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SS Empire Driver
''Empire Driver'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1942 by William Gray & Company, William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1945, she was transferred to the French Government and renamed ''Radiotélégraphiste Biard''. She was sold to an Italian company in 1950 and renamed ''Dea Mazzella''. In 1956, she was renamed ''Maria Mazzella''. Further sales in 1960 and 1964 saw her renamed ''Falzarego'' and ''Grazia Prima'' respectively. In 1965, she was sold to Liberia and renamed ''Missouri''. She served until 1969 when she was scrapped. Description The ship was built in 1942 by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. She was yard number 1137. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at . . Her deadweight tonnage, DWT was 10,300. The ship was propelled by a 510 nominal horsepower, nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gray & Company
William Gray & Company Ltd. was a British shipbuilding company located in West Hartlepool, County Durham, in North East England. Founded in 1863 by John Denton and William Gray as a partnership, it became a private and then a public limited company under the leadership of three generations of the Gray family until finally wound up in 1962. Company history Denton, Gray & Co. In 1839 John Punshon Denton established a shipyard in Middleton, Hartlepool to build and repair wooden-hulled sailing ships. In 1863 Denton entered into a partnership with William Gray, a successful businessman with a chain of stores in Hartlepool, to form Denton, Gray and Company. The shipyard was modernised and extended, and began to build iron-hulled ships. Their first ship was launched on 23 January 1864. In 1865 Denton, Gray and Co. established a new partnership with the shipbuilders Richardson, Duck and Co. of Stockton-on-Tees, and marine engine builders T. Richardson and Sons called Richardson, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |