''Bursa'' was a

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that was built in 1941 as ''Empire Crest'' by Sir J Laing & Sons,

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, United Kingdom. She was built for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946, she was sold into merchant service and renamed ''Bursa''. She served until she was scrapped in 1961

Description

The ship was built in 1944 by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd,

. Yard number 760, she was launched on 7 July and completed in September. The ship was long, with a beam of . She was assessed at . Her DWT was 5,168. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine.

History

''Empire Crest'' was built for the MoWT. She was placed under the management of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd. The

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180143 was allocated. Her port of registry was Sunderland and the

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GBKG were allocated. (enter GBKG or Empire Crest in relevant search box.) ''Empire Crest'' spent the war years sailing around the coast of the United Kingdom, with some voyages to France from December 1944. In 1946, ''Empire Crest'' was sold to her managers and was renamed ''Bursa''. In 1955, Bursa was sold to Shell Tankers Ltd and placed under the management of Shell Petroleum Co Ltd. She served until 1961 when she was scrapped at Sungei Perampuan, Singapore.

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Photo of ''Empire Crest''
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