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Name
Official number
Flag
IMO
THE EMPEROR
169482
GBR
Year built
Date launched
Date completed
1946
30/07/1946
09/1946
Vessel type
Vessel description
Coaster General Cargo
Steel Screw Steamer
Builder
Yard
Yard no
George Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd, Greenock
Garvel Shipyard
235
Tonnage
Length
Breadth
Depth
Draft
1058 grt / 584 nrt / 1430 dwt
211.9 ft
32.9 ft
15.2 ft
Engine builder
Rankin & Blackmore, Greenock
Engine detail
T3cyl (14, 24, 40 x 27in), 1 screw
First owner
First port of register
Registration date
J. Hay & Sons Ltd., Glasgow
Glasgow
29/08/1946
Other names
Subsequent owner and registration history
Vessel history
Laid down as EMPIRE KINGSWAY for Ministry of Transport, sold prior to launching.
Remarks
End year
Fate / Status
1963
Broken Up 10/01/1963
Disposal Detail
10/01/1963 Arrived at Boom for demolition by Van den Bosche
25/02/1963 work commenced.
THE EMPEROR - Anchor Trial
Image courtesy of : Douglas Brown
THE EMPEROR
Image courtesy of : Old Ship Picture Galleries
THE EMPEROR
Image courtesy of : Old Ship Picture Galleries
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