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Date recorded as the time of writing.
11/03/1965
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
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).
GHMZ
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
London
Location where the document is written.
London
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
Physical extent of a record.
2
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
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).
302565
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
19 Transcript of Register for Transmission to Registrar-General of Shipping & Seamen
Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.
N
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).
21065
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
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