MV Empire Baron
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| Builder | Cantiere Navale Triestino, Monfalcone |
| Completed | July 1926 |
| Out of service | August 1960 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped August 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,890 GRT |
| Length | 416 ft 8 in (127.00 m) |
| Beam | 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) |
| Depth | 24 ft 7 in (7.49 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 6-cylinder SCSA diesel engines (Stabilimento Technico, Trieste) 489 hp (365 kW) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Empire Baron was a 5,890 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1926 for Navigazione Generale Gerolimich & Compagnia Società in Anzioni, Trieste, Italy. She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1940 and ownership passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was renamed Empire Baron. She was sold in 1947 to Navigation & Coal Trade Ltd, London and renamed Rubystone. She was sold to a Panamanian company in 1951 and was scrapped in 1960.
History
Pre-war
Monte Piana was built by
War service
On 10 June 1940, Empire Baron was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War
- OS 34
Convoy OS 34 departed Liverpool on 11 July 1942 and arrived at Freetown on 30 July. Empire Baron had started her voyage at Oban and was bound for Durban and Calcutta with a load of Government stores.[9]
- OS 58
Convoy OS 58 departed Liverpool on 5 November 1943 and arrived at Freetown on 28 November. Empire Baron had started her voyage at the Clyde and was bound for Cape Town and East London, South Africa and then Basra, Iraq.[10]
- MKS 43
Convoy MKS 43 sailed from Gibraltar on 22 March 1944 and arrived at Liverpool on 4 April 1944. Empire Baron had started her voyage at Mombasa, Kenya and called at Beira, Mozambique. She was carrying a cargo of Chrome ore, general cargo and mails and was bound for Loch Ewe.[11]
- KMS 61
Convoy KMS 61 sailed from Liverpool on 25 August 1944 and arrived at Gibraltar on 4 September. Empire Baron had started her voyage at Belfast and was bound for Port Said, Egypt with a cargo of coal.[12]
Postwar
In 1947, Empire Baron was sold to Navigation & Coal Trade Ltd, London and renamed Rubystone. She was operated by them for four years before being sold in 1951 to Alvion Steamship Co, Panama. Rubystone was scrapped in August 1960 at Nagasaki, Japan.[1]
Propulsion
She was propelled two 6-cylinder SCSA diesel engines of 489 horsepower (365 kW) which were built by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste.[2]
Official number and code letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ a b c d "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 46475. London. 20 June 1933. col G, p. 5.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 47688. London. 19 May 1937. col F, p. 4.
- ^ "Naval Events, June 1940, Part 2 of 4, Saturday 8th – Friday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ a b "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Christopher Dennison Hammett". G0MWT. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Convoy SL.93". Convoyweb. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Convoy OS.34". Convoyweb. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Convoy OS.58". Convoyweb. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Convoy SL.152 / MKS.43". Convoyweb. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Convoy OS.87/KMS.61". Convoyweb. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ a b "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
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