SS Empire Abbey

History
Name
  • Empire Abbey (1943-46)
  • Teviot (1946-60)
  • Ardellis (1960-63)
  • Tung An (1963-66)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1943-46)
  • Royal Mail Lines (1946-60)
  • Mullion & Co, Hong Kong (1960-63)
  • Hai An Shipping Co, Hong Kong (1963-67)
Operator
  • Elders & Fyffes Ltd (1944-46)
  • Thereafter owner operated
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne (1944-1960)
  • United Kingdom Hong Kong (1960-67)
BuilderShipbuilding Corporation Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne[1]
Yard number6
Launched10 December 1943
CompletedMarch 1944
In service1944
Out of service1966
Identification
FateScrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1967
General characteristics
Tonnage7,032 GRT
Length430 ft 9 in (131.29 m)
Beam56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Depth35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Propulsion1 x North East Marine Engine Co (1938) Ltd triple expansion steam engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)

SS Empire Abbey was a refrigerated[2] cargo ship built in 1943 and in service until 1966. She was also known as SS Teviot, SS Ardilles and SS Tung An.

  1. ^ "SS Empire Abbey (1944)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ^ "LIST OF VESSELS FITTED WITH REFRIGERATING APPLIANCES" (PDF). Plimsollshipdata. Retrieved 22 November 2008.