SS Empire Brutus
History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | J. L. Thompson and Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
Yard number | 624 |
Launched | 18 December 1942 |
Completed | March 1943 |
Out of service | February 1968 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 423 ft 8 in (129.13 m) |
Beam | 57 ft 2 in (17.42 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
Empire Brutus was a 7,233
Description
Empire Brutus was built by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd,
The ship was 423 feet 8 inches (129.13 m) long, with a beam of 57 feet 2 inches (17.42 m) and a depth of 35 feet 9 inches (10.90 m). She was propelled by a
Career
Wartime
Empire Brutus's port of registry was Sunderland. She was operated under the management of W. T. Gould.[3] On 26 July 1943, Empire Brutus was damaged by enemy bombing 197 nautical miles (365 km) west of Cape Caroeiro, Portugal (39°50′N 13°38′W / 39.833°N 13.633°W). It took five days for Empire Samson to tow her the 230 nautical miles (430 km) to Lisbon at 2 knots (3.7 km/h).[4] She was on a voyage from Newport, Wales to Algiers and Bougie, Algeria laden with ammunition, bombs and trucks.[5]
Empire Brutus was a member of Convoy MKS 43G, which departed
Postwar
In 1948, Empire Brutus was sold to the Haddon Steamship Co Ltd, London and renamed Vergmor. In 1950, she was sold to the Turnbull, Scott Shipping Co Ltd and was renamed Southgate, serving with them for five years. In 1950, Southgate was sold to Sadikzade Rusen Ogullari KS, Turkey and renamed Fatih. She served until 1968.[1] Fatih was scrapped at Istanbul in February 1968.[2]
Official Numbers and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to
References
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