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Date recorded as the time of writing.
22/10/1954
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.
Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
462
A unique number allocated to a specific vessel by an official registration authority of the country of registry (flag) that the vessel belongs to (post. 1855).
408
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Mdb
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.
Monrovia
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
29/08/1952
The individual and/or organisation listed
Afran Tansport Co C/O Gulf Oil Co
Location where the document is written.
Middlesbrough
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; Carrying Petroleum in Bulk; 9,54 Shl; Fitted for Oil Fuel 10,54; FP Above 150 F; Lloyd\'s A & CP; +LMC 10,54; (With Torsional Endt); 2 WTB 690Ib; (Spt 675Ib) CL
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).
20551
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
Physical extent of a record.
3
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Melika
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
20/12/1953
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
Furness Ship Building Co Ltd
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Haverton Hill on Tees
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).
ELMA
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
20310
Other/additional record(s) specifically mentioned, referenced or associated to another record.
Middlesbrough 20310
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.
23/09/1954
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
A P Scott; T A Blagburn
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Haverton Hill on Tees
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
07/12/1954
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
Recorded information relating the specific cargo being conveyed.
Petroleum in bulk
Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.
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