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As built, the ship was 188 feet 7 inches (57.48 m) long, with a beam of 31 feet 3 inches (9.53 m) and a depth of 14 feet (4.27 m). She was propelled by a
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which had cylinders of 15 inches (38 cm), 25 inches (64 cm) and 42 inches (110 cm) bore by 39 inches (99 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Amos & Smith Ltd,
639:. It developed 750 horsepower (560 kW) and could propel her at 9 knots (17 km/h). In 1965, the ship was re-engined with a 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) 6-cylinder 669:. She was operated under the management of the Netherlands Shipping and Trading Committee. Management was transferred to NV Hollandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij in 1944. 874: 1293: 1288: 1313: 1298: 1090: 1308: 858: 1220: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1135: 1130: 1323: 1225: 1165: 772: 1278: 632: 1318: 1083: 563: 559: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1175: 1170: 1160: 1155: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1125: 1120: 735:. She was sold in 1957 to Rex Bauermann, operating under the management of Olea Tankschiff GmbH. In 1962, 552: 549: 478: 471: 1283: 1076: 657:
port of registry was Goole. She was operated under the management of F T Everard & Co Ltd. In 1942,
1025: 1273: 1047: 1000: 941: 868: 636: 913: 854: 674: 628:. She was yard number 361. Launched on 25 August 1941, she was completed in December 1941. 780: 301: 708:. Her port of registry was Rotterdam. In 1948, she was sold Verenigde Tankkustvaart NV. 973: 193: 1267: 686: 643: 1253: 1241: 806: 579: 223: 1099: 719:. She was operated under the management of S Stein KG. Her port of registry was 701: 213: 203: 908: 1249: 1245: 1237: 760: 705: 690: 666: 555: 368: 752: 640: 727:. She was lengthened to 64.60 metres (211 ft 11 in). In 1954, 441: 427: 328: 744: 723:. In 1952, she was sold to Bauermann & Metzendorf GmbH and renamed 720: 335: 408: 401: 394: 375: 361: 342: 321: 853:. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. 747:. In 1965, a new diesel engine was fitted. In 1971, she was renamed 434: 420: 387: 354: 731:
was sold to Regia Reederei & Warenhandel GmbH and was renamed
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The ship was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd,
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used the Code Letters PDNO, which were changed to PDRO in 1944.
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which had cylinders of 32 cm bore by 45 cm stroke.
562:(MoWT). Completed in December 1941, was transferred to the 755:. She was sold to Tosco Sardi di Navigazione SpA in 1975. 610:. A new engine was fitted in 1965 and she was renamed 152:
Netherlands Shipping & Trading Committee (1942–44)
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was transferred to the Dutch Government and renamed
907: 496:64.60 m (211 ft 11.31 in) (1954–75) 1048:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" 1001:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" 16:World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom 673:was a member of a number of convoys during the 170:Regia Reederei & Warenhandel GmbH (1954–57) 155:NV Hollandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (1944–47) 128:Regia Reederei & Warenhandel GmbH (1954–57) 1304:World War II merchant ships of the Netherlands 493:188 ft 7 in (57.48 m) (1941–54) 258:Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Co Ltd, Goole 1084: 942:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" 739:was sold to Vittorio Rosetti and was renamed 8: 873:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 524:1 Γ— triple expansion steam engine (1941–65) 1091: 1077: 1069: 968: 966: 964: 962: 791:had the Italian Official Number 359. Both 995: 993: 991: 902: 900: 898: 896: 894: 892: 890: 888: 886: 884: 787:had the Italian Official Number 535 and 763:in June 1975 by Demolizione Decomar SpA. 715:was sold to Ulric Thomas and was renamed 616:in 1971, serving until scrapped in 1975. 588:. She was lengthened in 1954 and renamed 167:Bauermann & Metzendorf GmbH (1952–54) 125:Bauermann & Metzendorf GmbH (1952–54) 751:and her port of registry was changed to 158:NV Phs. Van Ommeren, Rotterdam (1947–48) 116:NV Phs. Van Ommeren, Rotterdam (1947–48) 849:Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). 844: 842: 840: 838: 836: 834: 832: 830: 826: 866: 799:were assigned the IMO Number 5019331. 771:Official Numbers were a forerunner to 743:. Her port of registry was changed to 527:1 Γ— 6-cylinder diesel engine (1965–75) 20: 936: 934: 932: 930: 313:Italian Official Number 359 (1971–75) 310:Italian Official Number 535 (1962–71) 179:Tosco Sardi di Navigazione SpA (1975) 137:Tosco Sardi di Navigazione SpA (1975) 7: 161:Verenigde Tankkustvaart NV (1948–51) 149:F T Everard & Sons Ltd (1941–42) 119:Verenigde Tankkustvaart NV (1948–51) 110:Ministry of War Transport (1941–42) 506:31 ft 3 in (9.53 m) 14: 767:Official Numbers and Code Letters 689:on 8 January 1944 and arrived at 1294:Steamships of the United Kingdom 558:which was built in 1941 for the 537:9 knots (17 km/h) (1941–65) 440: 433: 426: 419: 407: 400: 393: 386: 374: 367: 360: 353: 341: 334: 327: 320: 242: 232: 222: 212: 202: 192: 1289:Ministry of War Transport ships 1314:Merchant ships of West Germany 976:(in Dutch). Groniger Kustvaart 600:. In 1962, she was sold to an 173:Olea Tankschiff GmbH (1957–62) 1: 1299:Steamships of the Netherlands 633:triple expansion steam engine 578:. In 1952, she was sold to a 817:used the Code Letters PCEF. 307:IMO Number 5019331 (1962–75) 685:Convoy KX 13 departed from 665:. Her port of registry was 415:Code Letters PCEF (1947–51) 382:Code Letters PDRO (1944–47) 349:Code Letters PDNO (1942–44) 316:Code Letters BCVJ (1941–42) 176:Vittorio Rossetti (1962–75) 134:Vittorio Rossetti (1962–75) 1340: 1309:Steamships of West Germany 113:Dutch Government (1942–47) 1234: 1116: 1106: 560:Ministry of War Transport 459: 27: 23: 514:14 ft (4.27 m) 1324:Merchant ships of Italy 779:and Doorman had the UK 641:KlΓΆckner Humboldt Deutz 460:General characteristics 131:Rex Bauermann (1957–62) 594:and was later renamed 122:Ulric Thomas (1951–52) 164:S Stein KG, (1951–52) 1279:Ships built in Goole 1053:. Plimsoll Ship Data 1006:. Plimsoll Ship Data 947:. Plimsoll Ship Data 604:company and renamed 582:company and renamed 566:in 1942 and renamed 1319:Steamships of Italy 702:NV Phs. Van Ommeren 218:Rotterdam (1947–51) 208:The Hague (1942–47) 1108:By suffix, Empire 914:Miramar Ship Index 248:Cagliari (1971–75) 1261: 1260: 541: 540: 238:Livorno (1962–71) 228:Hamburg (1951–62) 1331: 1093: 1086: 1079: 1070: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1058: 1052: 1044: 1038: 1037: 1035: 1033: 1022: 1016: 1015: 1013: 1011: 1005: 997: 986: 985: 983: 981: 970: 957: 956: 954: 952: 946: 938: 925: 924: 922: 920: 911: 904: 879: 878: 872: 864: 851:The Empire Ships 846: 759:was scrapped at 675:Second World War 564:Dutch Government 548:was an 859  445: 444: 438: 437: 431: 430: 424: 423: 412: 411: 405: 404: 398: 397: 391: 390: 379: 378: 372: 371: 365: 364: 358: 357: 346: 345: 339: 338: 332: 331: 325: 324: 304:168776 (1941–47) 247: 246: 237: 236: 227: 226: 217: 216: 207: 206: 197: 196: 186:Port of registry 21: 1339: 1338: 1334: 1333: 1332: 1330: 1329: 1328: 1264: 1263: 1262: 1257: 1230: 1112: 1102: 1097: 1067: 1066: 1056: 1054: 1050: 1046: 1045: 1041: 1031: 1029: 1024: 1023: 1019: 1009: 1007: 1003: 999: 998: 989: 979: 977: 972: 971: 960: 950: 948: 944: 940: 939: 928: 918: 916: 906: 905: 882: 865: 861: 848: 847: 828: 823: 781:Official Number 769: 693:on 18 January. 652: 622: 439: 432: 425: 418: 406: 399: 392: 385: 373: 366: 359: 352: 340: 333: 326: 319: 302:Official Number 241: 231: 221: 211: 201: 198:Goole (1941–42) 191: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1337: 1335: 1327: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1266: 1265: 1259: 1258: 1235: 1232: 1231: 1229: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1117: 1114: 1113: 1107: 1104: 1103: 1098: 1096: 1095: 1088: 1081: 1073: 1065: 1064: 1039: 1026:"Convoy KX.13" 1017: 987: 958: 926: 880: 859: 825: 824: 822: 819: 768: 765: 683: 682: 651: 648: 621: 618: 539: 538: 535: 531: 530: 529: 528: 525: 520: 516: 515: 512: 508: 507: 504: 500: 499: 498: 497: 494: 489: 485: 484: 483: 482: 475: 466: 462: 461: 457: 456: 453: 449: 448: 447: 446: 416: 413: 383: 380: 350: 347: 317: 314: 311: 308: 305: 296: 295:Identification 292: 291: 288: 287:Out of service 284: 283: 280: 276: 275: 274:28 August 1941 272: 268: 267: 264: 260: 259: 256: 252: 251: 250: 249: 239: 229: 219: 209: 199: 187: 183: 182: 181: 180: 177: 174: 171: 168: 165: 162: 159: 156: 153: 150: 145: 141: 140: 139: 138: 135: 132: 129: 126: 123: 120: 117: 114: 111: 106: 102: 101: 100: 99: 92: 85: 78: 71: 64: 57: 50: 43: 34: 30: 29: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1336: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1275: 1272: 1271: 1269: 1255: 1251: 1247: 1243: 1239: 1233: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1118: 1115: 1111: 1105: 1101: 1094: 1089: 1087: 1082: 1080: 1075: 1074: 1071: 1049: 1043: 1040: 1027: 1021: 1018: 1002: 996: 994: 992: 988: 975: 969: 967: 965: 963: 959: 943: 937: 935: 933: 931: 927: 915: 910: 903: 901: 899: 897: 895: 893: 891: 889: 887: 885: 881: 876: 870: 862: 860:1-85044-275-4 856: 852: 845: 843: 841: 839: 837: 835: 833: 831: 827: 820: 818: 816: 812: 808: 804: 800: 798: 794: 790: 786: 782: 778: 774: 766: 764: 762: 758: 754: 750: 746: 742: 738: 734: 730: 726: 722: 718: 714: 709: 707: 703: 699: 694: 692: 688: 687:Milford Haven 680: 679: 678: 676: 672: 668: 664: 660: 656: 649: 647: 645: 644:diesel engine 642: 638: 634: 629: 627: 619: 617: 615: 614: 609: 608: 603: 599: 598: 593: 592: 587: 586: 581: 577: 576: 571: 570: 565: 561: 557: 554: 551: 547: 546: 536: 533: 532: 526: 523: 522: 521: 518: 517: 513: 510: 509: 505: 502: 501: 495: 492: 491: 490: 487: 486: 480: 476: 473: 469: 468: 467: 464: 463: 458: 454: 451: 450: 443: 436: 429: 422: 417: 414: 410: 403: 396: 389: 384: 381: 377: 370: 363: 356: 351: 348: 344: 337: 330: 323: 318: 315: 312: 309: 306: 303: 299: 298: 297: 294: 293: 289: 286: 285: 282:December 1941 281: 278: 277: 273: 270: 269: 265: 262: 261: 257: 254: 253: 245: 240: 235: 230: 225: 220: 215: 210: 205: 200: 195: 190: 189: 188: 185: 184: 178: 175: 172: 169: 166: 163: 160: 157: 154: 151: 148: 147: 146: 143: 142: 136: 133: 130: 127: 124: 121: 118: 115: 112: 109: 108: 107: 104: 103: 97: 93: 90: 86: 83: 79: 76: 72: 69: 65: 62: 58: 55: 51: 48: 44: 41: 37: 36: 35: 32: 31: 26: 22: 19: 1284:Empire ships 1254:Victory ship 1242:Liberty ship 1109: 1100:Empire ships 1055:. Retrieved 1042: 1030:. Retrieved 1020: 1008:. Retrieved 978:. Retrieved 949:. Retrieved 917:. Retrieved 850: 814: 810: 807:Code Letters 802: 801: 796: 792: 788: 784: 776: 770: 756: 748: 740: 736: 732: 728: 724: 716: 712: 710: 700:was sold to 697: 695: 684: 670: 662: 658: 655:Empire Boy's 654: 653: 630: 623: 612: 611: 606: 605: 596: 595: 590: 589: 584: 583: 574: 573: 568: 567: 544: 543: 542: 95: 88: 81: 74: 67: 60: 53: 46: 39: 18: 1028:. Convoyweb 773:IMO Numbers 620:Description 580:West German 263:Yard number 1274:1941 ships 1268:Categories 1250:Ocean ship 1236:See also: 1057:7 December 1032:7 December 1010:7 December 980:7 December 974:"FLANDRIA" 951:7 December 919:7 December 821:References 803:Empire Boy 777:Empire Boy 659:Empire Boy 545:Empire Boy 519:Propulsion 40:Empire Boy 1246:Park ship 1238:Fort ship 909:"5019331" 869:cite book 805:used the 761:La Spezia 711:In 1951, 706:Rotterdam 696:In 1947, 691:Gibraltar 667:The Hague 481:(1954–75) 477:963  474:(1941–54) 470:859  290:June 1975 279:Completed 98:(1972–74) 91:(1965–72) 84:(1962–65) 77:(1954–62) 70:(1952–54) 63:(1951–52) 56:(1947–51) 49:(1942–47) 42:(1941–42) 815:Flandria 783:168714. 753:Cagliari 725:Hammonia 713:Flandria 591:Hammonia 575:Flandria 455:Scrapped 271:Launched 144:Operator 68:Hammonia 54:Flandria 811:Doorman 745:Livorno 721:Hamburg 698:Doorman 671:Doorman 663:Doorman 602:Italian 569:Doorman 553:coastal 465:Tonnage 255:Builder 47:Doorman 28:History 857:  809:BCVJ. 650:Career 556:tanker 488:Length 1221:Th–Ty 1216:Ta–Te 1211:Si–Sy 1206:Sa–Sh 1136:Co–Cy 1131:Ca–Cl 1051:(PDF) 1004:(PDF) 945:(PDF) 797:Tosco 789:Tosco 757:Tosco 749:Tosco 737:Petra 733:Petra 729:Alice 717:Alice 681:KX 13 626:Goole 613:Tosco 597:Petra 585:Alice 534:Speed 511:Depth 105:Owner 96:Tosco 75:Petra 61:Alice 1059:2009 1034:2009 1012:2009 982:2009 953:2009 921:2009 875:link 855:ISBN 795:and 793:Anny 785:Anny 741:Anny 637:Hull 607:Anny 503:Beam 452:Fate 89:Anny 82:Anny 33:Name 1226:U–Z 1166:I–J 550:GRT 479:GRT 472:GRT 300:UK 266:361 94:MV 87:MV 80:SS 73:SS 66:SS 59:SS 52:SS 45:SS 38:SS 1270:: 1252:, 1248:, 1244:, 1240:, 990:^ 961:^ 929:^ 912:. 883:^ 871:}} 867:{{ 829:^ 775:. 704:, 677:. 1256:. 1201:R 1196:P 1191:O 1186:N 1181:M 1176:L 1171:K 1161:H 1156:G 1151:F 1146:E 1141:D 1126:B 1121:A 1110:x 1092:e 1085:t 1078:v 1061:. 1036:. 1014:. 984:. 955:. 923:. 877:) 863:.

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