Length (feet) : | 431.5 |
Breadth (feet) : | 56.2 |
Depth (feet): | 26.2 |
Gross Registered Tonnage (g.r.t.) : | 7045 |
Net Registered Tonnage (n.r.t.) : | 4101 |
Engine Type : | T.3 cyl 24½, 39 & 70 -48 220lb 510nhp |
Engine Builder : | CMEW Hartlepool |
Additional Particulars : | Cruiser stern. Completed September 1943; Official No. 168961: Code Letters BFLD |
1943 – Empire Rival – No.1151
June 19th – Attending launch (Central Yard)
July 1st – From Shipyard to CMEW
July 8th – From CMEW to Shipyard
July 11th – From Shipyard to CMEW
July 21st – From CMEW to Shipyard
Aug. 25th – From Shipyard to Drydock
Aug. 28th – From Drydock to CMEW
Sep. 4th – From CMEW to Hartlepool 17 & 18
Sep 5th – From Hartlepool to Sea. Capt. Howey(?)
The steamship Amberton, originally built as the Empire Rival.
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