MV Derbyshire

Model of Derbyshire's sister ship, English Bridge
History
Name
  • Liverpool Bridge (1975–1978)
  • Derbyshire (1978–1980)
OwnerBibby Line
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Liverpool
BuilderSwan Hunter
Yard number57[1]
Launched5 December 1975[1]
CompletedJune 1976[1]
IdentificationIMO number7343805 Call sign: GULK
FateLost with all hands on 9 September 1980 during Typhoon Orchid.
NotesLargest British ship ever lost at sea
General characteristics
Class and typeBridge-class combination carrier
Tonnage
Length294.2 m (965 ft 3 in)
Beam44.3 m (145 ft 4 in)
Draft18.44 m (60 ft 6 in)
Ice classA1
Installed powerB&W 8K98FF
Propulsion1 × propeller
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Capacity~160,000 tonnes of cargo
Crew42

MV Derbyshire was a British ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built in 1976 by Swan Hunter, as the last in the series of the Bridge-class sextet. She was registered at Liverpool and owned by Bibby Line.[2]

Derbyshire was lost on 9 September 1980 during Typhoon Orchid, south of Japan. All 42 crew members and 2 of their wives were killed in the sinking. At 91,655 gross register tons, she is the largest British ship ever to have been lost at sea.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "7343085". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  2. ^ "MV Derbyshire - HC Deb vol 280 cc883-904". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard / House of Commons proceedings. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ "List of websites and links of the enquiries of Derbyshire sinking". www.c4tx.org. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2017.