MV Stirlingshire (1944)

History
Name
  • Empire Falkland (1944–46)
  • Stirlingshire (1946–66)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1944–45)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–46)
  • Scottish Shire Line Ltd (1946–60)
  • Houston Line Ltd (1960–66)
Operator
  • Turnbull, Martin & Co Ltd (1945–60)
  • Houston Line Ltd (1960–66)
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Belfast, United Kingdom
BuilderHarland & Wolff
Yard number1276[1]
Launched2 September 1944
Completed21 February 1945[1]
Maiden voyage25 February 1945
Out of serviceSeptember 1966
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeRefrigerated cargo liner
Tonnage
Length432 ft 9 in (131.90 m)
Beam56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Depth34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Propulsion4SCSA diesel engine, single screw propeller
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)

Stirlingshire was a 7,067 GRT refrigerated cargo liner that was built in 1944 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, United Kingdom as Empire Falkland for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT. She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed Stirlingshire. She served until 1966, when she was scrapped.

  1. ^ a b McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 156. ISBN 9780752488615.