MV Sheaf Mount (1944)

History
Name
  • Empire Fancy (1944–47)
  • Sheaf Mount (1947–57)
  • Valldemosa (1957-61)
  • Ardfinnan (1961-68)
  • Court Harwell (1968-69)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1944–45)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–47)
  • W A Souter & Co Ltd (1947–57)
  • Harrisons (Clyde) Ltd (1957–61)
  • Mullion & Co Ltd, Hong Kong (1961–68)
  • Mullion & Co Ltd, Gibraltar (1968–69)
Operator
  • Haldin & Phillips Ltd (1945) W A Souter & Co Ltd (1945–57)
  • Harrisons (Clyde) Ltd (1957–61)
  • Mullion & Co Ltd, Hong Kong (1961–68)
  • Mullion & Co Ltd, Gibraltar (1968–69)
Port of registry
BuilderBurntisland Shipbuilding Company
Yard number286
Launched16 November 1944
CompletedJanuary 1945
Maiden voyage1 February 1945
Out of service9 June 1969
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length427 ft 1 in (130.18 m)
Beam57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
Draught27 ft 4.75 in (8.35 m)
Depth35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
PropulsionDiesel engine, single screw propeller

Sheaf Mount was a 7,123 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1944 by Burntisland Shipbuilding Company, Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom as Empire Fancy for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1947, she was sold and renamed Sheaf Mount. A further sale in 1957 saw her renamed Valldemosa. In 1961, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Ardfinnan. A sale in 1968 to Gibraltar saw her renamed Court Harwell. She was scrapped in Hong Kong in 1969.