SS Admiral Hardy

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History
Name
  • Michael Ferdinand (1944–45)
  • Empire Farrar (1945–49)
  • Admiral Hardy (1949–55)
  • Dumai Trader (1955–67)
Owner
  • Hugo Ferdinand Dampschiffs Reederi (1944–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–47)
  • Stratton Steamship Co Ltd (1947–49)
  • Stanley Steamship Co (1949–55)
  • Sig S Årstads Rederi A/S (1955–65)
  • Scanship Corporation (1965–67)
Operator
  • Hugo Ferdinand Dampschiffs Reederi (1944–45)
  • Indo-China Steam Navigation Corporation (1945–47)
  • Stratton Steamship Co Ltd (1947–49)
  • Stanley Steamship Co (1949–55)
  • A/S Victor Müller Rederi (1955–65)
  • Panama Sea Express Line (1965–67)
  • Manchester Navigation Ltd (1967)
Port of registry
BuilderStettiner Oderwerke
Costℛℳ1,700,000
Yard number851
Launched26 May 1944
CompletedJuly 1944
Identification
  • United Kingdom
    Official Number
    180444 (1945–49)
  • Code Letters GDQG (1945–49)
  • Code Letters LAJQ (1955–65)
FateScrapped, 1967
General characteristics
Class and typeHansa A type cargo ship
Tonnage
Length
  • 301 feet 3 inches (91.82 m) (
    o/a
    )
  • 279 ft 7 in (85.22 m) (p/p)
Beam44 ft 3 in (13.49 m)
Draught18 ft 5 in (5.61 m)
Depth18 ft 8 in (5.69 m)
Installed power1,400 
kW
)
PropulsionSteam engine, Single
screw propeller
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)

Admiral Hardy was a 1,929 

Stettin, Germany as Michael Ferdinand for Hugo Ferdinand Dampschiffs Reederi. She was seized in 1945 as a war prize and taken over by the Ministry of War Transport
(MoWT) as Empire Farrar. In 1949, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Admiral Hardy. She was sold to Norway in 1955. In 1965, she was sold to Panama and renamed Dumai Trader, serving until 1967 when she was scrapped.

Description

The ship was a Hansa A type cargo ship built in 1944 by

Stettin, Germany.[1][2] She was yard number 851.[3]

The ship was 301 feet 3 inches (91.82 m) long overall (279 feet 7 inches (85.22 m) between perpendiculars), with a beam of 44 feet 3 inches (13.49 m). She had a depth of 18 feet 8 inches (5.69 m) and a draught of 18 feet 5 inches (5.61 m). She was assessed at 1,929 GRT,[4] 935 NRT,[5] 3,120 DWT.[3] The ship was propelled by a 1,400 horsepower (1,000 kW) steam engine.[5] She could make 11 knots (20 km/h).[3]

History

Michael Ferdinand was built at a cost of approximately

Stettin, Germany. She was launched on 26 May 1944 and completed in July 1944. She was built for Hugo Ferdinand Dampschiffs Reederei, Rostock.[2][3]

Following her participation in the

Code Letters GDQG were allocated. Her port of registry was London.[4] In 1947, management passed to the Stratton Steamship Co Ltd.[1]

In 1949, Empire Farrar was sold to the Stanley Steamship Co Ltd,

Chinese police that as captain of the ship he was held responsible for the death of the crew member. He considered this as intimidation by the Chinese authorities. He and his four officers resigned their posts upon the ship returning to Kobe, Japan.[11]

In November 1955, Admiral Hardy was sold to Sig S Årstads Rederi,

£115,000. She was placed under the management of Victor Müller Rederi AS. The Code Letters LAJQ were allocated. On 9 August 1964, Admiral Hardy ran aground on Arena Island (9°14′00″N 12°0′45″E / 9.23333°N 12.01250°E / 9.23333; 12.01250) whilst on a voyage from North Borneo to Shanghai, China. She had been refloated by 15 August.[3]

In October 1965, Admiral Hardy was sold for £67,500 to the Scanship Corporation,[3] Panama and was renamed Dumai Trader. She was placed under the management of the Panama Sea Express Line, Norway. Management passed to Manchester Navigation Ltd, Panama in 1967. She was scrapped in March 1967 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan,[1] and removed from Lloyd's Register in 1971.[5]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-85044-275-4
    .
  2. ^ a b "HANSA A Type" (in Norwegian). Norsk Skipsfartshistorisk Selskap. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "DS ADMIRAL HARDY 1944" (in Norwegian). Norsk Skipsfartshistorisk Selskap. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  5. ^
    ISBN 3-7979-1840-2
    .
  6. ^ "PRIZE COURTS". The Times. No. 50600. London. 5 November 1946. col F, p. 1.
  7. ^ "BRITISH SHIP FIRED ON AND BOARDED". The Times. No. 52687. London. 30 July 1955. col A, p. 6.
  8. ^ "BRITISH SHIP RELEASED". The Times. No. 52692. London. 5 August 1953. col A, p. 5.
  9. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 52741. London. 1 October 1953. col F, p. 5.
  10. ^ "BRITISH SHIP STOPPED". The Times. No. 52748. London. 9 October 1953. col F, p. 8.
  11. ^ "CREW 'INTIMIDATED' BY COMMUNISTS". The Times. No. 53110. London. 9 December 1954. col D, p. 6.
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