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Name of ship as recorded on the record
War Arabis ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
17/10/1917 ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
896 ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
West Hartlepool ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918 )
West Hartlepool; Hartlepool ( Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
London ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918 )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Steam ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
No ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
No ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
No ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Name of the Proving House responsible for the public testing and certification of a vessel’s anchors and/or chain cables.
No ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
1917 ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917 )
1918 ( Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918 )
0000 ( Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Philipps Philips & Co Ltd ( Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918 )
George Metcalfe Dodd ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918 )
Phillips Phillips & Co ( Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
+100A1; Carrying Oil Fuel FP Above 150F in DB; Lloyd A & CP; +LMC 14,18 FD ( Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918 )
+LMC 1,18 FD ( Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918 )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Italy ( Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918 )
The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
London ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918 )
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Inverted Direct acting Triple Expansion Condensing ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918 )
Triple Expansion ( Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918 )
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
1918 ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
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.
William Gray & Co Ltd ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
West Hartlepool ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
undefined ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Screw Steamer ( Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918 )
Cargo ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918 )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Steel ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Confirmation as to whether the vessel was equipped with refrigeration machinery to aid in the transport of frozen or chilled cargo/goods.
No ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
No ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
No ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917, Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
A vessel’s calculated maximum speed.
h 1917 ( Plan of Boiler for War Arabis, 26th March 1917 1917 )
1918 ( Letter from James W Stuart, to The Secretary, London, regarding War Arabis, 18th February 1918 1918, Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918, Certificate of Survey for War Arabis, 30th January 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918, Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918 )
ated ( Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
Recorded information relating the specific cargo being conveyed.
Oil fuel in double bottom ( Remarks of the Chief Ship Surveyor to the Classing Committee regarding class of War Arabis, 13th February 1918 1918 )
oil fuel ( Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918 )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
The individual and/or organisation listed
The Shipping Controller ( Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918 )
Shipping Controller ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for War Arabis, Undated no date )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
West Hartlepool; Italy ( Steel Steamer Report for War Arabis, 9th February 1918 1918 )
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).
JRPB ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918 )
Physical arrangement of a ship’s masts, sails and rigging.
Sr - Schooner ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918 )
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
West Hartlepool ( Form for Vessels of 100 Tons & Upwards for War Arabis, 24th January 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for War Arabis, 28th January 1918 1918 )
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