5-417: Two steamships operated by North Shipping Ltd were named North Britain . SS North Britain (1940) , torpedoed and sunk by U-707 on 5 May 1943 SS North Britain (1945) , managed from 1947, bought in 1948 and sold to Hong Kong in 1962. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes
10-456: A list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_North_Britain&oldid=1207700324 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Ship names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
15-489: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles SS North Britain (1945) North Britain was a 7,189 GRT Cargo ship that was built in 1945 by Lithgows , Port Glasgow as Empire Cyprus for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold into merchant service in 1948 and renamed North Britain . In 1962, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Jesselton Bay , serving until 1968 when she
20-544: Was Greenock and the Code Letters GFWV were allocated. She departed from the Clyde on her maiden voyage on 23 June 1945, bound for New York , United States . Over the next six months, she would visit Port Said , and Suez , Egypt ; Colombo , Ceylon ; Calcutta , India ; and Rangoon and Kyaukpyu , Burma . In 1947, management was transferred to Hugh Roberts & Son, Newcastle upon Tyne . In 1948, she
25-470: Was scrapped. The ship was built in 1945 by Lithgows Ltd , Port Glasgow . She was yard number 1005. The ship was 433 feet (132 m) long, with a beam of 56 feet (17 m). The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine . Empire Cyprus was launched on 18 April 1945, and completed in June. She was operated under the management of Charlton, McAllum & Co Ltd. Her port of registry
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