MV Empire Comet
History | |
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Name | Empire Comet |
Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
Operator | Dodd, Thompson & Co |
Port of registry | Greenock |
Builder | Lithgows Ltd |
Yard number | 941 |
Launched | 21 November 1940 |
Completed | January 1941 |
Identification | |
Fate | Sunk 17 February 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 432 ft 7 in (131.85 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m) |
Depth | 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m) |
Installed power | 4SCSA diesel engine |
Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Crew | 38, plus 8 DEMS gunners |
Empire Comet was a 6,914 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1940 by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was torpedoed and sunk by U-136 in June 1941.
Description
Empire Comet was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow as yard number 941. She was launched on 21 November 1940,[1] and completed in January 1941.[2]
Empire Comet was 432 feet 7 inches (131.85 m) long, with a beam of 56 feet 2 inches (17.12 m) and a depth of 34 feet 3 inches (10.44 m). She had a GRT of 6,914 and a NRT of 4,162.[3]Empire Comet was propelled by a 4-stroke Single Cycle Single Acting diesel engine, which had eight cylinders of 29+1⁄8 inches (74 cm) diameter by 591⁄16 (151 cm) stroke. The engine was built by J G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock.[3]
History
Empire Comet was built for the MoWT. She was placed under the management of Dodd, Thompson & Co Ltd. Her port of registry was Greenock. She was allocated the United Kingdom
Empire Comet was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.
- HX 118
Convoy HX 118 departed
- HX 174
Convoy HX 174 departed Halifax on 7 February 1942 bound for Liverpool.
References
- ^ "Launched 1940: mv EMPIRE COMET". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ a b c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "CONVOY HX 118". Warsailors. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "CONVOY HX 174". Warsailors. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Empire Comet". Uboat. Retrieved 12 May 2010.