EMPIRE KEW
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 numberABDSHIP000130
Keywords
Yard Number: 185
Official number: 180989
Subsequent Names: BELTINGE (1947); MONKTON COOMBE (1950); ASTARTE (1958); MARIA DORMIO (1964).
Fate: Sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea 56 nautical miles (104 km) southwest of Cape Miseno, having been abandoned, 3 February 1978.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel with raised quarterdeck, machinery aft, single deck, cruiser stern.
Owners:
1945: Ministry of War Transport
1946: Chartered for three years by Constants (S Wales) Ltd.
1950: Sold to Ald Shipping Co Ltd. Operated under the management of A. L. Duggan & Co, Bristol.
1958: Ligure Fiorentina di Naviagzione. Operated under the management of Danio Navigazione SRL, Italy.
1964: Ditta Giuseppi Dormio, Italy.
1975: Ant. Scotto di Santolo, Italy.
General History:
25/05/1945: Full power trial in Torry Dock.
29/05/1945: Builder's certificate issued. Port of intended registry listed as Aberdeen.
03/02/1978 she sprang a leak in bad weather and was abandoned. She sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea 56 nautical miles (104 km) southwest of Cape Miseno.
Note: Engine no. 260, boiler by Denny, Dumbarton.
New diesel engine fitted in 1959.
Rebuilt to 1,783 GRT. in 1964.
