EMPIRE CHELSEA
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 numberABDSHIP000129
Keywords
Yard Number: 184
Subsequent Names: HUMBERGATE (1946); SPRINGWEAR (1955); LYNNWEAR (1959); DUMBO (1962).
Fate: Sold to Don Martin Juantey Malvarez and scrapped, c. 1970.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel with raised quarterdeck
Owners:
1945: Ministry of War Transport
1946: Chartered for 3 years by the Hull Gates Shipping Co. Ltd. Operated under the management of Craggs & Jenkins Ltd.
1955: Sold to Efford Shipping Co Ltd. Operated under the management of Springwell Shipping Co Ltd, London.
1962: Sold to South Star Corporation, Panama. Operated under the management of V & J. A. Ensenat, Spain.
General History:
21/02/1945: Builder's certificate dated. Port of intended registry listed as Aberdeen.
23/02/1945: Full power trial in Torry Dock.
Under arrest in October 1968 at Las Palmas. Auctioned by Court Order, winning bidder Naviera del Odiel, SA but ran aground at Alcalaveras Beach, Las Palmas. Declared a constructive total loss and offer for purchase was withdrawn. Local port authority assumed ownership. Refloated in May 1969 and beached. Auctioned on 10 December 1969, intended to be converted to a floating nightclub. Later resold to Don Martin Juantey Malvarez and scrapped.
Note: Engine no. 259, boiler by Denny, Dumbarton.
