CHANT (ship type)

Class overview
Builders	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees; H Scarr Ltd, Hessle; Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole; Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland; J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields;
Operators	Ministry of War Transport
Completed	68
Lost	18
Scrapped	50
General characteristics
Type	tanker
Tonnage	401 GRT; (in practice many were 402 or 403 GRT); 450 DWT;
Length	148 ft 2 in (45.16 m) overall; 142 ft 2 in (43.33 m) between perpendiculars;
Beam	27 ft (8.23 m)
Draught	8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)
Installed power	1 × diesel engine, 220 to 270 horsepower (160 to 200 kW)
Propulsion	single propellor
Speed	7.5 knots (13.9 km/h)
Crew	about 7
Notes	Double bottom, flat bottom.

A CHANT (from Channel Tanker) was a type of prefabricated coastal tanker which was built in the United Kingdom during the Second World War due to a perceived need for coastal tankers after the invasion of France.^[1] Some CHANTs were adapted to carry dry cargos. These were known as the Empire F type coasters.^[2]

Although five CHANTs were lost during the war, the majority of the ships saw service post war, lasting into the 1990s.

^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1995, pp. 286–292.
^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1995, pp. 222–227.

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer1995286–292-1] Mitchell & Sawyer 1995, pp. 286–292.

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer1995222–227-2] Mitchell & Sawyer 1995, pp. 222–227.

[1]

[2]