SS Empire Clive
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Empire Clive was a 7,069 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1941 by Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). During the Second World War, she served as a CAM ship, armed with a Hawker Hurricane aircraft. In 1946 she was sold and renamed Charlebury. In 1958, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Isabel Erica. She served until 1969 when she was scrapped.
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Builder | Cammell Laird & Co Ltd |
Yard number | 1061 |
Launched | 28 July 1941 |
Completed | August 1941 |
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Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m) |
Depth | 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Screw propellor |
Armament | 1 x Hawker Hurricane aircraft (Empire Clive) |
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