D/S Empire Sunbeam

Call sign
GPFS
Class
LR100A1 whith freeboard
Shipping company
Ministry of War Transport v/ Sir W.Reardon Smith & Sons.
Ministry of War Transport on bare boat charter from the Dominion of Canada v/ Sir R. Ropner & Co. Ltd.
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port
West Hartlepool

Shipyard

Name
William Gray & Co.Ltd., West Hartlepool. UK.
Build year
1941
Month of delivery
April

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
6.711
Net tonnage:
4.871

Engine

Propulsion:
Triple 3 cyl.

Dimensions

Length:
419.2'
Beam:
56.7'
Draft:
33.9'
  • Miscellaneous

    Historikk:

    1941 - Ministry of War Transport v/Sir W.Reardon Smith & Sons. - EMPIRE SUNBEAM
    1942 - Ministry of War Transport v Sir R. Ropner & Co. - EMPIRE SUNBEAM
    1945 - Sir R.Ropner & Co, West Hartlepool. - SWAINBY
    1962 - Trafalger SS Co.(Tsavliris Ltd) - NEWGATE
    1967 - Kantara Shipping Co, Cyprus. 
    1969 - Newgate Shipping Ltd, Limassol. 
    1971 - Scrapped Istanbul.


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin, 3 cylindere diam. 22 1/2",36" & 65"-48". Maskineri bygget ved Cen.Mar. Engine Works(W.Gray & Co. Ltd).West Hartlepool, Uk.


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