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SS Inchearn

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SS Inchearn was a 7,024 gross register ton refrigerated cargo ship built as Empire Flag in 1943 by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth and Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd at Newcastle upon Tyne for the Ministry of War Transport, yard number 4. She was launched on 2 June 1943 and completed on 29 October, 430 feet 9 inches long with a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw at 11 knots. Two refrigeration machines and eight compressors served eight cargo chambers of 287,000 cubic feet. She was managed by the New Zealand Shipping Company during the war, sold in 1946 and renamed Carmia, renamed Victoria Star in 1954 and Inchearn in 1955 after sale to Hong Kong, and scrapped in 1966.

Facts
Year
1943 1
Engine Class
Steam 1
Status
Scrapped 1
Comparison
Body Style
Reefer ship 1
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Maritime Transport, Modes
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Of Make

Armstrong Whitworth, Networks and Operators
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Manufactured By

Armstrong Whitworth

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Inchearn was a 7,024 GRT refrigerated cargo ship that was built as Empire Flag in 1943 by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

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United Kingdom

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Inchearn was a 7,024 GRT refrigerated cargo ship that was built as Empire Flag in 1943 by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).
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1. SS Inchearn (Wikipedia)
  • Article body
    She was launched on 2 June 1943 and completed on 29 October.
  • Lead
    Inchearn was a 7,024 GRT refrigerated cargo ship
  • Article body, engine class
    The ship was propelled by a 542 nhp triple expansion steam engine
  • Lead, status
    She served until 1966 when she was scrapped.
  • Lead, manufacturer
    Inchearn was a 7,024 GRT refrigerated cargo ship that was built as Empire Flag in 1943 by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).
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