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was stopped with an engine fault. It took about 4 hours before she was able to resume her journey. She was escorted by the
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and initially operated under the management of the W Runciman & Co Ltd, London and later the
Coolham Steamship Co Ltd.
400:
and
Engineering Co Ltd, Hong Kong as yard number 297. She was launched on 23 July 1941 and completed in September 1941.
331:
1247:
1237:
1010:
1252:
1174:
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1159:
1089:
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663:
1257:
1037:
405:
88:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1114:
1109:
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1099:
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1079:
1074:
17:
612:
97:
932:
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706:
354:
286:
1232:
1030:
512:
321:
8:
1227:
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225:
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was initially homeported in Hong Kong but her homeport was changed to London in 1942.
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910:
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737:
529:
424:
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659:
472:
397:
219:
173:
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was sold to
Zaklady Obrutu Zbozami Importawanymi i Eksportowymi PZZ and renamed
732:
148:
138:
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1221:
1207:
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444:
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1203:
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518:
269:
106:
Zaklady Obrutu
Zbozami Importawanymi i Eksportowymi PZZ (1969–78)
1022:
572:
544:
158:
627:
was sold to
Rejonowe Zaklady Zbozowe PZZ and converted into a
247:
559:
Convoy KMS 85 left
Liverpool on 17 February 1945 and reached
480:
460:
233:
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was carrying a cargo of stores and general cargo, bound for
254:
240:
1273:
Ships built by the Taikoo
Dockyard and Engineering Company
911:"MKS Convoys – Nov. 1942–1945, MKS 61 through MKS 103"
841:"MKS Convoys – Nov. 1942–1945, MKS 46 through MKS 60"
587:was sold to Kaye, Son & Co, London and renamed
731:
791:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTUERS"
759:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTUERS"
707:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTUERS"
334:(Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co, Hong Kong)
1219:
654:
27:World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
423:was a member of a number of convoys during the
1000:
1038:
1045:
1031:
952:
950:
643:. she served in this capacity until 1978.
1268:World War II merchant ships of Hong Kong
972:
701:
699:
697:
695:
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647:was sold for scrap in 1978, arriving at
361:that was built in 1941. She was renamed
947:
813:
811:
103:Rejonowe Zaklady Zbozowe PZZ (c1967–69)
14:
1220:
783:
751:
724:
1026:
994:
925:
877:
690:
447:on 1 July 1942, arriving on 20 July.
296:429 ft 7 in (130.94 m)
903:
855:
833:
808:
764:. Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from
535:, rejoining the convoy at 2200 hrs.
463:with a cargo of Government stores.
385:in 1969. She was scrapped in 1978.
312:33 ft 5 in (10.19 m)
304:56 ft 7 in (17.25 m)
121:W P Runciman & Co Ltd (1941–43)
24:
495:on 24 October 1944 and arrived at
124:Coolham Steamship Co Ltd (1943–46)
25:
1284:
1001:Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1995).
176:and Engineering Co Ltd, Hong Kong
1263:Steamships of the United Kingdom
1052:
253:
246:
239:
232:
157:
147:
137:
94:Kaye, Son & Co Ltd (1946–60)
1243:Ministry of War Transport ships
887:. Lindsay Clubb. Archived from
603:on 3 May 1949. She was renamed
551:was carrying a cargo of steel.
415:
13:
1:
683:
655:Official number and call sign
507:. At 1300 hrs on 26 October,
332:triple expansion steam engine
982:. New Zealand Maritime Index
471:Convoy MKS 52 departed from
7:
980:"Vessel Details ( 1 of 1 )"
885:"HMS Rushen Castle (K 372)"
578:
10:
1289:
483:for attention to defects.
388:
1188:
1070:
1060:
435:Convoy OS 33 sailed from
406:Ministry of War Transport
276:
89:Ministry of War Transport
38:
34:
1248:Ships built in Hong Kong
1238:Merchant ships of Poland
1253:Steamships of Hong Kong
342:10 knots (19 km/h)
277:General characteristics
933:"Convoy OS.111/KMS.85"
651:under tow on 10 July.
455:with a destination of
118:Owner operated except:
863:"Convoy OS.93/KMS.67"
662:were a forerunner to
613:Polska Żegluga Morska
547:on 23 December 1944.
100:, Szczecin (1960–c67)
98:Polska Żegluga Morska
1258:Steamships of Poland
796:. Plimsoll Ship Data
712:. Plimsoll Ship Data
543:Convoy MKS 72 left
491:Convoy KMS 67 left
355:gross register tons
143:Hong Kong (1941–42)
1062:By suffix, Empire
738:Miramar Ship Index
629:grain storage hulk
607:in 1951. In 1960,
404:was built for the
163:Szczecin (1960–78)
1215:
1214:
891:on 12 August 2011
475:on 13 June 1944.
353:was a 6,860
346:
345:
16:(Redirected from
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1047:
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623:. In about 1967
611:was sold to the
563:on 24 February.
451:sailed from the
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317:Installed power
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819:"Convoy.OS 33"
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268:Scrapped in
208:10 July 1978
192:23 July 1941
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986:27 December
964:26 December
939:27 December
935:. Convoyweb
917:27 December
895:27 December
869:27 December
865:. Convoyweb
847:27 December
825:27 December
821:. Convoyweb
800:27 December
775:27 December
743:27 December
716:27 December
676:172790 and
672:had the UK
664:IMO Numbers
645:MP-Zozie-12
641:MP-Zozie-12
635:. In 1969,
601:New Zealand
416:War service
382:MP-Zozie-12
285:6,860
272:, July 1978
181:Yard number
74:MP-Zozie-12
1228:1941 ships
1222:Categories
1204:Ocean ship
1190:See also:
958:"Empire-A"
684:References
637:Huta Zgoda
625:Huta Zgoda
621:Huta Zgoda
571:bound for
505:Alexandria
376:Huta Zgoda
359:cargo ship
328:Propulsion
68:Huta Zgoda
1200:Park ship
1192:Fort ship
733:"5157224"
678:Call sign
561:Gibraltar
530:HMS
523:HMS
497:Gibraltar
493:Liverpool
437:Liverpool
373:in 1951,
367:in 1946,
226:Call sign
197:Completed
91:(1941–46)
76:(1969–78)
70:(1960–69)
64:(1951–60)
58:(1946-51)
52:(1941–41)
617:Szczecin
609:Marsland
605:Marsland
597:Auckland
595:visited
593:Marquita
589:Marquita
583:In 1946
579:Post-war
569:Southend
457:Takoradi
441:Freetown
370:Marsland
364:Marquita
189:Launched
113:Operator
62:Marsland
56:Marquita
18:Marquita
649:Faslane
525:Bayntun
519:frigate
514:Captain
473:Augusta
389:History
282:Tonnage
270:Faslane
170:Builder
39:History
1009:
680:VRFR.
633:Gdańsk
573:Lisbon
555:KMS 85
545:Lisbon
539:MKS 72
516:-class
467:MKS 52
293:Length
222:172790
1175:Th–Ty
1170:Ta–Te
1165:Si–Sy
1160:Sa–Sh
1090:Co–Cy
1085:Ca–Cl
794:(PDF)
769:(PDF)
762:(PDF)
710:(PDF)
532:Foley
487:KMS67
481:Malta
461:Ghana
453:Clyde
431:OS 33
339:Speed
309:Depth
83:Owner
1007:ISBN
988:2008
966:2008
941:2008
919:2008
897:2008
871:2008
849:2008
827:2008
802:2008
777:2008
745:2008
718:2008
528:and
439:for
320:292
301:Beam
265:Fate
228:VRFR
44:Name
1180:U–Z
1120:I–J
631:at
322:NHP
287:GRT
218:UK
184:297
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