SS Empire Fulmar (1945)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Trumpeter and SS Empire Fulmar.

HMS LST 3035, an LST (3)
History
Name
  • HMS LST 3524 (1945-47)
  • HMS Trumpeter (1947-56)
  • Empire Fulmar (1956-69)
Owner
  • Royal Navy (1945-56)
  • Ministry of Transport (1956-69)
Operator
  • Royal Navy (1945-56)
  • Atlantic Steam Navigation Co. (1956-61)
  • British India Steam Navigation Co. (1961-69)
Port of registry
Ordered28 April 1944
BuilderDavie Shipbuilding, Lauzon
Yard number571
Launched25 July 1945
Commissioned6 November 1945
FateScrapped 1969
General characteristics
Class and typeLST (3)
Tonnage4,267 GRT
Length
  • 330 ft 0 in (100.58 m) between perpendiculars
  • 347 ft 5 in (105.89 m) overall
Beam55 ft 0 in (16.76 m)
Draught12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) maximum
Depth26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 1,500 IHP
PropulsionTwin screw propellers
Speed13 knots (24 km/h)
Capacity
  • 168 troops
  • or 7 LCMs
  • or 18 tanks
  • or 27 trucks
Crew115

Empire Fulmar was a LST (3) which was built in 1945 by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd as HMS LST 3524 for the Royal Navy. She was renamed HMS Trumpeter in 1947. She was transferred to the Ministry of Transport in 1956 and renamed Empire Fulmar, serving in the Suez Crisis. She was later laid up in Singapore and was scrapped there in 1969.