SS Empire Duke
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Empire Duke was a 7,067 GRT cargo ship that was used during the Second World War in investigations into the metallurgical problems that Liberty ships were suffering from.
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | J L Thompson & Sons Ltd |
Yard number | 628 |
Launched | 20 July 1943 |
Completed | November 1943 |
Maiden voyage | 18 December 1943 |
Out of service | 24 May 1966 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 432 ft 8 in (131.88 m) |
Beam | 57 ft 2 in (17.42 m) |
Draught | 26 ft 11 in (8.20 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
Installed power | 510 nhp |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
Armament | One 4-inch or 4.7-inch gun, six machine guns (Empire Duke) |
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Empire Duke was built in 1943 by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as an Empire ship.
She was transferred to France in 1945 and renamed Lieutenant J Le Meur. She was sold to Morocco in 1949 and renamed Zelidja. In 1955, she was sold to Liberia and renamed Propontis, not being renamed after a sale in 1957. She served until 1966, when she was scrapped in Taiwan.