SS Hazelbank

For other ships with the same name, see Hazelbank and Iris II.
History
Name
  • Empire Franklin (1941–45)
  • Hazelbank (1945–57)
  • Irinicos (1957–63)
  • Iris II (1963–67)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1941–45)
  • Bank Line (1945–57)
  • Compagnia Navigazione Nuevo Mundo SA (1957–62)
  • Paleocrassos Bros (1962–63)
  • Salinas Compagnia Navigazione SA (1963–67)
Operator
  • Hall Brothers Steamship Co Ltd (1941)
  • Lamport & Holt Line (1941–45)
  • A Weir Shipping & Trading Co Ltd (1945–57)
  • Syros Shipping Co Ltd (1957–67)
Port of registry
BuilderJohn Readhead & Sons Ltd[1]
Yard number522
Launched28 April 1941
CompletedJune 1941
Maiden voyage27 June 1941
Out of service1967
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage7,292 GRT, 5,111 NRT
Length
  • 432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) (LPP)
  • 449 ft 0 in (136.86 m) (OL)
Beam56 ft 7 in (17.25 m)
Draught27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Depth34 ft 7 in (10.54 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 435nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller

Hazelbank was a 6,140 GRT cargo ship built in 1942 as Empire Franklin by John Readhead and Sons Ltd, South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was converted to a CAM ship shortly after completion. She was sold to Bank Line in 1945 and was renamed Hazelbank. She was sold Compagnia Navigazione Nuevo Mundo SA, Panama in 1957 and renamed Irinicos. She was sold to Paleocrassos Bros, Greece in 1962 then to Salinas Compagnia Navigazione SA, Panama in 1963 and was renamed Iris II, serving until 1967 when she was scrapped in Hong Kong.

  1. ^ "SS Empire Franklin (1941)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 15 Jun 2017.