''Yewforest'' was a coaster that was built as ''Empire Fenchurch'' in 1945 by John Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen for the Ministry of Transport (MoT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed ''Yewforest''. She was sold to

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in 1954 and renamed ''Perelle''. Sold for scrapping in 1961, she was converted to a barge in 1962 and was in service as ''Tor'' in 1965.

Description

The ship was a coaster built in 1945 by John Lewi & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was yard number 187. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . She was assessed at , , The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by John Lewis & Sons Ltd. It drove a single screw

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History

The ship was built by John Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was launched on 6 November 1945 and completed in February 1946. Built for the MoT, she was placed under the management of John Stewart & Co (Shipping) Ltd. The United Kingdom Official Number 180995 and

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GKQF were allocated. Her port of registry was Aberdeen. ''Empire Fenchurch'' was sold in 1946 to John Stewart & Co (Shipping) Ltd. In 1954, ''Yewforest'' was sold to O Dorey & Sons Ltd,

, Channel Islands and was renamed ''Perelle''. She was towed to

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, Sweden in 1961 for scrapping but was leased out as a floating warehouse in Denmark. In 1962, she was cut down to a barge and was renamed ''Tor''. She was still in service in 1965.

References

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