MV Gloucester (1941)
MV Gloucester (1941) was a cargo vessel operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company from 1941 to 1966. It was mainly intended to transport fruit from New Zealand to the United Kingdom.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Gloucester (1941) |
| Owner: | 1941-1966: New Zealand Shipping Company |
| Operator: | 1941-1966: New Zealand Shipping Company |
| Port of registry: |
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| Builder: | Alexander Stephen and Sons |
| Yard number: | 575 |
| Launched: | 12 March 1941 |
| Out of service: | 1966 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Kaohsiung |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 8,532 GT |
| Length: | 450 ft (140 m) |
| Beam: | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Speed: | 15 Knots |
War service
The ship was included in several of the North Atlantic convoys between America, Canada and Great Britain.
- Convoy HX 161 Departed Halifax on 21 November 1941 and arrived Liverpool on 6 December[2]
- Convoy ON 050 Liverpool 24/12/41
- Convoy HX 228 NYC 28/02/43
- Convoy UC 027 Belfast Lough 23/06/44
- Convoy CU 060 NYC 27/02/45
- Convoy UC 063B LIVERPOOL 11/04/45
Fate
In 1966 she was sold to Greece and renamed Consulate and scrapped shortly afterwards.
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References
- The fruit annual and directory. 1950
- The Allied Convoy System. Arnold Hague
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