| Name: | MORAY FIRTH launched as EMPIRE PITCAIRN |
| Type: | Repair Ship |
| Launched: | 10/07/1944 |
| Completed: | 02/11/1945 |
| Builder: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 542 |
| Dimensions: | 10680dwt, 7333grt, 4222nrt, 431.2 x 56.3 x 35.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 37 & 70 x 48ins) |
| Engines by: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 148816 |
| History: | |
| 16/07/1945 | The Admiralty |
| 20/04/1948 | Stag Line Ltd, North Shields; renamed LINARIA |
| 1954 | Chellew Navigation Co Ltd, London; renamed ESKGLEN |
| 1956 | Esk Shipping Co Ltd, London |
| 1961 | Fortune Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong; renamed MARINE FORTUNE |
| 1961 | Herald Shipping Co Ltd, London |
| 08/06/1967 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Launched for the Ministry of War Transport as EMPIRE PITCAIRN |
| 17/10/1944: Taken over by the Admiralty before completion | |
| Converted into an aircraft repair & maintenance ship by Readhead | |
| Carried 2 x lighters to transport aero engines for repair | |
| Engines being tested in the two hangars could the propel anchored ship in circles | |
| 16/07/1945: Commissioned as HMS MORAY FIRTH; allocated pennant F62 | |
| 1948: Converted back to a cargo ship by Tyne Dock Engineering Co Ltd | |
| 08/06/1967: Broken up at Yokosuka |
Above photo as completed as MORAY FIRTH is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Above photo as MORAY FIRTH is copyright of the Imperial War Museum. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as LINARIA is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo as LINARIA is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo as ESKGLEN is courtesy of Richard Cox