| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard number | 447 |
| Launched | 31 August 1943 |
| Completed | November 1943 |
| Maiden voyage | 28 November 1943 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Ran aground in September 1967, scrapped in June 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length |
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| Beam | 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) |
| Draught | 20 feet 9+1⁄2 inches (6.337 m) |
| Depth | 20 ft 10 in (6.35 m) |
| Installed power | 268 nhp |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Crew | 40 (Troon Breeze) |
Kowloon No.1 was a 2,942 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1943 as Empire Dirk by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Spending the war years in home waters, she was sold into merchant service in 1951 and renamed Nancy Moller, and then Mount Austin after a further sale later that year. In 1956, she was sold to the Australian Government and renamed Coolabah.
She was sold to Hong Kong in 1956 and renamed Troon Breeze. A sale in 1964 to Panama saw her renamed Cachupin before she was sold back to Hong Kong in 1966 and renamed Kowloon No.1. She served until 1967 when she ran aground off Hachinohe, Japan. Although refloated, she was declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped in 1968.