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137:
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was built by
Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow as yard number 958. She was launched on 28 August 1941 and completed in October 1941. She was operated under the management of J Robinson & Sons,
534:, driveshaft and bearings were damaged and she developed a leak in her stern gland. The Chief Engineer had to spend three days and nights in the shaft tunnel tending to the bearings.
685:
name. Later that year, she was sold to Stag Line Ltd, North
Shields still under the management of J Robinson & Sons. She was the fifth Stag Line ship to bear the name
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1295:
1183:
277:
1650:
1438:
1397:
1351:
462:
1635:
1337:
817:
666:
617:
598:
587:
504:
1316:
1267:
1232:
1157:
794:
714:
658:
489:
477:
283:
1087:
1065:
1043:
999:
933:
1359:
1330:
1274:
1260:
1239:
867:
780:
646:
845:
1372:
1344:
1288:
1246:
779:. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. pp. 86, 286, 396.
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320:
1 x triple expansion steam engine (D Rowan & Co Ltd, Glasgow) 439 hp (327 kW)
25:
1323:
1281:
1225:
740:
689:. She was purchased at a cost of £30,000 and converted back to a cargo ship and also from
650:
355:
215:
1175:
1379:
1302:
889:
579:
sailed from the Kola Inlet on 17 November 1942 and arrived at Loch Ewe on 30 November.
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156:
146:
136:
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sailed from
Liverpool on 17 January 1943 and arrived at the Kola Inlet on 27 January.
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1416:
1309:
493:
382:
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1603:
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568:
sailed from Loch Ewe on 2 September 1942 and arrived at
Archangel on 21 September.
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340:
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and converted by Green & Silley Weir Ltd, London to a cable laying ship for
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435:
416:
408:
1131:
1611:
1109:
1021:
977:
554:
447:
424:
332:
955:
911:
1607:
1599:
1365:
628:
531:
443:
412:
605:
on 15 February 1943 and arrived at the Kola Inlet on or about 27 February.
549:
sailed from
Archangel on 26 June 1942 and arrived at Reykjavík on 7 July.
1207:
709:
She was operated under the management of Faros
Shipping Co Ltd, London..
602:
466:
358:. She was returned to the MoWT in 1946 and subsequently sold and renamed
336:
233:
527:
507:
sailed from Loch Ewe on 8 May 1942 and arrived at
Reykjavík on 12 May.
438:
sailed from
Archangel on 27 November 1941 and dispersed on 3 December.
240:
247:
226:
702:
636:
166:
718:
609:
had to return to Loch Ewe due to being damaged in severe weather.
690:
1434:
1430:
1179:
713:
served until 1963 when she was sold for scrap. She arrived at
530:
aircraft, which bombed her scoring several near misses. Her
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on 21 March 1942 and arrived at
Reykjavík on 3 April.
364:. A final change of ownership in 1960 saw her renamed
1409:
1390:
1218:
522:on 21 May 1942 and arrived at Murmansk on 30 May.
697:fuel at a cost of £137,911. On 10 December 1959,
16:World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
396:was a member of a number of convoys during the
354:, being converted into a cable laying ship for
119:J Robinson & Sons, North Shields (1946-60)
113:J Robinson & Sons, North Shields (1941-43)
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8:
818:"LLOYDS REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS"
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347:(MoWT). She was commissioned in 1943 as
775:Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995).
770:
768:
766:
764:
762:
760:
756:
665:during the war are commemorated at the
635:was carrying a general cargo bound for
122:Faros Shipping Co Ltd, London (1960-63)
840:
838:
792:
729:Official Numbers were a forerunner to
701:was sold to Alcestis Shipping Co. SA,
681:reverted to the MoWT and regained her
538:was repaired and returned to service.
20:
7:
1671:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
627:on 3 September 1943 and arrived at
465:on 14 February 1942 and arrived at
312:34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
304:56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
89:Ministry of War Transport (1941-43)
415:on 13 October 1941 and arrived at
14:
1661:Auxiliary ships of the Royal Navy
661:. Those killed whilst serving on
657:. She was used in the support of
101:Alcestis Shipping Co SA (1960-63)
1646:Steamships of the United Kingdom
725:Official number and code letters
721:in December 1963 for scrapping.
246:
239:
232:
225:
165:
155:
145:
135:
95:Ministry of War Transport (1946)
24:
1656:Ministry of War Transport ships
1641:Ships built on the River Clyde
1156:. Brian Watson. Archived from
370:and she was scrapped in 1963.
1:
705:for £62,500. She was renamed
1391:Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships
296:431 ft (131.37 m)
221:Code Letters BCQR (1941-43)
1697:
653:, and commissioned as HMS
181:Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow
1596:
1478:
1468:
345:Ministry of War Transport
265:
218:168968 (1941-43, 1946-60)
38:
23:
1681:Merchant ships of Greece
488:was carrying a cargo of
442:was carrying a cargo of
266:General characteristics
98:Stag Line Ltd (1946-60)
645:was taken over by the
282:10,000 long tons
490:Chloride of Potassium
1676:Steamships of Greece
890:"Friday, 17 October"
823:. Plimsoll Ship Data
743:168968 and used the
151:Royal Navy (1943-46)
116:Royal Navy (1943-46)
92:Royal Navy (1943-46)
667:Tower Hill Memorial
335:which was built by
1666:Operation Overlord
1470:By suffix, Empire
659:Operation Overlord
553:was bound for the
141:Greenock (1941-43)
1623:
1622:
1428:
1427:
1160:on 6 October 2011
631:on 17 September.
324:
323:
1688:
1455:
1448:
1441:
1432:
1339:Empire MacCallum
1200:
1193:
1186:
1177:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1165:
1154:"Ship Index A-F"
1150:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1139:
1128:
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1099:
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1095:
1084:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1062:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1040:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1029:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1007:
996:
990:
989:
987:
985:
974:
968:
967:
965:
963:
952:
946:
945:
943:
941:
930:
924:
923:
921:
919:
908:
902:
901:
899:
897:
886:
880:
879:
877:
875:
864:
858:
857:
855:
853:
842:
833:
832:
830:
828:
822:
814:
805:
804:
798:
790:
777:The Empire Ships
772:
526:was attacked by
480:sailed from the
469:on 22 February.
398:Second World War
343:in 1941 for the
331:was a 6,978 ton
251:
250:
244:
243:
237:
236:
230:
229:
171:Greece (1960-63)
170:
169:
160:
159:
150:
149:
140:
139:
129:Port of registry
28:
21:
1696:
1695:
1691:
1690:
1689:
1687:
1686:
1685:
1626:
1625:
1624:
1619:
1592:
1474:
1464:
1459:
1429:
1424:
1405:
1386:
1318:Empire Florizel
1269:Empire Beatrice
1234:City of Benares
1214:
1206:Ships built by
1204:
1174:
1173:
1163:
1161:
1152:
1151:
1147:
1137:
1135:
1132:"CONVOY SC 141"
1130:
1129:
1125:
1115:
1113:
1108:
1107:
1103:
1093:
1091:
1086:
1085:
1081:
1071:
1069:
1064:
1063:
1059:
1049:
1047:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1027:
1025:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1005:
1003:
998:
997:
993:
983:
981:
976:
975:
971:
961:
959:
954:
953:
949:
939:
937:
932:
931:
927:
917:
915:
910:
909:
905:
895:
893:
892:. Naval History
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865:
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849:
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843:
836:
826:
824:
820:
816:
815:
808:
791:
787:
774:
773:
758:
753:
741:Official Number
727:
675:
651:Operation Pluto
427:on 17 October.
419:on 30 October.
391:
376:
356:Operation Pluto
245:
238:
231:
224:
216:Official Number
164:
154:
144:
134:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1694:
1692:
1684:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
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1638:
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1627:
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1597:
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1485:
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1466:
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1457:
1450:
1443:
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1426:
1425:
1423:
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1411:
1407:
1406:
1404:
1403:
1394:
1392:
1388:
1387:
1385:
1384:
1377:
1370:
1363:
1360:Iron Chieftain
1356:
1349:
1342:
1335:
1332:Empire Galahad
1328:
1321:
1314:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1279:
1276:Empire Buckler
1272:
1265:
1262:Empire Balfour
1258:
1251:
1244:
1241:Empire Addison
1237:
1230:
1222:
1220:
1219:Merchant ships
1216:
1215:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1195:
1188:
1180:
1172:
1171:
1145:
1123:
1110:"CONVOY JW 53"
1101:
1088:"Convoy JW.52"
1079:
1066:"Convoy QP.15"
1057:
1044:"Convoy PQ.18"
1035:
1022:"CONVOY QP 13"
1013:
1000:"Convoy PQ.16"
991:
978:"CONVOY UR 23"
969:
947:
934:"Convoy PQ.11"
925:
903:
881:
859:
834:
806:
785:
755:
754:
752:
749:
726:
723:
674:
671:
615:
614:
596:
595:
585:
584:
574:
573:
563:
562:
544:
543:
513:
512:
502:
501:
475:
474:
456:
455:
446:bound for the
433:
432:
406:
405:
390:
387:
375:
372:
322:
321:
318:
314:
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298:
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272:
268:
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262:
259:
255:
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222:
219:
211:
210:Identification
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206:
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199:
198:
197:28 August 1941
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114:
109:
105:
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102:
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81:
80:
79:
78:
72:
66:
60:
53:
45:
41:
40:
36:
35:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1693:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1633:
1631:
1617:
1613:
1609:
1605:
1601:
1595:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1480:
1477:
1473:
1467:
1463:
1456:
1451:
1449:
1444:
1442:
1437:
1436:
1433:
1421:
1420:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1408:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1395:
1393:
1389:
1383:
1382:
1378:
1376:
1375:
1371:
1369:
1368:
1364:
1362:
1361:
1357:
1355:
1354:
1350:
1348:
1347:
1346:Empire MacRae
1343:
1341:
1340:
1336:
1334:
1333:
1329:
1327:
1326:
1322:
1320:
1319:
1315:
1313:
1312:
1308:
1306:
1305:
1301:
1299:
1298:
1297:Empire Cyprus
1294:
1292:
1291:
1290:Empire Conrad
1287:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1278:
1277:
1273:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1264:
1263:
1259:
1257:
1256:
1255:Empire Baffin
1252:
1250:
1249:
1248:Empire Austen
1245:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1236:
1235:
1231:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1209:
1201:
1196:
1194:
1189:
1187:
1182:
1181:
1178:
1159:
1155:
1149:
1146:
1133:
1127:
1124:
1111:
1105:
1102:
1089:
1083:
1080:
1067:
1061:
1058:
1045:
1039:
1036:
1023:
1017:
1014:
1001:
995:
992:
979:
973:
970:
957:
956:"CONVOY QP 9"
951:
948:
935:
929:
926:
913:
912:"CONVOY QP 3"
907:
904:
891:
885:
882:
869:
868:"Convoy PQ.2"
863:
860:
848:. Rob Raeside
847:
841:
839:
835:
819:
813:
811:
807:
802:
796:
788:
786:1-85044-275-4
782:
778:
771:
769:
767:
765:
763:
761:
757:
750:
748:
746:
742:
738:
737:Empire Baffin
734:
732:
724:
722:
720:
716:
712:
708:
704:
700:
696:
692:
688:
684:
683:Empire Baffin
680:
677:In 1946, HMS
672:
670:
668:
664:
663:Empire Baffin
660:
656:
652:
648:
644:
643:Empire Baffin
640:
638:
634:
633:Empire Baffin
630:
626:
623:
619:
618:Convoy SC 151
612:
611:
610:
608:
607:Empire Baffin
604:
600:
593:
592:
591:
589:
582:
581:
580:
578:
571:
570:
569:
567:
560:
559:
558:
556:
552:
551:Empire Baffin
548:
547:Convoy QP 13U
541:
540:
539:
537:
536:Empire Baffin
533:
529:
525:
524:Empire Baffin
521:
517:
510:
509:
508:
506:
499:
498:
497:
495:
494:Middlesbrough
491:
487:
486:Empire Baffin
483:
479:
472:
471:
470:
468:
464:
460:
453:
452:
451:
449:
445:
441:
440:Empire Baffin
437:
430:
429:
428:
426:
422:
421:Empire Baffin
418:
414:
410:
403:
402:
401:
399:
395:
394:Empire Baffin
388:
386:
384:
383:North Shields
380:
379:Empire Baffin
373:
371:
369:
368:
363:
362:
357:
353:
352:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
329:
328:Empire Baffin
319:
316:
315:
311:
308:
307:
303:
300:
299:
295:
292:
291:
285:
281:
279:
275:
274:
273:
270:
269:
264:
261:Scrapped 1963
260:
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256:
249:
242:
235:
228:
223:
220:
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67:
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63:Empire Baffin
61:
58:
54:
51:
50:Empire Baffin
48:
47:
46:
43:
42:
37:
33:
27:
22:
19:
1651:Empire ships
1616:Victory ship
1604:Liberty ship
1471:
1462:Empire ships
1418:
1399:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1358:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1331:
1325:Empire Frost
1324:
1317:
1310:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1283:Empire Comet
1282:
1275:
1268:
1261:
1254:
1253:
1247:
1240:
1233:
1227:Atheltemplar
1226:
1212:Port Glasgow
1162:. Retrieved
1158:the original
1148:
1136:. Retrieved
1134:. Warsailors
1126:
1114:. Retrieved
1112:. Warsailors
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1092:. Retrieved
1082:
1070:. Retrieved
1060:
1048:. Retrieved
1038:
1026:. Retrieved
1024:. Warsailors
1016:
1004:. Retrieved
994:
982:. Retrieved
980:. Warsailors
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960:. Retrieved
958:. Warsailors
950:
938:. Retrieved
928:
916:. Retrieved
914:. Warsailors
906:
894:. Retrieved
884:
872:. Retrieved
862:
850:. Retrieved
825:. Retrieved
776:
745:Code Letters
736:
735:
728:
710:
706:
698:
686:
682:
678:
676:
662:
654:
642:
641:
632:
620:sailed from
616:
606:
601:sailed from
599:Convoy JW 33
597:
588:Convoy JW 52
586:
577:Convoy QP 15
575:
566:Convoy PQ 18
564:
550:
545:
535:
523:
518:sailed from
516:Convoy PQ 16
514:
505:Convoy UR 23
503:
485:
476:
461:sailed from
459:Convoy PQ 11
457:
439:
434:
423:joined from
420:
411:sailed from
407:
393:
392:
378:
377:
366:
365:
360:
359:
350:
348:
341:Port Glasgow
337:Lithgows Ltd
327:
326:
325:
205:October 1941
161:UK (1946-60)
74:
68:
62:
56:
49:
31:
18:
1381:River Afton
1353:Iron Knight
1304:Empire Dell
1090:. Convoyweb
1068:. Convoyweb
1046:. Convoyweb
1002:. Convoyweb
936:. Convoyweb
870:. Convoyweb
846:"Stag Line"
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731:IMO Numbers
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478:Convoy QP 9
436:Convoy QP 3
409:Convoy PQ 2
389:War service
276:6,978
186:Yard number
1636:1941 ships
1630:Categories
1612:Ocean ship
1598:See also:
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1311:Empire Dew
1138:9 February
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751:References
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492:bound for
482:Kola Inlet
425:Scapa Flow
333:cargo ship
317:Propulsion
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1608:Park ship
1600:Fort ship
795:cite book
699:Clintonia
687:Clintonia
647:Admiralty
629:Liverpool
532:propeller
520:Reykjavík
444:magnesite
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413:Liverpool
361:Clintonia
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52:(1941-43)
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1410:Warships
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679:Sancroft
655:Sancroft
603:Loch Ewe
467:Murmansk
463:Kirkness
351:Sancroft
194:Launched
108:Operator
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32:Sancroft
673:Postwar
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374:History
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39:History
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1164:20 May
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703:Greece
637:London
613:SC 141
542:QP 13U
528:German
293:Length
65:(1946)
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1573:Si–Sy
1568:Sa–Sh
1498:Co–Cy
1493:Ca–Cl
821:(PDF)
719:Japan
711:Apsis
707:Apsis
594:JW 53
583:JW 52
572:QP 15
561:PQ 18
511:PQ 16
500:UR 23
454:PQ 11
367:Aspis
309:Depth
286:(DWT)
84:Owner
75:Aspis
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1398:RFA
1374:Nile
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801:link
781:ISBN
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448:Tees
431:QP 3
404:PQ 2
349:HMS
301:Beam
258:Fate
55:HMS
44:Name
30:HMS
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1528:I–J
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693:to
278:GRT
189:958
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