 )
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
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