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Darkdale ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
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23/07/1940 ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
61 ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Glasgow ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940 )
London ( Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941 )
Glasgow C 2 ( Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940 )
Greenock ( Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940 )
Wokingham ( Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Steel ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
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 Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.
Circumstances of loss or disposal
Vessel Was Lost ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1940 ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 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.
Shipbuilder
Blythswood Ship Building Co Ltd ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Scotstoun, Glasgow ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Motor (internal combustion) ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940 )
undefined ( Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
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 Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
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 Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
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Date of loss, disposal or incident
22/10/1941 ( Request for Special Survey of Boilers & Engines of Darkdale, 22nd September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning Plan of Emergency Steering Gear & informing of amendment to suit tiller for Darkdale, 16th December 1939 1939, Letter from John W Stewart, Secretary of Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Builders, to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning approved plan of Emergency Steering Gear with decision to amend working radius of spare tiller for Darkdale, 11th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning copy of Amended plan of Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & stating amended length of Spare Tiller for Darkdale, 7th December 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, Builders, returning copy of Plan of Emergency Steering Gear informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 5th December 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding Emergency Tankers & informing that arrangements approved in respect of bottom longitudinals in are order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Tankers building by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors that arrangements as approved by them in respect of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room are in order for Darkdale, 16th November 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Tankers & enclosing plan of bottom longitudinals in pump room of former vessels for info for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting sketch of proposal for submission due to increased unsupported span of bottom longitudinals in way of pump room for Darkdale, 14th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to John Hastie & Co Ltd, Greenock, returning Plans of Forged Steel Main Tiller & Cast Steel Spare Tiller informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 15th November 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning approved Plan showing Section Through Deep Tank Forward Centre Line Bulkhead in Deep Tank Forward for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Bulkhead 19 informing of approval as shown & to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 30th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Engine Seating informing of approval as shown & electric welding to satisfaction of Surveyors for Darkdale, 20th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of After End Framing informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 12th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for Darkdale, 13th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, requesting plans of Midship Section, Profile & Decks & Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front for similar proposed vessel Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plan of Riveting List informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 7th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning Plans of Midship Transverse Oiltight Bulheads & Main Cargo Pump Seats informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 6th October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning copy of Plans of Upper Deck Plating at Poop Front informing of approval as shown & to Surveyor's satisfaction for Darkdale, 3rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, regarding Plans of Sternframe & Rudder handed to representative & informing of approval as shown & testing for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding proposed building of Steel Single Screw Motor Oil Tankers, classing of 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Plans of midship section, profile & deck approved in Glasgow Office for Darkdale, 28th September 1939 1939, Letter from Local Secretary to Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Scotstoun, returning plans of Midship Section & Profile & Decks informing of approval as shown & eligibility of class for Darkdale, 27th September 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding receipt of letter relating to Emergency Shipbuilding Programme & order of tankers Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Programme, Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd to build vessels, submitting informing Glasgow Surveyors of presumption & circumstances indicated calling for reasonable compromise for Darkdale, 15th September 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, plans requiring approval by Society only & sections of material for Darkdale, 14th September 1939 1939, Letter from T McKenlyside of Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, to Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, responding with thanks for action & copy of letter addressed to Glasgow Surveyors with plans for Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to W Graham of Board of Trade, London, enclosing copy of letter to Glasgow Surveyors & plans under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme for building of proposed vessels Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, returning copy of plans of midship section & profile & decks, under Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, of proposed building of Darkdale, 3rd July 1939 1939, Memo regarding Emergency Shipbuilding Programme, proposed Classing for 'Carrying Petroleum in Bulk', Board of Trade's requests under Programme & reduced length of cable approved only as war emergency measure for Darkdale, 30th June 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, informing of cases still under consideration under Emergency Programme Vessels in reference to plans of pumping arrangements for Darkdale, 5th June 1939 1939, Letter from P L Warlow, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to the Secretary, London, enclosing letter & plans for consideration of Committee of Pumping Arrangements for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from George O Common & R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyors, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing for consideration of Committee plans of Pumping Arrangement under Emergency Merchant Shipbuilding Prog for proposed Darkdale, 25th May 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, informing of Builders' name & Yard Nos. for respective Engine Nos. for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting Builders' name & Yard Nos. of vessels in relation to engines in plan of proposed Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors enclosing plans of Cylindrical Multitubular Donkey Boilers with working pressure & shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Boiler Endorsement submitting that plan of cylindrical multitubular donkey boilers merit approval for working pressure, construction under survey & testing, tensile strengths of shell plates, butt straps & girder plates for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration plan of Boilers for Darkdale, 10th October 1939 1939, Letter from John Andrews, pro Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting letter relating to letter approving General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, confirming that an additional Shut off valve to be fitted in steam line at Pump Room Entrance for Darkdale, 1st November 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding plans of General Pumping & Main Pump Room Arrangements informing of approval as shown for Darkdale, 24th October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, transmitting a letter with plans of proposed Pumping Arrangements & Arrangements in Main Pump Room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from R Dunsmuir, Glasgow Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, submitting for consideration of Committee plan of Pumping Arrangements & Arrangement in Main Pump room for Darkdale, 16th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning copies of plan of Riveted Air Receivers informing of approval for working pressure & construction under survey & testing for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding for consideration plan of Manoeuvring Air Reservoirs for Darkdale, 18th October 1939 1939, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of stern tube & shafting informing of approval for heavy oil engines intended for main propelling purposes with stated particulars for Darkdale, 23rd October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding plans of Sterntube L& Shafting for Darkdale, 19th October 1939 1939, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London to Greenock Surveyors returning plan showing details of crankshaft stating approval & noting minimum sizes of shafting in order for Darkdale, 5th October 1939 1939, Main Propelling Oil Engines & Shafting Endorsement, submitting sizes of shafting merit approval for engines of main propelling purposes with stated particulars & plan showing details of crankshaft merits approval for Darkdale, 4th October 1939 1939, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing data sheet giving particulars of engines of Airless-injection type with minimum shaft diameters & enclosing plan of crankshaft Darkdale, 2nd October 1939 1939, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, regarding Greenock Report stating makers of auxiliary engine & generator for Darkdale, 31st December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting that Greenock Surveyors be asked for particulars regarding oil engine for Darkdale, 24th December 1940 1940, Memo to Mr Young of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of scantlings of boiler in Plan meeting requirements of the Rules for Darkdale, 19th December 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, stating that Greenock Surveyors informing that boilers were not made to original approved plan for Darkdale, 12th December 1940 1940, Letter from Clerk of Classification Committee of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, requesting to obtain & forward for checking against Greenock Report approved plan of donkey boiler for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding First Entry Survey, Classing for 'Carrying petroleum in bulk', longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck, bower anchor & chain cable to be supplied after present state of emergency for Darkdale, 6th December 1940 1940, Memo submitting that Greenock Surveyors be requested to forward approved plan of donkey boiler for checking against Report for Darkdale, 5th December 1940 1940, Memo regarding Electrical Equipment being fitted under special survey, tested under full working conditions & found satisfactory & report awaiting Builder's signature for Darkdale, 26th November 1940 1940, Letter from C R Willis, Secretary of Glasgow Committee of Lloyd's Register, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, enclosing copy of Progress Report in connection with launching instalment for Darkdale, 23rd July 1940 1940, Letter from L R Horne, Sunderland Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding Plans & Tracing for Auxiliary Boiler referenced in letters for Darkdale, 25th June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sunderland Surveyors informing that Greenock Surveyors having advised of arrangements to construct boilers as to undernoted plans for Darkdale, 21st June 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors informing of no objection to proposal to support Furnace fronts by a ring attached to front end plate as shown on forwarded sketch for Darkdale, 19th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding unavailability of boiler materials, Ministry of Shipping informing of alternative supply & ring weld alteration for furnaces of Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding arrangement to receive materials for boilers, Boiler drawing numbers from suppliers & ring weld round furnace mouths for Darkdale, 13th June 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors regarding plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System, pointing out no means of preventing excessive pressure on boiler & fitting of valve for Darkdale, 22nd November 1940 1940, Letter from Dundee Surveyors per Charles N Hunter to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing copy of letter regarding plan of diagrammatic arrangement of air system for Darkdale, 16th November 1940 1940, Letter from G E Carter, Director of John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock, to Lloyd's Register, Greenock, regarding connection for salvage purposes of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Air System & instructions for using air for Darkdale, 15th November 1940 1940, Letter from Local Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, to Greenock Surveyors returning plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Compressed Air System informing of approval as shown & pointing out need for relief valve for Darkdale, 11th November 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Sheffield Surveyors informing that no inclusive fees arranged in relation to Engines being supplied for Darkdale, 9th July 1940 1940, Letter from W Kimber, Sheffield Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, regarding ordering of engines, requesting copy of order & whether an inclusive fee arranged for contracts for Darkdale, 8th July 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, regarding enclosed copies to Surveyors & special requirements of Section 15 1938/9 for Darkdale, 3rd July 1940 1940, Electrical Equipment Endorsement, submitting that plans of Main Switchboard, HT & LT Diagram & General Arrangement merit approval as shown & to Surveyors' satisfaction for Darkdale, 2nd July 1940 1940, Letter from H G Findlay, Glasgow Electrical Engineer Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Glasgow, enclosing plans of Arrangement of Main Switchboard, High & Low Tension Wiring Diagrams & General Arrangement Drawing for Darkdale, 27th June 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding per request a verified copy of plan of arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 26th April 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting a verified copy for records of Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 2nd April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration Plan of proposed Arrangement of Oil Burning Installation for Darkdale, 29th March 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, forwarding, as requested, a verified copy of plan of diagrammatic arrangement of Bilge System for Darkdale, 15th February 1940 1940, Letter from Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors requesting additional copy of Diagrammatic Plan of Pumping Arrangement in Machinery Space for Darkdale, 12th February 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Diagrammatic Arrangement of Bilge System for Engines for Darkdale, 8th February 1940 1940, Letter from Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Greenock Surveyors returning plans of Details of Boiler Oil Fuel Tanks informing of approval provided welding to satisfaction & tanks constructed under survey & testing for Darkdale, 17th April 1940 1940, Letter from Charles N Hunter, Greenock Surveyor, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, submitting for consideration of Committee Plan of Details of Boiler Oil Settling Tanks for Darkdale, 11th April 1940 1940, Letter from Assistant Secretary of Lloyd's Register, London, to Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, expressing regret for loss of vessel & stating instructions given for omission from next edition of Register Book of Darkdale, 6th November 1941 1941, Letter from M G Gill, Director of Stores, Admiralty, Bath, Owners, to Secretary of Lloyd's Register, Wokingham, informing of loss of vessel & requesting removal from Register of Darkdale, 1st November 1941 1941, Memo to Chief Ship Surveyor regarding Alterations Survey, subject to a bower anchor & cable being supplied for Darkdale, 30th June 1941 1941 )
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