''Herma A'' was a

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that was built as ''Empire Faversham'' in 1944 by Henry Scarr Ltd,

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for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1947 and renamed ''Fawdon''. A further sale in 1952 saw her renamed ''Maduni''. In 1970, she was sold to

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and renamed ''Herma A''. She foundered at

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in 1975 during a storm.

Description

The ship was an

built in 1944 by Henry Scarr Ltd,

, United Kingdom. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . She was assessed at , . The ship was propelled by a

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Single Cycle, Single Action

diesel engine The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-call ...

, 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 Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day Ltd,

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. It was rated at 42

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History

The ship was built by Henry Scarr Ltd,

, United Kingdom. She was laid down as ''CHANT 17'' and later renamed ''Fabric 17'' but was launched as ''Empire Faversham'' in June 1944 and completed in September 1944. Built for the MOWT, she was placed under the management of R H Hunt Ltd. The United Kingdom

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180292 and

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MLLZ were allocated. Her port of registry was

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. Little is known of her history during

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, but her Chief Steward was killed by enemy action on 5 November 1944. ''Empire Faversham'' was sold in 1947 to the Whitehaven Shipping Co Ltd and was renamed ''Fawdon''. She was operated under the management of Anthony & Bainbridge Ltd. In 1952, ''Fawdon'' was sold to Booker Brothers, McConnell & Co Ltd, Hull and was renamed ''Maduni''. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1959. In 1970, ''Maduni'' was sold to Pedonomou Lines Ltd,

and was renamed ''Herma A''. She foundered on 19 July 1975 in a storm while moored at

, Trinidad.

References

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