| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Namesake | York Castle |
| Owner |
|
| Port of registry |  United Kingdom |
| Builder | Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd. |
| Yard number | 372 |
| Launched | 29 September 1944 |
| Completed | December 1944 |
| Commissioned | Never commissioned |
| Out of service | 1954-55 |
| Identification | Pennant number K537 (York Castle) |
| Fate | Scrapped 1955 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,333 GRT |
| Displacement | 1,060 long tons (1,080 t) |
| Length | 252 ft (76.81 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (10.97 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Installed power | Quadruple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
SS Empire Comfort was a 1,333 GRT convoy rescue ship which was launched in 1944 as HMS York Castle a Castle-class corvette, but was renamed Empire Castle and converted for merchant service before completion by Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd., Port Glasgow as yard number 372.[1] She was launched on 20 September 1944.[2] The ship was 252 feet (76.81 m) long, with a beam of 36 feet (10.97 m) and a draught of 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m).[1]
- ^ a b "Launched 1944: HMS YORK CASTLE". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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