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| Name | list error: <br /> list (help) Empire Allenby (1944-46) Drakensburg Castle (1946-59) |
| Owner | list error: <br /> list (help) Ministry of War Transport (1944-46) Union Castle Mail Steamship Co Ltd (1946-59) |
| Operator | list error: <br /> list (help) Owner operated except:- Prince Line Ltd (1944-46) |
| Port of registry | list error: <br /> list (help) Sunderland (1945-47) South Africa (1947-59) |
| Builder | J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
| Yard number | 633 |
| Launched | 18 October 1944 |
| Completed | June 1945 |
| Out of service | 5 August 1959 |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) UK Official Number 180157 (1945-47) Code letters GJTM     (1945-47) |
| Fate | Scrapped in Hong Kong September 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 9,904 GRT |
| Length | 475 feet 4 inches (144.88 m) |
| Beam | 64 feet 1 inch (19.53 m) |
| Depth | 40 feet (12.19 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x steam turbines double reduction geared driving one propeller |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
The Empire Allenby was a 9,904 ton cargo liner which was built in 1944. She was renamed Drakenburg Castle in 1946, and scrapped in 1959.
History
Empire Allenby was built by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland[1] as yard number 633. She was launched on 18 October 1944 and completed in June 1945.[2] Empire Allenby was built for the Ministry of War Transport and operated under the management of Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, who traded as Prince Line Ltd.[1]
In 1946, Empire Allenby was sold to the Union Castle Mail Steamship Co Ltd, who traded as the Union-Castle Line. She was renamed Drakensburg Castle.[3] On 22 July 1947, she was transferred to the South African registry. Although Drakensburg Castle was a fast ship compared to others in the Union-Castle Line fleet, she was expensive to operate and not suitable for use as a tramp. She was sold for scrap to the Hong Kong Salvage & Towage Co and arrived for scrapping in Hong Kong on 5 August 1959. Drakensburg Castle was scrapped in September 1959.[4]
Official Number and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
Empire Allenby had the UK Official Number 180157 and used the Code Letters GJTM.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
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|register={{{register}}}is not a valid registry name (help) - ^ "Empire-A". Mariners-L. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ^ "INDUSTRIAL SUNDERLAND - PAGE 32, SHIPBUILDERS - PAGE 10". Rogers. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
External links
- Photo of Drakensburg Castle.