SS Polar Chief
Polar Chief was an 8,040 GRT tanker which was built in 1897 as the cargo ship Montcalm. In 1914 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty, serving initially as a troopship. In October 1914, she was converted to a dummy battleship and renamed HMS Audacious. In 1915 she became a depot ship, followed by conversion to a tanker in 1916 when she was sold into Royal Fleet Auxiliary service and renamed RFA Crenella. In 1917, she survived a torpedo attack off the coast of Ireland. In 1919, she was sold into merchant service as SS Crenella.
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SS Polar Chief
Polar Chief was an 8,040 GRT tanker which was built in 1897 as the cargo ship Montcalm. In 1914 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty, serving initially as a troopship. In October 1914, she was converted to a dummy battleship and renamed HMS Audacious. In 1915 she became a depot ship, followed by conversion to a tanker in 1916 when she was sold into Royal Fleet Auxiliary service and renamed RFA Crenella. In 1917, she survived a torpedo attack off the coast of Ireland. In 1919, she was sold into merchant service as SS Crenella.
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Polar Chief was an 8,040 GRT t ...... apped at a Clyde shipbreakers.
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1.35636e+2
maiden voyage
1897-09-03
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ship beam (μ)
1.58496e+1
ship launched
1897-05-17
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26,764,828
Wikipage revision ID
737,794,605
Ship builder
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co Ltd
Ship capacity
Ship class
*Cargo liner
*Troopship
*Dummy battleship
*Stores ship
*Tanker
*Depot ship
*Whaler
Ship commissioned
Ship decommissioned
Ship identification
*Code Letters QFMT
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*Code Letters GFMT
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*United Kingdom Official Number 106849
Ship operator
*Elder Dempster Lines
*Atlant ...... LTd
*Falkland Whaling Company
Ship out of service
Ship propulsion
Screw propeller
Ship registry
* Canada
* United Kingdom
* ...... augesund
* Tønsburg
* Jersey
Ship route
*London - New York
*New Orleans - Cape Town
*Avonmouth - Montreal
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Ship yard number
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49.78333333333333 -10.966666666666667
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Polar Chief was an 8,040 GRT t ...... rchant service as SS Crenella.
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SS Polar Chief
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4.978333333333333e+1
long
-1.0966666666666669e+1
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*"HMS Audacious" (1914-16)
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*RFA Crenella (1916-19)
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*SS Anglo-Norse (1927-29)
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*SS Crenella (1919-23)
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*SS Empire Chief (1941-46)
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*SS Montcalm (1897-1914)
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*SS Polar Chief (1929-41)
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*SS Polar Chief (1946-52)
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*SS Rey Alfonso (1923-27)
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