| Name: | EMPIRE GREY |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 09/03/1944 |
| Completed: | 05/1944 |
| Builder: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 539 |
| Dimensions: | 6140grt, 4058nrt, 405.8 x 53.5 x 32.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (23.5, 37.5 & 68 x 48ins) |
| Engines by: | Hick, Hargreaves & Co Ltd, Bolton |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 180218 |
| History: | |
| 04/05/1944 | Ministry of War Transport (Meldrum & Swinson Ltd, managers), South Shields |
| 1947 | Zinal Steamship Co Ltd, London; renamed BURHILL |
| 1951 | Golden Cross Line Ltd, London; renamed LONDON CITY |
| 1951 | Barberry's Steamship Co Ltd, London; renamed CHEPMAN |
| 1957 | The Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd, Bombay; renamed JAG JANANI |
| 01/01/1961 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 01/01/1961: Arrived at Bombay to be broken up by Abid & Co |
Above photo as EMPIRE GREY, dated 31/05/1944, is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries
Above photo as BURHILL is courtesy of Stuart Smith
Above photo as BURHILL is copyright of the Museum of Wales. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as CHEPMAN is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as CHEPMAN is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as CHEPMAN is courtesy of Richard Cox