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Date recorded as the time of writing.
26/01/1918
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1918
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.
Harland & Wolff Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
534
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).
JSDR
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
7905
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
London
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
16/08/1917
The individual and/or organisation listed
The Shipping Controller
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
H L Butt
Location where the document is written.
Belfast
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; Carrying Oil Fuel FP above 150F in Double Bottom; Lloyds A & CP; +LMC 1,18 FD
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).
5155
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
Recorded information relating the specific cargo being conveyed.
oil fuel
Physical extent of a record.
2
Name of ship as recorded on the record
War Python
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
29/12/1917
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
Chas Payne
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Belfast
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Bel
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.
24/01/1918
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
G Heyn & Sons
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
S O Kendall
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Belfast
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
01/02/1918
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.
1918
1918
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
; Also refers to Vessel War Cobra
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