SS Yelkenci

The cargo ship Yelkenci in the Kiel Canal in 1969
History
Name	Empire Camp (1943-46) Valacia (1946-51) New York City (1951-55) Loch Morar (1955-59) Yelkenci (1959-71)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1943-46) Cunard White Star Line (1946-51) Bristol City Line of Steamships Ltd (1951-55) Glasgow United Shipping Co Ltd (1955-59) Lütfi Yelkenci Evlatlari Donmata Iştiraki (1959-71)
Operator	Blue Star Line Ltd (1943-45) Cunard White Star Line (1945-51) C Hill & Sons Ltd (1951-55) Mackay & MacIntyre Ltd (1955-59) Lütfi Yelkenci Evlatlari Donmata Iştiraki (1959-71)
Port of registry	Sunderland (1943-44) Liverpool (1945-51) Bristol (1951-55) Glasgow (1955-59) Istanbul (1959-71)
Builder	Short Bros Ltd
Launched	17 June 1943
Completed	November 1943
Identification	Code Letters BFKR (1943-59) United Kingdom Official Number 169124 (1943-59)
Fate	Scrapped 1971.
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,052 GRT 4,760 NRT
Length	431 ft 0 in (131.37 m)
Beam	56 ft 3 in (17.15 m)
Depth	35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Notes	260,219 cu ft (7,368.6 m3) refrigerated cargo space

Yelkenci was a 7,052 GRT refrigerated cargo ship which was built in 1943 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as Empire Camp. She was sold in 1946 and renamed Valacia. In 1951, she was sold and renamed New York City. A further sale in 1955 saw her renamed Loch Morar. A final sale to Turkish owners saw her renamed Yelkenci. She served with them until scrapped in 1971.