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Date recorded as the time of writing.
18/12/1941
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
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.
Vickers Armstrong Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
787
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).
BCSJ
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
2855
Other/additional record(s) specifically mentioned, referenced or associated to another record.
Barrow 2824; Barrow 2839
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.
05/12/1941
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Haldin & Philipps Ltd
Location where the document is written.
Barrow
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; With Freeboard; Lloyds A & CP; +LMC 12,41; FD; CL
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Screw Steamer
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).
7024
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
The official record pronounced by the Committee
Broken up
Vessel’s place of loss or disposal/last known recorded location.
Halic
Recorded date for the vessel’s loss or disposal.
15/06/1963
Physical extent of a record.
2
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Empire Baxter
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
08/10/1941
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
J M Ormston
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Barrow
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Brw
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
1 Steel Steamer or Motorship
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Barrow
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
06/06/1940
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ministry of War Transport
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
S Bowman
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Barrow
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
09/01/1942
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
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
1941
Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.
Sold for Breaking up, Demolition Commenced
The country or national waters where a vessel is lost/disposed of, or last recorded.
Turkey
1941
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Title of Document has been Altered; Also mentions sister vessels Empire Gale & Empire Moon
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