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SS Empire Cobbett - Wikipedia

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History

Name	Empire Cobbett (1942–46); San Wilfrido (1946–59)
Namesake	William Cobbett; Saint Wilfrid
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1942–46) Eagle Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd. (1946–59)
Operator	Eagle Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd.
Port of registry	Middlesbrough (1942–46); London (1946–59)
Builder	Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Yard number	350
Launched	19 November 1942
Completed	December 1942
Identification	Code Letters BFFN United Kingdom Official Number 164861
Fate	Scrapped in 1959
General characteristics
Class and type	Tanker
Tonnage	9,811 GRT 5,779 NRT
Length	483 ft 8 in (147.42 m)
Beam	68 ft 3 in (20.80 m)
Depth	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller

SS Empire Cobbett was a 9,811 GRT tanker which was built in 1942 by Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946 she was sold into merchant service and renamed San Wilfrido. She was scrapped in 1959.

Description

The ship was built by Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees,^[1] as yard number 350.^[2] She was launched on 19 November 1942^[1] and completed in December 1942.^[3]

She was 483 feet 8 inches (147.42 m) long, with a beam of 68 feet 3 inches (20.80 m) and a depth of 36 feet 1 inch (11.00 m). She had a GRT of 9,811 and a NRT of 5,779.^[3]

The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 27 inches (69 cm), 44 inches (110 cm) and 76 inches (190 cm) diameter by 48 inches (120 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Richardsons, Westgart & Co Ltd, Hartlepool.^[3]

History

Empire Cobbett was built for the MoWT,^[1] who placed her under the management of Eagle Oil and Shipping Company Ltd, Middlesbrough.^[2] Her port of registry was Middlesbrough. The Code Letters BFFN and United Kingdom Official Number 164861 were allocated.^[3]

Empire Cobbett was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.

HX 249

Convoy HX 249 sailed from New York City on 23 July 1943 and reached Liverpool on 6 August. Empire Cobbett was bound for Avonmouth, Somerset.^[4]

HX 255

Convoy HX 255 departed New York on 2 September 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 16 September. Empire Cobbett was bound for Stanlow Refinery, Ellesmere Port.^[5]

HX 313

Convoy HX 313 departed New York on 10 October 1944 and arrived at Liverpool on 24 October 1944. Empire Cobbett was due to have joined this convoy, bound for Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.^[6]

In 1946 Empire Cobbett was sold to Eagle Oil & Shipping Co Ltd, London,^[2] who renamed her San Wilfrido and changed her port of registry to London.^[7] Her name came from an earlier San Wilfrido, which had been launched for Eagle Oil in 1914 and sunk by a mine that same year.

She served until 1959, arriving on 10 November at Hong Kong for scrapping by Four Seasons Enterprises.^[1]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mitchell, W.H.; Sawyer, L.A. (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Empire Cobbett". Tees built ships. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^ "Convoy HX 249". Warsailors. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^ "Convoy HX 255". Warsailors. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^ "Convoy HX 313". Warsailors. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^ "Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^ "Empire Cobbett (1164861)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

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