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Date recorded as the time of writing.
__/05/1953
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1953
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.
John Readhead & Sons
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
574
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).
MQLF
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
110442
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
London
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
09/06/1952
The individual and/or organisation listed
William France Fenwick & Co Ltd
Location where the document is written.
Newcastle on Tyne
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; 4,53 Shl; Fitted for Oil Fuel 5,53; FP Above 150 F; Cargo Battens Not Fitted; Lloyds A & CP; +LMC 5,53; FD CL 3 SB 220 Ib Spt
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Cargo
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).
6208
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
1953
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
Title of Document has been Altered; Also refers to Vessel Rookwood
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Rodopi
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
15/01/1953
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
A H Buke
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
South Shields
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Nwc
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
1 Steel Steamer or Motorship
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.
05/05/1953
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
Thomas E Sowden
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
South Shields
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
19/06/1953
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.
1953
Physical extent of a record.
2
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