EMPIRE ANN

Shipbuildervessel built by Alexander HALL & Co. (Footdee, Aberdeen)

Date9 January 1943

Object NameTUG

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 105 3/12' x breadth 27 1/12' x depth 12 3/6'
Gross Tonnage: 232 ton

Object numberABDSHIP001575

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Alexander Hall & Co.
Yard Number: 689
Subsequent Name: SOLWAY (1948)

Fate: Scrapped at Fleetwood on 21 April 1977.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel screw tug

Owner:
1943: Ministry of War Transport, Manager Townsend Bros. Ferries Ltd.
1948: United Steel Companies Ltd and change of name to SOLWAY. Fitted for oil fuel.
1961: Workington Harbour & Dock Co. Ltd.
1977: Cumbria County Council, Workington.

General History:
Launched on 9 January 1943 and completed in April 1943 and sent to Malta.

Notes: Triple expansion engines with 16", 25" and 42" cylinders, 27" stroke. Boiler 16'0" diameter, 11'6" length, 200 lb. pressure (Builder's List in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)