SS Hazelbank
History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | John Readhead & Sons Ltd[1] |
Yard number | 522 |
Launched | 28 April 1941 |
Completed | June 1941 |
Maiden voyage | 27 June 1941 |
Out of service | 1967 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type |
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Tonnage | 7,292 GRT, 5,111 NRT |
Length |
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Beam | 56 ft 7 in (17.25 m) |
Draught | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) |
Depth | 34 ft 7 in (10.54 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 435nhp |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Hazelbank was a 6,140
Description
The ship was 432 ft 4 in (131.78 m) long between perpendiculars (449 ft 3 in (137 m) overall), with a beam of 56 feet 7 inches (17.25 m). She had a depth of 34 feet 7 inches (10.54 m) and a draught of 27 feet 3 inches (8.31 m). She was assessed at 7,393 GRT, 5,111 NRT,[2]
The ship was propelled by a 435
History
1941
Empire Fortune was built in 1941 as yard number 522 by
Empire Franklin made her maiden voyage on 27 June 1941, sailing from the
Empire Franklin sailed with Convoy ON 16, which departed from Liverpool on 13 September and dispersed at sea on 27 September.[11] She arrived at Halifax on 5 October and sailed five days later for Sydney, where she arrived on 11 October.[6] Carrying a cargo of grain, she sailed that day with Convoy SC 49, which arrived at Liverpool on 27 October.[12] Empire Franklin left the convoy and arrived at the Clyde on 27 October.[6]
Empire Franklin departed from the Clyde on 10 November to join Convoy ON 35,[6] which had sailed from Liverpool the previous day and dispersed at sea on 27 November.[13] However, she left the convoy and put back to the Clyde. She sailed again on 16 November to join Convoy ON 37,[6] which had left Liverpool the day before and dispersed at sea on 30 November.[14] She arrived at Halifax on 4 December. Empire Franklin sailed on 15 December for Sydney, arriving the next day.[6] Laden with wheat, she departed on 21 December with Convoy SC 61, which arrived at Liverpool on 7 January 1942. She left the convoy and returned to Sydney,[15] where she arrived on 27 December.[6]
1942
Empire Franklin sailed on 3 January 1942 with Convoy SC 63, which arrived at Liverpool on 13 January. Again, she left the convoy,[16] arriving at St. John's, Newfoundland on 17 January. She sailed on 2 April to join Convoy SC 77,[6] which had departed from Halifax on 30 March and 30 March and arrived at Liverpool on 30 April.[17]
Empire Franklin sailed on 26 May with Convoy ON 98, which arrived at
Empire Franklin sailed on 31 August to join Convoy OG 89,[6] which had departed from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire the previous day and arrived at Gibraltar on 14 September. She was carrying stores and coal.[21] Carrying a cargo of iron ore,[22] she sailed on 12 October with Convoy SL 124G, which merged at sea with convoy SL 124 on 14 October.[23] That convoy had departed from Freetown, Sierra Leone on 3 October and arrived at Liverpool on 22 October.[22] She left the convoy at the Belfast Lough on 21 October, departing the next day with Convoy BB 231,[6] which arrived at Milford Haven the next day.[24] She arrived at Cardiff, Glamorgan later that day.[6]
Empire Franklin departed from Cardiff on 13 November for
1943
Empire Franklin sailed on 5 January 1943 and arrived at Gibraltar the next day. She sailed on 11 January to join Convoy MKS 5,[6] which had departed from Philippeville, Algeria on 5 January and arrived at Liverpool on 22 January.[25] She left the convoy at Loch Ewe on 21 January and then joined Convoy WN 386A, which arrived at Methil, Fife on 23 January. She then joined Convoy FS 1023,[6] which arrived at Southend on 29 January.[26] She left the convoy at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, arriving on 28 January.[6]
Empire Franklin sailed on 12 February to join Convoy FN 942,[6] which had departed from Southend the previous day and arrived at Methil on 13 February.[27] She then joined Convoy EN 196, which sailed the next day and arrived at Loch Ewe on 17 February. She then joined Convoy ON 169,[6] which sailed from Liverpool on 22 February and arrived at New York on 21 March.[28] She left the convoy at Halifax, arriving on 17 March.[6] Carrying general cargo, she departed on 16 April with Convoy SC 127, which arrived at Liverpool on 3 May.[29]
Empire Franklin sailed on 4 June with Convoy OS 49KM, which split at sea on 13 June. She put back to Liverpool,
Empire Franklin sailed on 24 October to join Convoy FN 1159,[6] which had departed from Southend the previous day and arrived at Methil on 25 October.[37] She sailed with Convoy EN 306 on 13 November, arriving at Loch Ewe on 16 November.[6] She then joined Convoy OS 59KM, which departed from Liverpool that day and split at sea on 28 November.[38] She was in the part of the convoy that formed Convoy KMS 33G and arrived at Gibraltar on 29 November.[39] She then joined Convoy KMS 33, which sailed from Gibraltar that day and arrived at Port Said, Egypt on 9 December.[40] Empire Franklin left the convoy at Augusta, Sicily, Italy on 5 December. She sailed the next day with Convoy AH 11,[6] which arrived at Bari on 8 December.[41] She left the convoy at Brindisi, Italy that day She sailed on 22 December to join Convoy AH 14,[6] which had sailed from Augusta that day and arrived at Bari on 24 December.[42] She then joined Convoy HA 14, which sailed that day and arrived at Augusta on 26 December.[43] Empire Franklin sailed that day to join Convoy MKS 35,[6] which had sailed from Port Said on 21 December and arrived at Gibraltar on 1 January 1944.[44]
1944
Empire Franklin sailed on 7 January to join Convoy OS 63,
Empire Franklin sailed with Convoy FN 1339 on 26 April. The convoy arrived at Methil on 28 April,
Empire Franklin departed from Liverpool on 28 July and arrived at the Clyde the next day. She sailed on 11 August to join Convoy ON 248S,[6] which had departed from Liverpool the previous day and arrived at New York on 27 August.[55] She left the convoy and arrived at Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 23 August. She then sailed to the Red Islet, from where she sailed on 4 September with Convoy QS 89,[6] which arrived at Quebec on 8 September. Empire Franklin was damaged and returned to the Red Islet.[56] She sailed with Convoy QS103 on 12 November and arrived at Sydney on 15 November.[57] She then joined Convoy SC 161, which sailed on 17 November and arrived at Liverpool on 4 December. She was carrying fads, grain, general cargo and 7,384 sacks of mail.[58] She left the convoy at Loch Ewe to join Convoy WN 659, which arrived at Methil on 7 December. She then joined Convoy FS 1659,[6] which sailed that day and arrived at Southend on 9 December.[59] She left the convoy at Hull, where she arrived on 9 December.[6]
Empire Franklin sailed on 24 December to join Convoy FN1580,[6] which had departed from Southend the day before and arrived at Methil on 25 December.[60] She then join Convoy EN 465, which arrived at Loch Ewe on 27 December. A solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean was then made to Halifax.[6] Empire Franklin was a member of Convoy XB 142, which sailed from Halifax on 12 January 1945 and arrived at Boston three days later.[61] She left the convoy at the Cape Cod Canal on 14 January and arrived at New York on 16 January.[6]
1945
She sailed on 26 January with Convoy NG 486, which arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on 2 February.[62] Having loaded a cargo of sugar,[63] she departed on 22 February with Convoy GN 189, which arrived at New York on 28 February.[64] She departed from New York on 2 March, arriving at Boston the next day and then sailing to Halifax with Convoy BX 148, arriving on 5 March.[6] She on 7 March sailed with Convoy SC 169, which arrived at Liverpool on 21 March.[63] She then sailed to Milford Haven to join Convoy BTC 105, which sailed on 22 March and arrived at Southend on 25 March.[6]
Empire Franklin sailed on 15 April with Convoy TBC 129, which arrived at Milford Haven on 18 April. She then sailed to the Belfast Lough, from where she sailed on 21 April to join Convoy ONS 48,
Empire Franklin sailed on 12 July for
Post WW2
Empire Franklin was sold to Bank Line Ltd and was renamed Hazelbank.[3] Her port of registry was changed to Glasgow.[67] She was operated under the management of A. Weir Shipping & Trading Co Ltd.[3]
In 1957, Hazelbank was sold to Compagnia Navigazione Nuevo Mundo SA,
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