SS Empire Brutus
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Empire Brutus was a 7,233 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1941 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Although twice damaged by enemy action, she survived the war. Postwar she was sold into merchant service, being renamed Vergmor, Southgate and Fatih, serving until scrapped in 1968.
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Builder | J. L. Thompson and Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
Yard number | 624 |
Launched | 18 December 1942 |
Completed | March 1943 |
Out of service | February 1968 |
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Fate | Scrapped |
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Tonnage | |
Length | 423 ft 8 in (129.13 m) |
Beam | 57 ft 2 in (17.42 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
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