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Empire Fawley
''Clan Mackinlay'' was a cargo ship that was built as ''Empire Fawley'' in 1945 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed ''Clan Mackinlay''. She was in service until 1962 when she was scrapped. Description The ship was a cargo ship built in 1945 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields, United Kingdom. She was yard number 545. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . She was assessed at , , 10,120 deadweight tonnage, DWT. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Vickers Armstrongs, Vickers Armstrongs Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. It drove a single screw propeller (ship), propeller. The engine could propel the ship at a speed of . History The ship was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields, United Kingdom. She was launched on 25 April 1945 and completed in May. Built for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Shields
South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 75,337. It is the fourth largest settlement in Tyne and Wear; after Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Gateshead. The town became part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. It is within the historic county boundaries of County Durham. History The first evidence of a settlement within what is now the town of South Shields dates from pre-historic times. Stone Age arrow heads and an Iron Age round house have been discovered on the site of Arbeia Roman Fort. The Roman garrison built a fort here around AD 160 and expanded it around AD 208 to help supply their soldiers along Hadrian's Wall as they campaigned north beyond the Antonine Wall. Divisions living at the fort included Tigris bargemen (from Persia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
