MV Aqueity (1945)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Coastal tanker |
| Name: |
Empire Belgrave (1945-47) Aqueity (1947) |
| Owner: |
Ministry of War Transport (1945-47) Shell Tankers Ltd (1947) F T Everard (1947) |
| Operator: |
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd (1945-47) F T Everard (1947) |
| Port of registry: |
 Glasgow |
| Builder: | A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow |
| Yard number: | 1299 |
| Launched: | 16 March 1945 |
| Completed: | 19 June 1945 |
| Out of service: | 11 November 1947 |
| Identification: |
UK Official Number 169440 Code Letters GKJW 30x15px30x15px30x15px30x15px |
| Fate: | Struck a mine and sank 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: |
890 GRT 900 DWT 382 NRT |
| Length: | 193 ft (58.83 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft (9.75 m) |
| Depth: | 14 feet 5 inches (4.39 m) |
| Propulsion: | One 2SCSA oil engine, 125 horsepower (93 kW) |
Aqueity was a 890 GRT coastal tanker which was built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow in 1945 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as Empire Belgrave. In 1947 she was sold to F T Everard and Sons and renamed Aqueity, being lost later that year when she struck a mine and sank off the coast of the Netherlands.
Description
Empire Belgrave was built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow.[1] She was yard number 1299. Empire Belgrave was launched on 16 March 1945 and completed on 19 June.[2] She was 193 feet (58.83 m) long, with a beam of 32 feet (9.75 m) and a depth of 14 feet 5 inches (4.39 m).[3] Her GRT was 890,[1] DWT 900[4] with a NRT of 382.[3]
Career
Empire Belgrave was managed for the MoWT by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd.[3] Postwar management passed to Shell Tankers.[5] In 1947, Empire Belgrave was sold to F T Everard & Sons Ltd, Greenhithe and renamed Aqueity. On 11 November 1947, she struck a mine off Terschelling, the Netherlands and sank.[1] The wreck lies in 22 metres (72 ft) of water at 53°32′N 05°02′E / 53.533°N 5.033°E.[6]
Official Numbers and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. The ship had the UK Official Number 169440 and the Code Letters GKJW.[3]
Propulsion
The ship was propelled by a two-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engine which had four cylinders of 133⁄4 inches (349 mm) diameter by 227⁄16 (570 mm) stroke. It was built by British Polar Engines Ltd, Glasgow.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- ↑ ""1169440"" (subscription required). Miramar Ship Index. R.B. Haworth. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS". Plimsoll Ship Data. http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=45a0327.pdf. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ↑ "mv EMPIRE BELGRAVE". Clydesite. http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=2112. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ↑ "Empire Belgrave". Helder Line. http://www.helderline.nl/tanker/1226/empire+belgrave/. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ↑ "MV Aqueity (1947)". Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11874. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
