Name: | EMPIRE GUNFLEET |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 10/08/1945 |
Completed: | 06/1945 |
Builder: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd |
Yard: | South Shields |
Yard Number: | 547 |
Dimensions: | 7389grt, 5306nrt, 431.2 x 56.3 x 35.6ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 39 & 70 x 48ins), 415nhp |
Engines by: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 180223 |
History: | |
08/1941 | Ministry of War Transport, South Shields |
1946 | Clan Line Steamers Ltd, Glasgow; renamed CLAN MACKAY |
1962 | Compagnia de Navigazione Victoria Neptuno Sa, Panama; renamed BABYLON |
12/1966 | Broken up |
Comments: | 12/1966: Broken up at Hong Kong by Ming Hing & Co |
Above photo as EMPIRE GUNFLEET is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries
Above photo as CLAN MACKAY is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as CLAN MACKAY is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as BABYLON is courtesy of Stuart Smith