SS Empire Elgar
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Empire Elgar was a 2,847 GRT heavy lift ship that was built in 1942 by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). During World War II, she served with the Arctic Convoys. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Sea Minstrel. A further sale in 1951 saw her renamed Marandellas. In 1956, she was sold to a Norwegian company and renamed Edward Jansen. A further sale in 1960 saw her renamed Slitan. In 1961, she was sold to a Bulgarian company and renamed Pirin (Bulgarian: Пирин). She served until 1965 when she was scrapped at Split, Yugoslavia.
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Builder | William Gray & Co Ltd |
Launched | 17 February 1942 |
Completed | April 1942 |
Maiden voyage | 2 May 1942 |
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Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Heavy lift ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 315 ft 4 in (96.11 m) |
Beam | 46 ft 5 in (14.15 m) |
Draught | 20 ft 10+3⁄4 in (6.369 m) |
Depth | 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m) |
Installed power | 269 NHP |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
Crew | 27 + 9 DEMS gunners (Empire Elgar) |
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