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SS Empire Buckler
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Name: | Empire Buckler (1942-46) Ovingdean Grange (1946-59) Sabrina (1959-61) Noemi (1961-65) |
Owner: | Ministry of War Transport (1942-46) Houlder Bros & Co Ltd (1946-59) Devon Shipping Co Ltd (1959-61) Compagnia Navigazione Marcasa SA (1961-65) |
Operator: | Houlder Bros & Co Ltd (1942-59) Empresa Navigacion Proamar SRL (1959-61) J Livanos & Sons Ltd (1961-65) |
Port of registry: | Greenock (1942-59) Liberia (1959-61) Lebanon (1961-65) |
Builder: | Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow |
Yard number: | 979 |
Launched: | 30 June 1942 |
Completed: | September 1942 |
Out of service: | 17 December 1965 |
Identification: | UK Official Number 168987 (1942-59) Liberian Official Number 1354 (1959-61) Code Letters BCVV (1942-59) |
Fate: | Ran aground |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Type Y4 Cargo ship |
Tonnage: | 7,046 GRT 4,906 NRT 9,959 DWT |
Length: | 432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) |
Beam: | 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m) |
Depth: | 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) |
Propulsion: | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Empire Buckler was a 7,046 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1941 by Lithgows Ltd for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Postwar she was sold into merchant service, being renamed Ovingdean Grange, Sabrina and Noemi, serving until she ran aground in 1965 and was declared a constructive total loss.
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[edit]Description
Empire Buckler was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow.[1] She was yard number 979.[2] Launched on 30 June 1942, she was completed in September 1942.[1]
The ship was 432 feet 2 inches (131.72 m) long, with a beam of 56 feet 2 inches (17.12 m) and a depth of 34 feet 2 inches (10.41 m). She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 241⁄2 inches (62 cm), 39 inches (99 cm) and 70 inches (180 cm) bore by 48 inches (120 cm) stroke. The engine was built by D Rowan & Co Ltd, Glasgow.[3] The ship had a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h).[4] She had a GRT of 7,046 with a NRT of 4,906.[3] Her DWT was 9,959.[5]
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[edit]Wartime
Empire Buckler's port of registry was Greenock. She was operated under the management of Houlder Brothers Ltd.[3] She was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.
- KMS 2
- MKS 3X
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