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Empire Clough
''Empire Clough'' was a cargo ship which was built in 1942 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd of South Shields for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was torpedoed and sunk on her maiden voyage. Description The ship was built as yard number 527. She was launched on 2 April 1942 and completed in June 1942. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 6,147 and a NRT of 4,251. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Foster, Yates & Thompson Ltd, Blackburn. History ''Empire Clough'' was built for the Ministry of War Transport and placed under the management of the Larringa Steamship Co Ltd. Her port of registry was South Shields and she was allocated the Code Letters BDVX and United Kingdom Official Number 168655. On her maiden voyage, ''Empire Clough'' was a member of Convoy ON 100, which departed from Loch Ewe on 2 June 1942 bound for Boston and New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Readhead & Sons
John Readhead & Sons was a shipyard on the River Tyne in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. History John Readhead and John Softley founded the business in 1865 in South Shields as Readhead and Softley. The first ship they built was a small Collier (ship type), collier called ''Unus''. Swan Hunter bought the company in 1967 after publication of the ''Geddes Report'' which recommended Rationalization (economics), rationalisation of shipbuilding on the River Tyne. It was Nationalisation, nationalised with the rest of Swan Hunter in 1977. The yard at South Shields closed in 1984. References Further reading *External links * Defunct companies based in Tyne and Wear Manufacturing companies established in 1865 Manufacturing compani ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |