''Lizzonia'' was a

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that was built in 1944 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole, United Kingdom as ''Empire Farouche'' for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946, she was sold and renamed ''Lizzonia''. She was re-engined in 1956 and sank in 1961 following a collision with another vessel.

Description

The ship was built in 1944 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole,

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. She was yard number 3. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a draught of . She was assessed at , , 430 DWT. As built, the ship was propelled by a

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, which had seven cylinders of 8¾ inches (22 cm) diameter by 11½ inches (30 cm) stroke driving a screw

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. The engine was built by

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, Stamford, Lincolnshire.

History

''Empire Farouche'' was laid down by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole,

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as ''CHANT 35'' and was renamed ''Fabric 35'' whilst under construction. She was launched as ''Empire Farouche'' on 19 September 1944 and completed in October 1944. The

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MLZY and United Kingdom

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180125 were allocated. Her port of registry was Goole. She was operated under the management of J Wharton (Shipping) Ltd. ''Empire Farouche'' was built for the MoWT and was placed under the management of J Wharton (Shipping) Ltd. In 1946, she was sold to her managers and renamed ''Lizzonia''. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1956. On 16 March 1961, during foggy weather, ''Lizzonia'' was in collision with the Swedish cargo ship in the

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, west north west of the ''

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''. Her crew was able to transfer to ''Arctic Ocean'' whilst the two ships were locked together. ''Lizzonia'' subsequently sank.

References

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