SS Empire Arthur
History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | Grangemouth Dockyard |
Yard number | 439 |
Launched | 5 March 1942 |
Completed | June 1942 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scrapped in 1962 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 784 GRT |
Length | 193 ft (58.83 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 7 in (9.32 m) |
Depth | 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine (Rowland & Co Ltd, Glasgow) |
SS Empire Arthur was a 784-ton
Wartime career
Empire Arthur was built by
She was requisitioned to serve as a water carrier in October 1942, and used as an auxiliary to supply naval ships and merchants.
Post-war
It was not until 1948, several years after the end of the
Official number and code letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to
Empire Arthur had the UK
Notes
- ^ a b c d "1168798". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ a b "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTOR SHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ a b Colledge. Ships of the Royal Navy, Vol. 2. p. 119.
- ^ "Ship search". Convoyweb. Retrieved 6 January 2009. (Enter search term 'Empire Arthur')
- ^ "Ship search". Convoyweb. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "City of Dundee ROLL Of HONOUR - Andrew M. Booth". dundeecity.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Admiraly War Diary, 22 November 1943". Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "EMPIRE - A". mariners-l.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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References
- Colledge, J.J. Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index Volume 2: Navy-built Trawlers, Drifters, Tugs and Requisitioned Ships. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
- Finch, Ted (2001). "EMPIRE - A". THE 'EMPIRE' SHIPS. mariners-l.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- Haworth, R (2006). "Search results for "1168798"". THE 'EMPIRE' SHIPS. Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- Hague, Arnold. "Ship search". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Convoyweb. Retrieved 6 January 2009. (Enter search term 'Empire Arthur')