EMPIRE CHEYNE
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Date1945
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 202 3/6' x breadth 33' x depth 15 1/12'
Object numberABDSHIP000127
Keywords
Yard Number: 182
Subsequent Name: SALTFLEET (1946).
Fate: Ran aground at Reedness, Goole, 3 October 1951.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel with raised quarterdeck
Owners:
1944: Ministry Of War Transport
1946: Ouse SS Co. Ltd. (operated under the management of E. P. Atkinson & Sons, Goole.)
General History:
26/12/1944: Builder's certificate dated 26 December 1944. Port of intended registry listed as Aberdeen.
27/12/1944: Full power trial in Torry Dock.
Ran aground on 3 October 1951 at Reedness, and rolled over the next day. Salvage commenced in December 1951 but was suspended in October 1952. When salvage recommenced in April 1953 SALTFLEET had broken her back. The wreck was cut in two in March 1954, with the bow section raised on 28 May 1954 and scrapped. The stern section was refloated in September 1954 and moved up-river, it was scrapped in October 1954.
Note: Engine no. 258, boiler by Denny, Dumbarton.
