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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
EMPIRE ZEPHYR |
168675 |
GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1941 |
07/03/1941 |
04/1941 |
Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Cargo General
| Steel Screw Steamer |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Charles Connell & Company, Glasgow |
Scotstoun |
432 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
6327 grt / 4592 nrt / |
407.0 ft |
54.7 ft |
33.2 ft |
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Engine builder |
David Rowan & Co., Glasgow |
Engine detail |
T3cyl (23.5, 37.5, 68 x 48in), 1-screw |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Ministry of War Transport - Kaye, Son & Co. Ltd., London |
Glasgow |
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Other names |
1946 VALEWOOD - 1949 AMPLEFORTH |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
1944 managers Kelston S.S. Co. Ltd. - John I. Jacobs & Co. Ltd., London 1946 Kelston S.S. Co. Ltd. - John I. Jacobs & Co. Ltd., London 1949 Ampleforth S.S. Co. Ltd. - Chas. Cravos & Co., Cardiff |
Vessel history |
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Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
1959 |
Broken Up 12/08/1959 |
Disposal Detail |
Arrived at Port Glasgow for breaking by Smith & Houston Ltd. |
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Ampleforth
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