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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Unitas V ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937 )
Empire Unitas V ( Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
__/05/1937 ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
743 ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Previously referred to as signal letters (c.19th C), radio call signs enable a ship to communicate and are assigned by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Signal letter/Call sign
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Steel ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
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 ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.
Circumstances of loss or disposal
Sold for Breaking up ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Recorded date for the vessel’s loss or disposal.
Date of loss, disposal or incident
24/05/1954 ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Location of engine build
Vegesack ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937 )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1937 ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
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
Bremer Vulkan ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Vegesack ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
The individual and/or organisation listed
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
BS Asterisk Whaling Purposes ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937 )
MBS Asterisk ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937 )
BS; Whaling Purposes 3,51; SS Lth 5,50; MBS 5,50; Blr 4,51; SPs 4,50; TS 3,51 CL; Laid Up Surveys Overdue Class Suspended ( Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
undefined ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937 )
Steam ( Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
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 ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
The official record pronounced by the Committee
Loss or disposal
Broken up ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Vessel’s place of loss or disposal/last known recorded location.
Place of ship loss
Port Glasgow ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Hull & Equipment for Unitas V, 20th September 1937 1937, British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937, Report of Total Loss, Casualty, &c for Empire Unitas V, 26th July 1954 1954 )
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Engine type
3 Cylinder Triple Espansion ( British Corporation for the Survey & Registry of Shipping Report of Machinery for Unitas V, 29th May 1937 1937 )
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