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Date recorded as the time of writing.

Date of document

21/02/1888

The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.

Year of ship completion

1888

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.

Shipbuilder

William Simons & Co Ltd

The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Place of build

Renfrew

Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.

Document identity

Ship Forgings

Other/additional record(s) specifically mentioned, referenced or associated to another record.

Associated documents

Glasgow 8695

The date of first visit by a surveyor.

Date of first survey

26/12/1887

Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record

Document author

George Newcomb

Name of surveyor.

Surveyor

George Newcomb

A vessel’s means of propulsion.

Propulsion

Steam

Is the steamer assisted by sail?

Sail assisted steamer

No

Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?

Machinery aft?

No

Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).

Is a donkey boiler fitted?

No

Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.

Lloyd's Proving House?

No

Physical extent of a record.

Number of parts

1

Name of ship as recorded on the record

Ship name

Abertay

The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.

Launch Date

13/07/1888

Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.

Yard no

258

The country in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.

Country of build

United Kingdom

Additional numbers that feature on a given record that may be used for identification.

Other numbers document know by

Lloyd's 1607 GN

Records that constitute Lloyd’s Register’s first official encounters with a specific vessel, e.g. a survey report.

First entry?

N

The date of last visit by a surveyor.

Date of latest survey

18/02/1888

Location where the document is written.

Location of Document Creation

Glasgow

Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.

Ship type

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Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.

Material of construction

Steel

Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.

Refrigeration machinery fitted for cargo purposes?

No

Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?

Auxillary

No

Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?

Electric light fitted?

No

Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.

Circumstances of loss or disposal

Sunk by collision

Pertinent, useful or interesting recorded content.

Notes - interesting informations

Ship Forgings No 1607; Manufactured by The Portland Forge Co of Kilmarnock

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