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Date recorded as the time of writing.
17/03/1916
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1916
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.
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
186
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).
LFSR
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
884
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Bayonne
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
29/04/1915
The individual and/or organisation listed
Standard Oil Co of New Jersey
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
R D Cairns; John H Marsden
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Newport News VA
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
20/10/1916
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Baltimore
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Sr - Schooner
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).
10050
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
2
Recorded date for the vessel’s loss or disposal.
21/12/1940
Physical extent of a record.
1
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Charles Pratt
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
12/02/1916
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
W H Burne
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Newport News
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
N.Ns
Official administrative title (often printed) of a record used by Lloyd’s Register or external organisations.
Steel Steamer
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.
17/03/1916
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
J H Lingo
Location where the document is written.
Newport News VA
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1 Shelter Dk With Freeboard; Carrying Petroleum in Bulk; +LMC 3,16 FD; Fitted for Oil Fuel 3,16 FP Above 150F
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Newport News; Baltimore
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Screw Steamer
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
Contextual information related to the reasons of the vessel’s loss or disposal.
Sunk by Submarine
Vessel’s area of loss or disposal/last known recorded location.
West Coast Africa
Recorded information relating the specific cargo being conveyed.
Petroleum in bulk
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