SS Empire Galahad
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS Empire Galahad was a refrigerated cargo ship built in 1942 and scrapped in 1967. She was also called SS Celtic Star (1946), SS Murillo (1946–52), SS Bogliasco (1952–54), MV Bogliasco (1954–63) and MV Ocean Peace (1963–67). She was built as a steamship, but in 1954 she was converted into a motor ship. She was scrapped in Taiwan in 1967.
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![]() Murillo, seen here sometime between 1946 and 1952, was a later name of Empire Galahad. | |
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Namesake |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Lithgows, Port Glasgow |
Yard number | 970 |
Launched | 18 May 1942 |
Completed | July 1942 |
Out of service | 13 September 1967 |
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Fate | Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1967 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 432.2 ft (131.7 m) |
Beam | 56.2 ft (17.1 m) |
Draught | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Depth | 34.2 ft (10.4 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
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Armament | DEMS (1942–45) |
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