SS Ravelston
History | |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | William Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool |
Yard number | 738 |
Launched | 23 June 1906 |
Completed | August 1906 |
Out of service | 11 May 1959 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scrapped 1959 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 288 ft (87.78 m) |
Beam | 43 ft 1 in (13.13 m) |
Depth | 18 ft 8 in (5.69 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
Ravelston was an 2,808 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1906 for the Ravelston Steamship Co Ltd. She was requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) in 1941 and renamed Empire Bond. In 1946 she was sold and renamed Prenton. Following a grounding in 1949, she was declared a constructive total loss, but was sold and repaired, returning to service as Agios Dionysissios. In 1951 she was renamed Sandenis and then San Denis, serving until she was scrapped in 1959.
Description
The ship was built by William Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool.[1] She was yard number 738. Launched as Ravelston on 23 June 1906, she was completed in August 1906. [2]
The ship was 288 feet (87.78 m) long, with a beam of 43 feet 1 inch (13.13 m) and a depth of 18 feet 8 inches (5.69 m). She was propelled by a
Career
Ravelston was built for the Ravelston Steamship Co Ltd.
- ON 14
Convoy ON 14 departed Loch Ewe on 10 September 1941.[6]
- SC 46
Convoy SC 46 departed Sydney, Cape Breton on 24 September 1941.[7] The convoy arrived in Liverpool on 10 October.[8] Empire Bond may have been in this convoy.[7]
On 14 March 1945, Empire Bond was in collision with HMCS Assiniboine in the English Channel.[9] In 1946, Empire Bond was sold to Rethymnis & Kulukundis, London and renamed Prenton. Later that year she was sold to J Kattoula, Liverpool.[1] On 9 February 1949, Prenton ran aground off Mytiki, Greece. She was refloated and towed to Preveza, arriving on 13 February. Although Prenton was declared a constructive total loss, she was sold to Argo Maritime Transport Co, Greece, who had her repaired and returned her to service as Agios Dionysissios. In 1951, she was sold to D G Coucoumbanis, Greece and renamed Sandenis. Later that year she was sold to G Frangistis, Greece and renamed San Denis.[1] She arrived for scrapping at Savona, Italy on 11 May 1959.[2]
Official Numbers and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.)
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- ^ "Channel Collisions". The Times. No. 45113. London. 29 January 1929. col C, p. 16.
- ^ a b "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ "ON Convoys – 1941-1945, Convoy ON 1 through ON 100". Warsailors. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ a b "SC Convoys – 1940-1945, Convoy SC 1 through SC 50". Warsailors. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ "September 26th, 1941". Andrew Etherington. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ "H.M.S. KEMPENFELT (i) (D18)". Naval History. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ "Search results for "1090525"". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 2 December 2009.