Empire Cedric
''Empire Cedric'' was the first ro-ro ferry. She was built for the Royal Navy as the Landing Ship, Tank, HMS ''LST 3534''. She was commissioned in 1945 and converted for civilian use as a ferry in 1948. She was used in the Irish Sea on routes between Preston and Larne, and Preston and Belfast. In 1956, she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for a few months during the Suez Crisis as HMS ''Empire Cedric''. She served until 1960 when she was scrapped. Description The ship was built Yarrows Ltd, Esquimalt, British Columbia. She was launched on 25 June 1945. The ship was long, with a beam of and a draught of . She had a GRT of 4,820, and a DWT of 3,065. She was capable of . History ''LST 3534'' was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 25 October 1945. She was chartered by the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company Ltd on 13 September 1946, and then converted to a ferry by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Tilbury. Between 1946 and 1948, ''Empire Cedric'' was used on trooping duties between Tilb ...
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Yarrows Ltd
Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL), often styled as simply Yarrows, was a major shipbuilding firm based in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow on the River Clyde. It is now part of BAE Systems Surface Ships, owned by BAE Systems, which has also operated the nearby Govan shipyard (formerly Fairfields) since 1999. History Origins in London The company was founded by Alfred Yarrow, later Sir Alfred Yarrow, 1st Baronet, in the year 1865 as Yarrow & Company, Limited. Originally it was based at Folly Wall, Poplar, then in 1898 as the company grew, Yarrow moved his shipyard to London Yard, Cubitt Town.History of London Yard
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