SS Habib Marikar
History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator | |
Port of registry | |
Builder | Short Brothers Ltd |
Yard number | 478 |
Launched | 14 August 1943 |
Completed | December 1943 |
Maiden voyage | 16 December 1943 |
Out of service | 3 November 1967 |
Identification | |
Fate | Wrecked |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 431 ft 0 in (131.37 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m) |
Draught | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
Installed power | 510 nhp |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
Crew | 44 (Habib Malakar) |
Habib Marikar was a 7,067
In 1958, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Tyne Breeze. Further sales in 1963 and 1964 saw her renamed Cathay Trader and Pearl Light respectively. In 1966, she was sold and renamed Habib Marikar. She was wrecked on 3 November 1967 when her engine failed whilst the ship was caught in Typhoon Emma. All but one of her crew were rescued by USS Navarro before the ship was driven ashore on the Paracel Islands and wrecked.
Description
The ship was built in 1943 by
The ship was 431 feet 0 inches (131.37 m) long, with a beam of 56 feet 3 inches (17.15 m). She had a depth of 35 feet 2 inches (10.72 m) and a draught of 26 feet 9 inches (8.15 m). She was assessed at 7,067 GRT, 4,879 NRT.[3]
The ship was propelled by a 510
History
World War II
Empire Duchess was launched on 14 August 1943 and completed in December.
Empire Duchess was towed from Sunderland to the Tyne on 24 August 1943. She was towed back to Sunderland on 24 September. On 16 December, she made her maiden voyage, sailing to the Tyne. She departed from the Tyne on 22 December to join Convoy FN 1212,[4] which had departed from Southend, Essex the previous day and arrived at Methil, Fife on 23 December.[5] She then joined Convoy EN 323, which departed that day an arrived at Loch Ewe on 25 December.[4] Empire Duchess was a member of Convoy ON 218, which departed from Liverpool, Lancashire on 31 December and arrived at New York on 18 January 1944. She left the convoy and sailed to the Clyde,[6] arriving on 3 January 1943.[4]
Empire Duchess sailed on 13 January to join Convoy ONS 27,
Empire Duchess departed from New York on 21 March and sailed to the
Empire Duchess was a member of Convoy LTS 26, which departed from Lagos on 9 July and arrived at Freetown on 14 July. She departed from Freetown on 23 July for
Empire Duchess departed from Gibraltar on 12 September as a member of Convoy KMS 62, which arrived at Port Said on 22 September. She left the convoy at
Empire Duchess was a member of Convoy MKS 66G, which departed from Gibraltar on 7 November and rendezvoused at sea with Convoy SL 175 the next day. The combined convoys arrived at Liverpool on 15 November. She was carrying a cargo of iron ore bound for Falmouth, Cornwall.[19] She then sailed to Southend, arriving on 19 November and departing two days later as a member of Convoy FN 1548,[4] which had a destination of Methil.[20] She left the convoy at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, arriving on 22 November.[4]
Empire Duchess departed from Middlesbrough on 20 December and sailed to Southend, arriving on 25 December.[4] She was involved in a collision with another ship, possibly Chemong, on 21 December off the coast of Norfolk (52°59′15″N 1°49′30″E / 52.98750°N 1.82500°E).[2] She was a member of Convoy FN 1585, which departed on 28 December and arrived at Methil on 30 December.[21] She left the convoy at Immingham, Lincolnshire, arriving on 29 December. Empire Duchess sailed to Hull, Yorkshire on 17 January 1945.[4] On or about 5 February, she joined Convoy FS 1718, which had departed from Methil on 4 February and arrived at Southend on 6 February.[22] She spent most of the next four months sailing between Southend and Antwerp, Belgium.[4]
On 18 February, Empire Duchess was in port at
Post-war
Empire Duchess departed from Southend on 19 May as a member of Convoy FN 1714, which arrived at Methil on 21 May.
On 7 August 1946, management of Empire Duchess was transferred to the
On 3 November 1967, Habib Marikar suffered a major engine breakdown whilst caught up in
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