SS Wallsend (1943)
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 | 1150 |
Launched | 6 May 1943 |
Completed | July 1943 |
Out of service | May 1976 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 315 ft 4 in (96.11 m) |
Beam | 46 ft 5 in (14.15 m) |
Depth | 23 ft (7.01 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
Wallsend was a 2,905 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1943 as Empire Buttress for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Completed in July 1943, she was sold postwar and renamed Wallsend. In 1959 she was sold to Liberia and renamed Bordagain, a further change of ownership in 1967 saw her renamed Daring. She served until 1976, when she was scrapped.
Description
Empire Buttress was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool for the MoWT.[1] She was yard number 1150.[2] Empire Buttress was launched on 6 May 1943 and completed in July 1943.[1]
The ship was 315 feet 4 inches (96.11 m) long, with a beam of 46 feet 5 inches (14.15 m) and a depth of 23 feet (7.01 m). She was propelled by a
Career
Empire Buttress was operated under the management of Martyn, Martyn & Co Ltd of
- JW 59
Convoy JW 59 departed
- SC 141
Convoy SC 141 departed
- SC 142
Convoy SC 142 departed Halifax, Nova Scotia on 15 September 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 29 September. Empire Buttress was carrying a cargo of steel and pulpwood bound for Glasgow.[7]
In 1946, Empire Buttress was sold to the Burnett Steamship Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne and was renamed Wallsend.
Official Numbers and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to
Empire Buttress and Wallsend used the
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ a b c "5048291". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Convoy JW 59". Warsailors. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Empire Buttress and the Arctic Convoy (part two)" (PDF). St Cyrus. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Convoy SC 141". Warsailors. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Convoy SC 142". Warsailors. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ a b c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 53350. London. 13 October 1955. col G, p. 6.