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Name of ship as recorded on the record
Ship name
Western Star ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
The process of transferring a vessel to water, but not necessarily her completion.
Launch Date
04/07/1918 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Unique identifier for a given ship, it is assigned by a builder.
Yard no
16 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Location where a vessel’s survey was undertaken.
Location of Survey
Seattle Washington ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917 )
Seattle, Washington ( Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918 )
New York ( Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date )
Seattle ( Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Trenton; Philadelphia ( Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date )
A vessel’s means of propulsion.
Propulsion
Steam ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
undefined ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date )
Is the steamer assisted by sail?
Sail assisted steamer
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Is machinery fitted at the aft of the vessel?
Machinery aft?
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Generally a smaller additional auxiliary boiler (often used while the vessel is at port).
Is a donkey boiler fitted?
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
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 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Abbreviations of the names of ports with Lloyd’s Register survey offices.
Port of survey abbreviations
Sea ( Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
N.Yk ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date )
Phl ( Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date )
The individual and/or organisation listed
Ship owner
United States Shipping Board & Emergency Fleet Corp ( Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
An officially licensed mariner (post 1850) holding ultimate command and responsibility for a vessel.
Recorded information related to a vessel’s movements.
Voyage information
Seattle Wash; France ( Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918 )
A ship’s total internal volume in ‘register tons’ (replaced by gross tonnage post 1982).
Type and configuration of the engine(s) supplied for a vessel.
Engine type
De Laval Double Reduction Turbines ( Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date )
Date in which construction of a vessel’s engines were completed.
Year of engine build
1918 ( Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date )
The year in which a vessel’s construction is completed.
Year of ship completion
1918 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August 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.
Shipbuilder
J F Duthie & Co ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
The port or place in which the vessel’s construction took place, at the time of writing.
Place of build
Seattle, Washington ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Broad categories and subdivisions of vessels related to their purpose or function.
Ship type
Cargo ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917 )
undefined ( Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Screw Steamer ( Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date )
Predominant material(s) utilised in a vessel’s construction.
Material of construction
Steel ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
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 ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Does the vessel possess an auxiliary power source?
Auxillary
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
Is electric lighting fitted to the vessel?
Electric light fitted?
No ( Half Midship Section Plan for Western Star, 22nd December 1917 1917, Inboard Profile & Deck Plan for Western Star, 1918 1918, Letter from R P Hutchinson, to A Scott Esq, London, regarding Western Star, 18th December 1918 1918, Letter from John Whitehead, to The Secretary, Lloyd\'s Register of Shipping, New York, regarding Western Star, 10th December 1918 1918, Memo to the Chief Ship Surveyor & Chief Engineer Surveyor regarding Western Star, 7th November 1918 1918, Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
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).
Signal letter/Call sign
LMPC ( Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918 )
The listed port to which a given vessel belongs.
Port belonging to
Seattle ( Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918, Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918, Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date, Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
The individual and/or organisation listed that is responsible for the everyday management of a ship. This may be the same as the owner.
Ship manager
United States Shipping Board & Emergency Fleet Corp ( Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918 )
Classification symbol assigned to a vessel by Lloyd’s Register’s Classing Committee denoting the quality of construction and maintenance.
Classification
+100A1; +LMC 8,18 ( Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918 )
+LMC 8,18 ( Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918 )
Withdraw Class & Insert (...) ( Report of Survey for Repairs, &c for Western Star, Undated no date )
See Sea Rpt 703 ( Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date )
Elec Lt ( Report on Electric Lighting Installation for Western Star, 29th August no date )
The name of the port/place of destination given.
Destined voyage
France ( Steel Steamer Report for Western Star, 2nd October 1918 1918 )
Name of surveyor.
Location of construction for a vessel’s engines.
Location of engine build
Trenton N J ( Report on Machinery for Western Star, 17th September 1918 1918 )
Trenton ( Report on Machinery for Western Star, Undated no date )
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