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111: 101: 186: 179: 193: 172: 657: 318:. The ship was 465 feet 6 inches (141.88 m) long, with a beam of 56 feet 6 inches (17.22 m) and a depth of 34 feet (10.36 m). She was propelled by a four stroke, Single Cycle Single Action 664: 514: 920: 900: 915: 707: 498: 837: 832: 827: 822: 752: 747: 895: 842: 782: 446: 910: 700: 292: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 742: 737: 222: 905: 693: 314:. She was yard number 1158, and was launched on 8 August 1942. She was completed in February 1943 as 534: 890: 632: 560: 508: 425:. Her port of registry was changed to London. In 1955, the British Tanker Company was renamed to 227: 295:(MoWT); postwar, she was sold to British Tanker Co Ltd, serving until she was scrapped in 1959. 494: 307: 391: 367: 406:
Convoy HX 304 departed New York on 17 August 1944 and arrived at Liverpool on 1 September.
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under the management of Dodd, Thomson & Co Ltd. Her port of registry was Belfast.
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inches (140 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Harland & Wolff.
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is recorded as using the same code letters in 1946.
528: 421:was sold to the British Tanker Co Ltd and renamed 561:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" 366:was a member of a number of convoys during the 437:. She arrived for scrapping on 15 March 1959. 701: 8: 555: 553: 551: 513:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 633:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS" 708: 694: 686: 627: 625: 489:Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). 484: 482: 480: 478: 474: 506: 445:Official Numbers were a forerunner to 17: 240:465 ft 6 in (141.88 m) 7: 80:Dodd, Thomson & Co Ltd (1942-46) 248:56 ft 6 in (17.22 m) 62:Ministry of War Transport (1942-46) 14: 441:Official Numbers and Code Letters 921:Ships built by Harland and Wolff 191: 184: 177: 170: 109: 99: 901:Ministry of War Transport ships 83:British Tanker Co Ltd (1946-55) 65:British Tanker Co Ltd (1946-55) 382:on 31 May 1943 and arrived at 336:inches (64.9 cm) bore by 1: 916:Tankers of the United Kingdom 322:which had eight cylinders of 125:Harland & Wolff, Belfast 279:which was built in 1942 as 166:Code Letters BFJY (1943-46) 86:BP Tanker Company (1955-59) 68:BP Tanker Company (1955-59) 937: 851: 733: 723: 658:"the history of our flag" 293:Ministry of War Transport 256:34 ft (10.36 m) 210: 24: 20: 291:. She was built for the 378:Convoy HX 242 departed 264:1 x 4SCSA diesel engine 211:General characteristics 896:Ships built in Belfast 449:. The ship had the UK 275:was an 8,202 GRT 308:Harland and Wolff Ltd 911:World War II tankers 663:. BP. Archived from 638:. Plimsoll Ship Data 566:. Plimsoll Ship Data 725:By suffix, Empire 535:Miramar Ship Index 463:British Bombardier 423:British Bombardier 390:was bound for the 272:British Bombardier 48:British Bombardier 878: 877: 455:Empire Bombardier 427:BP Tanker Company 419:Empire Bombardier 408:Empire Bombardier 388:Empire Bombardier 364:Empire Bombardier 360:Empire Bombardier 316:Empire Bombardier 288:Empire Bombardier 285:and completed as 268: 267: 105:Belfast (1943-46) 42:Empire Bombardier 928: 710: 703: 696: 687: 680: 679: 677: 675: 669: 662: 654: 648: 647: 645: 643: 637: 629: 620: 619: 617: 615: 604: 598: 597: 595: 593: 582: 576: 575: 573: 571: 565: 557: 546: 545: 543: 541: 532: 525: 519: 518: 512: 504: 491:The Empire Ships 486: 392:Stanlow Refinery 368:Second World War 358:The MoWT placed 349: 348: 344: 341: 335: 334: 330: 327: 196: 195: 189: 188: 182: 181: 175: 174: 149:18 February 1943 115:London (1946-59) 114: 113: 104: 103: 93:Port of registry 18: 936: 935: 931: 930: 929: 927: 926: 925: 881: 880: 879: 874: 847: 729: 719: 714: 684: 683: 673: 671: 667: 660: 656: 655: 651: 641: 639: 635: 631: 630: 623: 613: 611: 608:"Convoy HX 304" 606: 605: 601: 591: 589: 586:"Convoy HX 242" 584: 583: 579: 569: 567: 563: 559: 558: 549: 539: 537: 527: 526: 522: 505: 501: 488: 487: 476: 471: 451:Official Number 443: 356: 346: 342: 339: 337: 332: 328: 325: 323: 304:Empire Fusilier 301: 282:Empire Fusilier 190: 183: 176: 169: 161:Official Number 108: 98: 36:Empire Fusilier 12: 11: 5: 934: 932: 924: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 883: 882: 876: 875: 852: 849: 848: 846: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 734: 731: 730: 724: 721: 720: 715: 713: 712: 705: 698: 690: 682: 681: 649: 621: 599: 577: 547: 520: 499: 473: 472: 470: 467: 442: 439: 410:was bound for 404: 403: 396:Ellesmere Port 376: 375: 355: 352: 300: 297: 266: 265: 262: 258: 257: 254: 250: 249: 246: 242: 241: 238: 234: 233: 232: 231: 225: 217: 213: 212: 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 198: 197: 167: 164: 155: 154:Identification 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 139: 135: 134: 131: 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 117: 116: 106: 94: 90: 89: 88: 87: 84: 81: 76: 72: 71: 70: 69: 66: 63: 58: 54: 53: 52: 51: 45: 39: 31: 27: 26: 22: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 933: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 888: 886: 872: 868: 864: 860: 856: 850: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 735: 732: 728: 722: 718: 711: 706: 704: 699: 697: 692: 691: 688: 670:on 5 May 2010 666: 659: 653: 650: 634: 628: 626: 622: 609: 603: 600: 587: 581: 578: 562: 556: 554: 552: 548: 536: 531: 524: 521: 516: 510: 502: 500:1-85044-275-4 496: 492: 485: 483: 481: 479: 475: 468: 466: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 440: 438: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 415: 413: 409: 401: 400: 399: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 373: 372: 371: 369: 365: 361: 353: 351: 321: 320:diesel engine 317: 313: 309: 306:was built by 305: 298: 296: 294: 290: 289: 284: 283: 278: 274: 273: 263: 260: 259: 255: 252: 251: 247: 244: 243: 239: 236: 235: 229: 226: 224: 220: 219: 218: 215: 214: 209: 206:Scrapped 1959 205: 202: 201: 194: 187: 180: 173: 168: 165: 162: 158: 157: 156: 153: 152: 148: 145: 144: 141:8 August 1942 140: 137: 136: 132: 129: 128: 124: 121: 120: 112: 107: 102: 97: 96: 95: 92: 91: 85: 82: 79: 78: 77: 74: 73: 67: 64: 61: 60: 59: 56: 55: 49: 46: 43: 40: 37: 34: 33: 32: 29: 28: 23: 19: 16: 906:Empire ships 871:Victory ship 859:Liberty ship 726: 717:Empire ships 672:. 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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Official Number




GRT
DWT
tanker
Ministry of War Transport
Harland and Wolff Ltd
Belfast
diesel engine
Second World War
New York
Liverpool
Stanlow Refinery
Ellesmere Port
Thameshaven
BP Tanker Company
Tamise
Belgium
IMO Numbers
Official Number
Code Letters



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