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Empire Cyprus (1945-48)
North Britain (1948-62)
Jesselton Bay (1962-68)
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Ministry of War Transport (1945)
Ministry of Transport (1945-48)
North Shipping Co Ltd (1948-62)
Kinabatagan Shipping Co Ltd (1962-68)
Operator
Charlton, McAllum & Co Ltd (1945-47)
Hugh Roberts & Son Ltd (1947-62)
United China Shipping Co Ltd (1962-68)
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Builder Lithgows Yard number 1005 Launched 18 April 1945 Completed June 1945 Maiden voyage 23 June 1945 Identification
Code Letters GFWV (1945-62)
Fate Scrapped in 1968 General characteristics Type Cargo ship Tonnage 7,189 GRT Length 433 ft (132 m ) Beam 56 ft (17 m ) Propulsion Triple expansion steam engine
North Britain Cargo ship that was built in 1945 by Lithgows , Port Glasgow as Empire Cyprus Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold into merchant service in 1948 and renamed North Britain . In 1962, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Jesselton Bay
Description [ edit ]
The ship was built in 1945 by Lithgows Ltd , Port Glasgow .[1] [2]
The ship was 433 feet (132 m ) long, with a beam of 56 feet (17 m ).[3]
The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine .[1]
History [ edit ]
Empire Cyprus was launched on 18 April 1945, and completed in June.[1] [3] Greenock and the Code Letters GFWV were allocated.[4] Clyde on her maiden voyage on 23 June 1945, bound for New York , United States . Over the next six months, she would visit Port Said , and Suez , Egypt ; Colombo , Ceylon ; Calcutta , India ; and Rangoon and Kyaukpyu , Burma .[5]
In 1947, management was transferred to Hugh Roberts & Son, Newcastle upon Tyne .[3] North Britain . She remained under the management of Hugh Roberts & Son.[1] North Britain ran aground off Fiji . She was refloated later that day.[6] North Britain was sold to Kinabatagan Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed Jesselton Bay . She was operated under the management of United China Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong. She arrived on 2 April 1968 at Kaohsiung , Taiwan for scrapping.[1]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e Mitchell, W.H.; Sawyer, L.A. (1995). The Empire Ships . London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4
^ "Empire Cyprus" . Clydeships. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ a b c "EMPIRE - C" . Mariners. Retrieved 16 May 2011 .
^ "Signal Letters Database" . Convoyweb. Retrieved 15 May 2011 .
^ "EMPIRE CYPRUS" . Convoyweb. Retrieved 14 May 2011 .
^ "Hurricane Damage In Fiji Islands". The Times . No. 52221. London. 29 January 1952. col F, p. 3.
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