SS Dumbo

History
Name
  • Empire Chelsea (1944-47)
  • Humbergate (1947–55)
  • Springwear (1955–59)
  • Lynnwear (1959–62)
  • Dumbo (1962–70)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1944–45)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–47)
  • Hull Gates Shipping Co Ltd (1947–55)
  • Efford Shipping Co Ltd (1955–59)
  • Lynn Shipping Co Ltd (1959–62)
  • South Star Corporation (1962–69)
  • Las Palmas Port Authority (1969–70)
Operator
  • Onesimus Dorey & Sons (1944–47)
  • Craggs & Jenkins Ltd (1947–55)
  • Springwell Shipping Co Ltd (1955–59)
  • Lynn Shipping Co Ltd (1959–62)
  • V & J A Ensenat (1962–68)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Aberdeen (1945–47)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom (1947–55)
  • Panama Panama City (1955–70)
BuilderJohn Lewis & Sons
Launched18 December 1944
CompletedFebruary 1945
Out of service1968-70
Identification
  • Code Letters GDTQ (1945–55)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180987 (1944–55)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length205 ft 0 in (62.48 m)
Beam32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
Depth13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Dumbo was a 1,051 GRT coaster that was built in 1944 by John Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen as Empire Chelsea. She was built for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1947 she was sold and renamed Humbergate. Another sale in 1955 saw her renamed Springwear. In 1959, she was sold and renamed Lynnwear. In 1962 she was sold to Panama and renamed Dumbo. In 1968 she was arrested in Spain and sold by Court Order. She then ran aground and the sale was cancelled after the ship was declared a constructive total loss. Another sale resulted in plans to turn her into a floating nightclub, but these failed to come to fruition and she was scrapped c1970.