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| Length (feet) : | 464.4 |
| Breadth (feet) : | 56.2 |
| Depth (feet): | 26.8 |
| Gross Registered Tonnage (g.r.t.) : | 7041 |
| Net Registered Tonnage (n.r.t.) : | 4634 |
| Engine Type : | T.3 cyl 24½, 39 & 70 -48 220lb 510nhp |
| Engine Builder : | CMEW Hartlepool |
| Additional Particulars : | Cruiser stern. Completed October 1942; Official No. 168946: Code Letters ONVS |
1942 - Launch and Shipyard MovementsThe following notes on dockyard ship movements were made at the time by Mr. Thomas W. Withers, of South Crescent, Hartlepool:
Empire Centaur – 1942 – No.1134
July 30th – Attending launch (Central Dockyard)
Aug. 10th – From Shipyard to CMEW
Aug. 18th – From CMEW to Shipyard
Aug. 20th – From Shipyard to Slag Island
From Slag Island to Shipyard
Sep. 11th – From Shipyard to CMEW
From CMEW to Shipyard
Sep. 23rd – From Shipyard to Drydock
Sep. 26th – From Drydock to CMEW
Sep. 30th – From CMEW to Drydock
Oct. 4th – From Drydock to Hartlepool 17 & 18
Oct. 7th – From Hartlepool to Middlesbrough. Capt. Evans.
Ardee
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Donated by Anthony WildingThe steamship Ardee, originally built as the Empire Centaur.
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