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Swainby (1960)
  IMO: 5250399  
Details/Construction
Builder:William Gray & Company Ltd.Location:West Hartlepool, EnglandHull #:1109
Keel Layed:Launched:1941/01/16Commissioned:1941/03
Propulsion
As builtType:1 triple expansion steam engine (22.5", 36" & 65" x 48")Output:2160 ihp - 10.0 knots
Manufacturer:Central Marine Engineering Works - West Hartlepool, England
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):131.6 m (431.66 ft)Gross Tonnage:6743
Length (lbp):126.2 m (414.0 ft)Net Tonnage:4143
Beam:17.3 m (56.66 ft)Dead Weight:9712
Depth:11.1 m (36.33 ft)Displacement:
Draft:8.1 m (26.58 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
British Government1941/031945/12
Ropner Shipping Company Ltd. - EnglandSir R. Ropner & West Hartlepool Company (Managament) Ltd.1945/121962/01
Trafalgar Steamship Company Ltd. - England1962/011967/01
Kantara Shipping Ltd. - Cyprus1967/011969/01
Newgate Shipping Ltd. - CyprusTsavliris (Shipping) Ltd.1969/011971/10
FleetFromUntil
Ropner Shipping Company Ltd. - England1945/121962/01
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Empire Sunbeam1945/12
Swainby1962/01
Newgate1971/10
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
UK 160792 West Hartlepool, England GPFS 1941/03 1967/01
321088 Famagusta, Cyprus 5BET 1967/01 1971/10
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Istanbul, Turkey by Metalurji Sanayii AS
Arrival at Yard1971/10/02Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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