List of Empire ships (N)
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Suffix beginning with N
Empire Nairn
Empire Nairobi
Empire Nairobi was a 7,290 GRT cargo ship which was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 12 February 1945 and completed in April 1945. Sold in 1946 to Dover Hill Steamship Co Ltd and renamed Dover Hill. Operated under the management of Counties Ship Management Co Ltd. Sold in 1951 to Compagnia Navigazione Castellana SA, Panama and renamed Basil. Sold in 1954 to British Steamship Co Ltd and renamed Ravenshoe. Operated under the management of John Cory & Sons Ltd, Newport Monmouthshire. Sold in 1960 to Plate Shipping Co SA, Panama and renamed Plate Shipper. Operated under the management of P B Pandelis Ltd, London, flying the Greek flag. Sold in 1961 to Sadikoglu, Riza ve Aslan, Turkey and renamed Umran. Sold in 1966 to L Yelkenci Evatlari Donatina, Turkey and renamed Tan 2. Arrived on 7 September 1968 at Istanbul, Turkey for scrapping.[3]
Empire Nan
Empire Nan was a 258 GRT
Empire Naseby
Empire Naseby was an 8,187 GRT tanker which was built by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 22 October 1945 and complete in May 1946. To Royal Fleet Auxiliary in January 1947 and renamed Wave Knight. Scrapped in December 1964 in Willebroek, Belgium.[5]
Empire Neath
Empire Ned
Empire Ned was a 235 GRT tug which was built by A Hall & Co Ltd,
Empire Nene
Empire Nene was a 6,113 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lübecker Flenderwerke AG, Lübeck. Laid down as Schwarzwald for Hamburg America Line. Seized in May 1945 on stocks at Lübeck. Completed in August 1947 as Empire Nene for MoWT. Sold in 1954 to Mariblanca Navigazione SA, Liberia and renamed Mariposa. Sold in 1956 to DDG Hansa, Bremen and renamed Rotenfels. Rebuilt at Bremerhaven. Fitted with a new diesel engine in 1961. Scrapped in August 1977 at Karachi, Pakistan.[2]
Empire Neptune
Empire Nerissa
Empire Ness
Empire Netta
Empire Netta was a 290 GRT tug which was built in 1945 by Fleming and Ferguson Ltd, Paisley. Transferred to the Admiralty in 1949, scrapped in 1969 at Burcht, Belgium.[10]
Empire Newcomen
Empire Newfoundland
Empire Newfoundland was a 3,539 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 6 July 1944 and completed in September 1944. Sold in 1949 to F T Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed Ethel Everard. Sold in 1954 to Indo-China Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London and renamed Hinsang. Sold in 1964 to Kinabatangan Shipping Co Ltd and renamed Kowloon. To Concordia Kinabatangan Shipping Co Ltd, Panama in 1969 and renamed Horis. On 25 December 1969, she suffered damage to her No 1 hold in heavy weather. Repaired at Surabaya, Indonesia. On 28 December 1969, she sprang a leak. This worsened the next day and her pumps were unable to cope. Ship was abandoned, then capsized and sank in the Celebes Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) from Tawau, Sabah (03°53′N 119°23′E / 3.883°N 119.383°E).[12]
Empire Newt
Empire Newton
Empire Newton was a 7,037 GRT cargo ship which was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 21 October 1941 and completed in January 1942. Sold in 1946 to Charente Steamship Co Ltd and renamed Artisan. Operated under the management of T & J Harrison Ltd. Arrived on 21 August 1959 at Thos. W. Ward Grays, Essex for scrapping.[14]
Empire Nicholas
Empire Nicholas was a 257 GRT tug which was built by
Empire Nickleby
Empire Nickleby was a 306 GRT coastal tanker which was built by I Pimblott & Sons Ltd, Northwich. Launched on 17 July 1945 and completed in December 1945. Sold in 1946 to Compagnia de Navigazione Anne SA, Panama and renamed Nickleby. Operated under the management of Tankers Transit & Shipping Co, London. Sold in 1950 to Bombay Port Trust for use as a water tanker.[16]
Empire Nidd
Empire Nigel
Empire Nigel was a 7,067 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 20 July 1943 and completed in September 1943. To USSR in 1944 under Lend-Lease and renamed Archangel then Archangelsk. To Ministry of Transport (MoT) in 1946 and renamed Empire Nigel. Sold in 1947 to W & R Carpenter & Co, Suva, Fiji and renamed Nandi. Sold in 1948 to Bristol City Line of Steamships Ltd and renamed Bristol City. Sold in 1957 to Splonsa Plovba, Yugoslavia and renamed Zelengora. Sold in 1971 to Compagnia de Navigazione Portland SA, Panama and renamed Taras. Arrived on 6 July 1972 at Split, Yugoslavia for scrapping.[17]
Empire Niger
Empire Nightingale
Empire Nile
Empire Nile was a 6,318 GRT cargo ship which was built by AG Weser, Bremen. Completed in 1922 as Liebenfels for DDG Hansa, Bremen. On 4 April 1941 she was set on fire and scuttled at Massawa, Italian Eritrea. Later salvaged by Edward Ellsberg, an American Naval officer in charge of salvaging ships and facilities at Massawa, in 1942 and renamed Empire Nile. Sold in 1947 to Oceanic Navigation Co, Calcutta and renamed Alipur. Sold in 1948 to Dah Loh Navigation Co, China and renamed Dah Kiang. Sold in 1951 to Great China Steamship & Industrial Co, Panama and renamed El Grande, the sold later that year to the Chinese Government and renamed Ho Ping I. Renamed Shen Li in 1967. Name removed from shipping registers in 1977 and reported to have been scrapped in China but she was sighted in Shanghai in 1979 named Zhan Dou 75 and old name of Sheng Li visible.[18]
Empire Nina
Empire Nina was a 292 GRT tug which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd,
Empire Noble
Empire Nomad
Empire Nomad was a 7,167 GRT cargo ship which was built by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 16 December 1941 and completed in February 1942. Torpedoed on 13 October 1942 and sunk by U-159 at 37°50′S 18°16′E / 37.833°S 18.267°E.[21]
Empire Nora
Empire Nora was a 292 GRT tug which was built by William Simons & Co Ltd, Renfrew. Launched on 15 August 1945 and completed in September 1946. Sold in 1946 to the Nigerian Government and renamed Barman. Sold in 1967 to Tsavliris Salvage & Towage Ltd, Greece and renamed Nisos Aegina. Scrapped in April 1970 in Piraeus, Greece.[10]
Empire Nordic
Empire Nordic was a 4,800 GRT LST (3) which was built by Blyth Drydock & Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Launched in June 1945 as LST 3026. To Royal Navy in 1946 as HMS Charger. To MoT in 1955, converted to a ferry. Operated under the management of Frank Bustard & Sons Ltd. Withdrawn from service in the winter of 1966–67. Sold in 1968 to German shipbreakers, then resold to Spanish shipbreakers. Arrived on 10 October 1968, under tow at Bilbao, Spain for scrapping.[22]
Empire Norse
Empire Norse was an 8,120 GRT tanker which was built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co Ltd, Hebburn. Completed in 1914 as Maricopa. Sold in 1929 to Falkland Shipowners Ltd, London and renamed Anglo-Norse. On 19 August 1941 she was in a collision with SS Lanark and put into the River Tyne with damage to her hull. On 31 August 1941 she caught fire while being repaired. Her cargo included ammunition that exploded, so she was scuttled. Raised on 3 September. To MoWT, repaired and renamed Empire Norse. To Falkland Shipowners Ltd, London and reverted to Anglo-Norse name in 1946. Sold in 1956 to Anders Jahre & Co, Norway and renamed Janina. On 15 January 1957 she caught fire north-west of Lisbon (41°33′N 09°33′W / 41.550°N 9.550°W). She was abandoned and sank on 18 January.[23][13]
Empire Norseman (I)
Empire Norseman was an 8,214 GRT Landing Ship, Gantry and tanker that was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast. She was launched on 21 October 1941 and completed in April 1942 as RFA Dinsdale. The Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini torpedoed and sank her on 31 May 1942 northeast of Pernambuco, Brazil (00°45′S 29°50′W / 0.750°S 29.833°W) while on her maiden voyage.
Empire Norseman (II)
Empire Norseman was a 9,811 GRT tanker that was launched in 1942 by the Furness Shipbuilding Co, Middlesbrough.[24] The Ministry of War Transport placed her under the management of the Eagle Oil and Shipping Company.[24] The German submarines U-202 and U-558 torpedoed and sank her off the Azores (31°15′S 27°22′W / 31.250°S 27.367°W) on 23 February 1943.[24]
Empire Northfleet
Empire Northfleet was a 7,311 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 16 July 1945 and completed in January 1946. Sold in 1946 to Stephens, Sutton Ltd and renamed Chulmleigh. Renamed Rugeley in 1961. Sold in 1964 to Union Fair Shipping Co, Liberia and renamed Madura. Ran aground in a Typhoon Viola at Hong Kong. Refloated on 10 July but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in August 1964 in Hong Kong.[25]
Empire Nugget
Empire Nutfield
Empire Nutfield was a 1,561 GRT cargo ship which was built by Dublin Dockyard Co Ltd., Dublin. Completed in 1919 as Bermondsey. Sold in 1928 to E T Lindley, London. On 4 December 1942, she was in collision with MV Bornholm and beached at South Shields severely damaged. Refloated on 22 December 1942 and towed to the River Tyne. Declared a constructive total loss but repaired. To MoWT in 1943 and renamed Empire Nutfield. Scuttled on 3 September 1946 with a cargo of obsolete chemical warfare ammunition at 48°03′N 08°09′W / 48.050°N 8.150°W.[13]
See also
The above entries give a precis of each ship's history. For a fuller account see the linked articles.
References
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990.
- ^ a b c d Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 463.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 110.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 320.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 154.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 307.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 140.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 80.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 367.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 326.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 197.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 203.
- ^ a b c Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 392.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 107–08.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 323.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 285.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 65.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 438.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 402.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 123.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 119.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 360.
- ^ "Maricopa". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Claes, Johnny; Vleggeert, Nico (23 January 2010). "SS Empire Norseman [+1943]". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 55.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 145.
Sources
- Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.