SS Stakesby (1930)
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Stakesby was a 4,026 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1930 by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham, United Kingdom. She was torpedoed by U-124 in 1940 and later sank. Raised in 1943, she was repaired, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Derwent. She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed Swan Point, serving until she was wrecked in 1949.
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Builder | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd |
Launched | 26 May 1930 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk in 1940, salvaged in 1943, wrecked in 1949 |
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Type | Cargo ship |
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Length | 365 ft 6 in (111.40 m) |
Beam | 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m) |
Draught | 22 feet 5+3⁄4 inches (6.852 m) |
Depth | 23 ft 5 in (7.14 m) |
Installed power | 277 nhp |
Propulsion | Compound steam engine |
Crew | 36 |
Armament | 1 × 4-inch gun, 1 × 12-pounder gun (1939–45) |
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