Official Number and Code Letters
Official numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
Empire Abercorn had the UK Official number 166215. Empire Abercorn used the Code Letters GFGW. Towards the end of her life, Rakaia was given IMO Number 5289481.
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