MV British Dragoon
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Port of registry | ![]() |
Builder | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
Yard number | 747 |
Launched | 8 March 1943 |
Completed | June 1943 |
Out of service | 12 December 1962 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scrapped in Blyth December 1962 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 9,909 GRT |
Length | 482 ft 7 in (147.09 m) |
Beam | 68 ft 3 in (20.80 m) |
Depth | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Propulsion | 2 x 6-cylinder 4SCDA oil engines (Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow) 490 hp (370 kW) |
British Dragoon was a 9,909 ton
History
Empire Alliance was built by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd,
War service
Empire Alliance was a member of a number of convoys during the
- HX 251
Convoy HX 251 departed New York City on 7 August 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 23 August. Empire Alliance was carrying a cargo of gas, bound for Avonmouth.[4]
- UGS 34
Convoy UGS 34 which departed Hampton Roads on 23 February 1944 bound for Port Said. Empire Alliance transferred to another convoy at sea on 13 March.[5]
- GUS 33
Empire Alliance joined Convoy GUS 33 at sea from Convoy UGS 34 on 13 March 1944. The convoy had departed Port Said on 5 March 1944 bound for Hampton Roads. On 14 March she left the convoy bound for Algiers.[5]
- UGS 40
Convoy UGS 40 departed
Postwar
In 1945, Empire Alliance was sold to the British Tanker Company who renamed her British Dragoon.[3] On 18 January 1951, British Dragoon was in collision with the Spanish ship Santi, which sank. The collision occurred off Cape Espichel, Portugal. Thirty-six survivors were rescued by British Dragoon, which suffered some damage but managed to reach Lisbon safely.[7] She served until 1962, arriving at Blyth for scrapping on 12 December 1962.[2]
Official number and code letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to
Empire Alliance had the UK Official Number 169117 and used the
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTUERS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ a b "1169117". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Empire-A". Mariners-L. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "CONVOY HX 251". Warsailors. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ a b "CONVOY GUS 33". Warsailors. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "Convoy UGS-40, under extreme enemy air attack. May 11th. 1944". Mackenzie J Gregory. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "Spanish Ship Sunk After Collision". The Times. No. 51903. London. 19 January 1951. col C, p. 4.