MV Murell

History
Name
  • Fiddown (1940–43)
  • Empire Estuary (1943–46)
  • Goldfawn (1946–52)
  • Creekdawn (1952–54)
  • Murell (1954–72)
Owner
  • S Morris Ltd (1940–42)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1942–45)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–46)
  • E J & W Goldsmith Ltd (1946-52)
  • Springwell Shipping Co Ltd (1952–54)
  • J Tyrell (1954–66)
  • Arklow Shipping Ltd (1966–72)
Operator
  • S Morris Ltd (1940–41)
  • Craggs & Jenkin Ltd (1943–46)
  • E J & W Goldsmith Ltd (1946-52)
  • Springwell Shipping Co Ltd (1952–54)
  • J Tyrell (1954–66)
  • Arklow Shipping Ltd (1966–72)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Goole, UK (1940-41, 1943–46)
  • United Kingdom London (1946–54)
  • Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland (1954–72)
BuilderGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd
Yard number350
Launched9 May 1940
CompletedJuly 1940
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 164907 (1940–41, 1943–54)
  • Code Letters MJJY (1940–41, 1943–54)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length133 ft 8 in (40.74 m)
Beam24 ft 7 in (7.49 m)
Draught7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
Depth9 ft 6+3⁄4 in (2.915 m)
PropulsionDiesel engine driving a single screw propeller

MV Murell was a 319 GRT coaster that was built in 1940 as Fiddown by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom for S Morris Ltd. In 1940, she was run down and sunk by HMS Campbelltown in the Mersey Estuary.[1] She was salvaged in 1942, repaired and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), renamed Empire Estuary. She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed Goldfawn. A further sale in 1952 saw her renamed Creekdawn. A sale to an Irish company in 1954 saw her renamed Murell. She served until 1972, when she was scrapped.

  1. ^ "Motor Vessel FIDDOWN built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. in 1940 for Samuel Morris Ltd., Goole, Coaster". shippingandshipbuilding.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2024.