Ship Details
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Registry #1	LST.3534 (RN)	Registry #2	181506 (UK)	Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1945	LST-3534 (H.M.)	Name 6
Name 2	1946	Empire Cedric	Name 7
Name 3	1956	Empire Cedric (H.M.S.)	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1945	Place	Esquimalt	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	345.75' x 54' x 4.5'
Builder	Yarrows Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	2256	Type 1	Landing Ship Tank (Mark Three)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	5500ihp engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 1948 she was rebuilt as a Ro-Ro ferry.	Call Sign
Pendant  #	LST.3534	Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1945-1946 she was owned by the Royal Navy. In 1956 she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for service during the Suez Crisis.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
She was in civilian service on the Irish Sea between Preston and Larne. This vessel was broken up in Belgium.

 

References
Lenton, H.T. & J.J. Colledge (1973)
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