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Date recorded as the time of writing.
22/09/1948
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1943
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.
Kaiser Co Inc
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Swan Island
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
British Corporation Register of Shipping & Aircraft Survey for Freeboard LL 4 C
Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.
N
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Moller Lines S A (Pty) Ltd
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
BS (Tanker); Oils FP Below 150 F
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Tanker
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).
10682
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
1948
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
This is a British Corporation Document. Vessel has been classed by British Corporation
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Alpha Limpopo
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
__/__/1943
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
10
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
3003
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
Durban
The individual and/or organisation listed
Alpha South African Steam Ship Co
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
M C Carter
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
06/10/1948
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.
r 1948
Physical extent of a record.
8
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