MV Empire Chancellor

History
Name
  • Empire Chancellor (1945-46)
  • Stanglen (1946-52)
  • Newminster (1952-54)
  • Stanpark (1954-59)
  • Granny Suzanne (1959-60)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
  • Stanhope Steamship Co Ltd (1946-52)
  • Minster Steamship Co Ltd (1952-54)
  • Stanhope Steamship Co Ltd (1954-59)
  • Tsavliris Shipping Co (1959-60)
Operator
  • Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd (1945-46)
  • Stanhope Steamship Co Ltd (1946-52)
  • Minster Steamship Co Ltd (1952-54)
  • Stanhope Steamship Co Ltd (1954-59)
  • Tsavliris Shipping Co (1959-60)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Sunderland (1945-52)
  • United Kingdom London (1952-60)
BuilderSir J Laing & Sons Ltd
Launched4 September 1944
CompletedJuly 1945
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeTanker
Tonnage
Length482 ft 7 in (147.09 m)
Beam68 ft 3 in (20.80 m)
Depth36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Installed power2SCDA diesel engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Empire Chancellor was a 9,917 GRT tanker which was built in 1945 by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946 she was sold into merchant service and renamed Stanglen. Further sales saw her renamed Newminster in 1952 and Stanpark in 1954. In 1959 she was sold and renamed Granny Suzanne. She was scrapped in 1960.