| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne[1] |
| Yard number | 12 |
| Launched | 20 November 1945 |
| Completed | February 1946 |
| Out of service | 1968 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 7,331GRT |
| Length | 431 ft 2 in (131.42 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m) |
| Depth | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine (J Dickinson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland) |
SSCulross was a 7,331 toncargo ship which was built asEmpire Antigua in 1945. She was renamedCulross in 1946. In 1960, she was renamedAkastos, serving under a number of flags until 1968 when she was renamedMarina, being scrapped in that year.
Empire Antelope was built by Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd,Newcastle upon Tyne as yard number 12. She was launched on 20 November 1945 and completed in February 1946.[2]Empire Antelope was built for theMinistry of War Transport and managed by Dodd, Thompson & Co Ltd. In 1946, she was sold to the South Georgia Company, and renamedCulross She operated under the management ofChristian Salvesen Ltd,Leith. In 1958, she was laid up atGairloch. In 1960,Culross was sold to Navigazione y de Comercio Apolo Ltda, Lebanon and renamedAkastos. In 1961, she was reflagged to Greece. She was operated under the management of N J Vlassopulous, London between 1960 and 1966 when she was reflagged to Cyprus and management was transferred to Aegis Shipping Ltd, London. In 1967,Akastos was sold to the Blue Cross Transocean Co, Athens. She was renamedMarina in 1967[3] and scrapped in Hamburg later that year, arriving on 4 August 1968[2]
Official Numbers were a forerunner toIMO Numbers.
Empire Antigua[4] andCulross[5] used the UKOfficial Number 169207.Empire Antigua usedCode Letters GDTB.[4]
