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Date recorded as the time of writing.
12/10/1915
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1915
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.
Dunlop, Bremner & Co Ltd
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
286
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).
JLVS
Unique internal numbers used for identifying, referring and retrieving a specific survey report.
16927
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Swansea
The date of first visit by a surveyor.
14/12/1914
The individual and/or organisation listed
Swansea Steamers Ltd
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
James A S Adams
Location where the document is written.
Greenock
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1 10,15; Lloyd's A & CP; +LMC 10,15
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
Physical extent of a record.
2
Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ilston
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
10/09/1915
Name of the shipbuilder as it appears on the record.
Geo G Parker
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Port Glasgow
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Grk
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.
07/10/1915
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Richards Turpin (Shipping) Ltd
Name of the individual/entity/organisation responsible for authoring the record
Robert Howie; A P W McNab
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Port Glasgow
Date of the meeting of the Classing Committee.
19/10/1915
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).
2426
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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