| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd, Ardrossan |
| Yard number | 385 |
| Launched | 12 July 1941 |
| Completed | January 1942 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Wrecked 10 January 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 201 ft 3 in (61.34 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.11 m) |
| Depth | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 7 cylinder SCSA diesel engines (British Auxiliaries Ltd, Glasgow) 1,120 hp (840 kW) |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
| Capacity | 50,604 cubic feet (1,432.9 m3) refrigerated cargo space |
Empire Atoll was a British 693 tonrefrigeratedcoaster which was built to the order of Coast Lines Ltd. She was requisitioned byMinistry of War Transport, being returned to Coast Lines in 1946 and renamedHadrian Coast. She was sold toGreece in 1967 and renamedElda. She was shipwrecked near Mehidia,Morocco on 10 January 1970.
Empire Atoll was built by Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd,Ardrossan as yard number 385. She was powered by two 7 cylinder diesel engines.[1] She was built to the order of Coast Line Ltd and was the only refrigerated coaster built in wartime in the UK. She was launched on 12 July 1941[2] and completed in January 1942.[3] She was built for Coast Lines Ltd[2] but was requisitioned by the MoWT, operating under the management of Coast Lines. Her port of registry wasLiverpool.[4]
Empire Atoll was a member of a number of convoys during theSecond World War.
Convoy FS 33 sailed fromMethil on 7 February 1943 and arrived inLondon on 10 February.Empire Atoll was carrying a cargo of frozen meat.[5]
In 1946,Empire Atoll reverted to Coast Lines and was renamedHadrian Coast. She was sold to E Davidou & others, Greece in 1967 and renamedElda.[2] Her port of registry was changed toPiraeus.[1] On 10 January 1970,Elda dragged her anchors and grounded near Mehidia, Morocco after developing engine trouble and a leak on a voyage betweenRavenna,Italy andKenitra, Morocco. She was a total loss.[2]
Official Numbers were a forerunner toIMO Numbers.
Empire Atoll had the UKOfficial Number 168807 and used theCode Letters BOSZ.[4]
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