SS Dumbo
Dumbo was a 1,051 GRT coaster which was built in 1944 by John Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen as Empire Chelsea. She was built for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1947 she was sold and renamed Humbergate. Another sale in 1955 saw her renamed Springwear. In 1959, she was sold and renamed Lynnwear. In 1962 she was sold to Panama and renamed Dumbo. In 1968 she was arrested in Spain and sold by Court Order. She then ran aground and the sale was cancelled after the ship was declared a constructive total loss. Another sale resulted in plans to turn her into a floating nightclub, but these failed to come to fruition and she was scrapped c1970.
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SS Dumbo
Dumbo was a 1,051 GRT coaster which was built in 1944 by John Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen as Empire Chelsea. She was built for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1947 she was sold and renamed Humbergate. Another sale in 1955 saw her renamed Springwear. In 1959, she was sold and renamed Lynnwear. In 1962 she was sold to Panama and renamed Dumbo. In 1968 she was arrested in Spain and sold by Court Order. She then ran aground and the sale was cancelled after the ship was declared a constructive total loss. Another sale resulted in plans to turn her into a floating nightclub, but these failed to come to fruition and she was scrapped c1970.
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Dumbo was a 1,051 GRT coaster ...... on and she was scrapped c1970.
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1944-12-18
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26.717.594
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715.474.523
Ship builder
John Lewis & Sons
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Ship identification
*Code Letters GDTQ
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*United Kingdom Official Number 180987
Ship operator
*Onesimus Dorey & Sons
*Crag ...... pping Co Ltd
*V & J A Ensenat
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*Ministry of War Transport
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*Las Palmas Port Authority
Ship propulsion
Screw propellor
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* Aberdeen
* United Kingdom
* Panama City
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Dumbo was a 1,051 GRT coaster ...... on and she was scrapped c1970.
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SS Dumbo
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*Dumbo (1962-70)
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*Empire Chelsea (1944-47)
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*Humbergate (1947-55)
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*Lynnwear (1959-62)
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*Springwear (1955-59)
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