SS Empire Cymric

History
Name
  • HMS LST 3010 (1944-45)
  • HNLMS LST 3010 (1945-47)
  • HMS Attacker (1947-54)
  • Empire Cymric (1954-56)
  • HMS Empire Cymric (1956)
  • Empire Cymric (1956-63)
Owner
  • Royal Navy (1944-45)
  • Koninklijke Marine (1945-47)
  • Royal Navy (1947-54)
  • Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd (1954-63)
Operator
  • Royal Navy (1944-45)
  • Koninklijke Marine (1945-47)
  • Royal Navy (1947)
  • Ministry of Transport (1947-55)
  • Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd (1955-63)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Royal Navy (1944-45)
  • Netherlands Koninklijke Marine (1945-47)
  • United Kingdom Royal Navy (1947-54)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom (1954-56)
  • United Kingdom Royal Navy (1956)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom (1956-63)
BuilderHarland & Wolff Ltd
Launched30 September 1944
Commissioned5 April 1945
Identification
FateScrapped in 1963
General characteristics
Class and type
  • LST (3) (1944-54)
  • Ferry (1954-63)
Tonnage4,820 GRT
Length347 ft 5 in (105.89 m)
Beam55 ft 3 in (16.84 m)
Draught12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine
Speed13 knots (24 km/h)
Armament8 x 20mm AA guns

Empire Cymric was a 4,820 GRT Ferry that was built in 1944 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast as LST (3) HMS LST 3010 for the Royal Navy. She was transferred to the Koninklijke Marine in 1945, serving as HNLMS LST 3010. In 1947, she was transferred back to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Attacker. The ship was requisitioned by the Ministry of Transport in 1954 and renamed Empire Cymric. Requisitioned briefly during the Suez Crisis in 1956 as HMS Empire Cymric, she served until 1962, and was scrapped in 1963.