MV Empire City
History | |
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Name | Empire City |
Owner | Ministry of Transport |
Operator | A Weir & Co Ltd |
Port of registry | Sunderland |
Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Launched | 15 July 1943 |
Completed | November 1943 |
Identification | |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 428 ft 8 in (130.66 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 5 in (17.20 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m) |
Installed power | 2SCSA diesel engine |
Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Crew | 50, plus 20 DEMS gunners |
Armament | Anti-torpedo nets |
Empire City was a 7,295 GRT
Description
Empire City was built by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. She was launched on 15 July 1943.[1]
The ship was 428 feet 8 inches (130.66 m) long, with a beam of 56 feet 5 inches (17.20 m) and a depth of 35 feet 5 inches (10.80 m). She had a GRT of 7,295 and a NRT of 4,941.[2]
The ship was propelled by a 2-stroke Single Cycle Single Action diesel engine, which had eight cylinders of 23+5⁄8 inches (60 cm) diameter by 91+5⁄16 inches (231.9 cm) stroke.[2]
History
Empire City was built for the MoWT. She was placed under the management of the A Weir & Co Ltd. Her port of registry was Sunderland. The
Empire City was a member of a number of convoys in the
- ON 212
Convoy ON 212 departed
- DKA 21
Empire City was a member of Convoy DKA 21, which departed
References
- ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- ^ a b c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "CONVOY ON 212". Warsailors. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "ON Convoys – 1941-1945, Convoy ON 201 through ON 249". Warsailors. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Empire City". U-boat. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "U-198". Uboat. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Ship Index A-F". Brian Watson. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.