Category:Empire Crown (ship, 1944)
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Ship
[edit]- Builder: J Readhead & Sons Ltd
- Yard: South Shields
- Type: Cargo Ship
- Yard Number: 537
- Launched: 16/10/1943
- Completed: 01/1944
- Dimensions: 7070grt, 4905nrt, 430.9 x 56.2 x 35.2ft
- Engines: T3cyl (24.5, 39 & 70 x 48ins), 510mn
- Engines by: J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields
- Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 11.0knots
- Construction: Steel
- Reg Number: 169054
History
[edit]- 1944 Named: EMPIRE CROWN
- 01/1944 Ministry of War Transport (J & C Harrison Ltd, managers), South Shields
- 1945 Government of France (Min de la Marine Marchande); renamed CAPITAINE G LACOLEY
- 1945 Managed by Heuzey & Chastellain, Rouen
- 1948 Cie des Transportes Maritimes et Fluviaux, Rouen
- 1961 Mparmpapetros Shipping Co SA, Panama; renamed MPARMPA PETROS
- 21/05/1963: Wrecked off Porto de Pedras, Brazil, on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Naples, with a cargo of grain
Media in category "Empire Crown (ship, 1944)"
The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
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'Empire Crown' on sea trials (21986527444).jpg 979 × 713; 286 KB
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Young guests at the launch of the cargo ship 'Empire Crown' (30004231690).jpg 1,100 × 827; 186 KB