Official Number and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Artemis had the United States Official number 215315. She is recorded as having the Code Letters LHMG in 1930. Empire Bittern had the UK Official Number 115329 and used the Code Letter BCGL.
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