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Date recorded as the time of writing.
06/03/1924
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1924
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.
Commonwealth Dockyard
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
47
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).
TQKJ
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
8161
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Melbourne
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
01/04/1922
The individual and/or organisation listed
Australian Commonwealth Line of Steamers
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
F J Ogilvie
Location where the document is written.
Sydney N S W
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; Shelter Dk with Fbd; Lloyds A & CP; +LMC 3,24 CL FD; Fitted for Oil Fuel 3,24; Fp above 150 F
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Sydney N S W; United Kingdom
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
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Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Steel
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
9674
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
No
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
No
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
No
Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.
Sold for breaking up
Physical extent of a record.
2
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Fordsdale
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
21/06/1923
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
R Farquhar
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Cockatoo Island, Sydney, N S W
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Syd
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
Steel Steamer
Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.
Y
The date of last visit by a surveyor.
03/03/1924
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Australian Shipping Board
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
A C Heron
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Sydney N S W
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
29/04/1924
The name of the port/place of destination given.
United Kingdom
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Steam
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
No
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
No
The official record pronounced by the Committee
To be broken up
Vessel’s place of loss or disposal/last known recorded location.
Osaka
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Also refers to Vessel Ferndale;
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