SS Matelots Pillien et Peyrat

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Name
  • Empire Friendship (1943–45)
  • Matelots Pillien et Peyrat (1945–62)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1943–44)
  • French Government (1945–48)
  • Compagnie Havraise de Navigation à Vapeur (1948–62)
  • Compagnie Havraise de Navigation Corblet (1962)
Operator
  • Sir R. Ropner & Co. Ltd. (1943–45)
  • Compagnie de Navigation Mixte (1945–48)
  • L Corblet & Compagnie (1948–62)
  • Compagnie Havraise de Navigation Corblet (1962)
Port of registry
  • Sunderland
    , United Kingdom (1943–45)
  • France Le Havre, France (1945–62)
  • Dunkerque
    (1962)
BuilderShort Brothers Ltd
Yard number475
Launched19 February 1943
CompletedMay 1943
Identification
  • United Kingdom
    Official Number
    169114 (1943–45)
  • Code Letters BFJB (1943–45)
  • Code Letters FPOZ (1945–62)
FateDriven ashore and damaged. Declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage7,058 GRT, 4,873 NRT, 10,435 DWT
Length431 ft 0 in (131.37 m)
Beam56 ft 3 in (17.15 m)
Draught26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Depth35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 510 nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
ArmamentAnti-torpedo nets (Empire Friendship)

Matelots Pillien et Peyrat was a 7,058 

Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Ownership was transferred to the French Government in 1945, when she was renamed Matelots Pillien et Peyrat She was sold to Compagnie Havraise de Navigation à Vapeur, Paris in 1948. She was driven ashore at Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône
in October 1962. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped.

Description

The ship was 431 ft 0 in (131.37 m) long, with a beam of 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m). She had a depth of 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) and a draught of 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m). She was assessed at 7,058 GRT, 4,873 NRT,[1] 10,435 DWT.[2]

The ship was propelled by a 510

propeller.[1]

History

Empire Friendship was built in 1943 as yard number 475 by

Code Letters BFJB were allocated. She was operated under the management of Sir R. Ropner & Co. Ltd.[1]

Empire Friendship made her maiden voyage by joining Convoy FN 1018, which had departed from

Mellila, Spain, where she arrived on 4 August. Empire Friendship departed on 6 August and reached Gibraltar the next day.[6] She sailed with Convoy MKS 21G, which departed on 14 August and arrived at the Clyde on 26 August. Her cargo was iron ore,[10] which was delivered to Cardiff, Glamorgan on 27 August.[6]

Empire Friendship sailed from Cardiff on 4 October, arriving at

Lourenço Marques, Mozambique on 7 December.[6]

Empire Friendship sailed from Lourenço Marques on 19 December for Aden, where she arrived on 4 January 1944. She sailed two days later for Suez, arriving on 12 January. She sailed for Aden on 1 February, arriving on 6 February.

Bahia Blanca, Argentina, arriving on 26 July. She departed on 8 August for Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she arrived on 10 August. She sailed on 26 August for Freetown, Sierra Leone, arriving on 12 September.[6] Carrying a cargo of wheat and 96 bags of mails, she sailed with Convoy SL 171 on 18 September. The convoy rendezvoused at sea with Convoy MKS 62 on 30 September.[20] The combined convoy arrived at Liverpool on 8 October.[21] She sailed on to the Clyde, arriving the next day.[6]

Empire Friendship sailed on 2 November to join Convoy OS94KM,[6] which departed from Liverpool on 3 November and split at sea on 7 November. She was carrying a cargo of ammunition and vehicles bound for Alexandria.[22] She was in the part of the convoy which formed Convoy KMS 68G and arrived at Gibraltar on 13 November. Her destination had now been changed to Augusta, Sicily, Italy.[23] She saile with Convoy KMS 68 that day. The convoy arrived at Port Said on 22 November.[24] Empire Friendship arrived at August on 18 November.[6] She sailed the next day with Convoy AH 80, which arrived at Bari on 21 November.[25] She left the convoy at Brindisi on 21 November, departing four days later to join Convoy AH 81,[6] which had sailed from Augusta on 24 November and arrived at Bari on 26 November.[26] She sailed on to Ancona, arriving the next day. Empire Friendship departed from Ancona under escort on 7 December, arriving at Bari two days later. She sailed on 14 December for Oran, Algeria, where she arrived on 19 December.[6] She sailed on 23 December wth Convoy GUS 62, which had arrived at the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States on 10 January 1945.[27]

Empire Friendship departed from the Hampton Roads on 2 February with Convoy UGS 72, which arrived at Gibraltar on 17 February.[28] She sailed the next day for Algiers, arriving on 21 February and departed a week later for Naples, Italy, where she arrived on 3 March. She sailed on 20 March for Gibraltar, arriving on 24 March. Empire Friendship sailed on 27 March from Mellila, arriving the next day and sailing later that day for Gibraltar, where she arrived on 29 March.[6] Carrying a cargo of iron ore, she sailed with Convoy MKS 93G on 5 April. They convoy arrived at Liverpool on 14 April,[29] She left the convoy on 12 April and arrived at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[6]

Empire Friendship sailed on 6 May for

Saint John's, Newfoundland, where she arrived the next day. She departed on 7 June and arrived at the Clyde on 18 June.[6]

Empire Friendship was sold to the French Government in August 1945 as part of a scheme to enable Allied governments to replace shipping lost during the war. She was one of a batch of seven vessels sold that month. the others being

constructive total loss.[3] She arrived at La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var on 11 November for scrapping.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lloyd's of London (1944). "Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships" (PDF). Lloyd's Register. Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Empire Friendship". Wear Built Ships. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-85044-275-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  4. ^ "Convoy FN.1018 = Convoy FN.18 / Phase 11". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Convoy EN.229 (Phase 2)". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "EMPIRE FRIENDSHIP". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Convoy OS.49/KMS.16". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Convoy KMS.26". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Convoy MKS.18". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Convoy MKS.21G". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Convoy OS.56 / KMS.29". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Convoy KMS.29G". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Convoy KMS.29". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Convoy AKD.7". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Convoy AKD.7S". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Convoy AKD.15". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Convoy DKA.15". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Convoy DC.51". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Convoy CN.32". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Convoy SL.171". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Convoy SL.171/MKS.62". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  22. ^ "Convoy OS.94/KMS.68". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Convoy KMS.68G". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  24. ^ "Convoy KMS.68". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Convoy AH.80". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  26. ^ "Convoy AH.81". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  27. ^ "Convoy GUS.62". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  28. ^ "Convoy UGS.72". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  29. ^ "Convoy MKS.93G". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  30. ^ "Convoy ONS.50". Convoyweb. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  31. ^ "British Merchant Ships for France". The Times. No. 50220. London. 14 August 1945. col E, p. 2.
  32. ^ Lloyd's of London (1945). "Lloyd's Register, Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs" (PDF). Lloyd's Register. Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  33. ^ "Matelots Pillien et Peyrat - Gabriel Guist'Hau" [Sailors Pillien and peyrat - Gabriel Guist'Hau] (in French). UIM Marine. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

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