HMS Sainfoin (F183)
HMS Sainfoin was a Landing Ship, Infantry of the Royal Navy that was built in 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, United States as the merchant vessel Cape Washington. She was transferred to the Ministry of War Transport in 1944 and renamed Empire Crossbow. Later that year, she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Sainfoin, with the pennant number F183. In 1946, she was returned to merchant service as Empire Crossbow. She was transferred to the United States in 1947 and renamed Cape Washington. The ship was then laid up until scrapped in 1964.
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HMS Sainfoin (F183)
HMS Sainfoin was a Landing Ship, Infantry of the Royal Navy that was built in 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, United States as the merchant vessel Cape Washington. She was transferred to the Ministry of War Transport in 1944 and renamed Empire Crossbow. Later that year, she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Sainfoin, with the pennant number F183. In 1946, she was returned to merchant service as Empire Crossbow. She was transferred to the United States in 1947 and renamed Cape Washington. The ship was then laid up until scrapped in 1964.
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HMS Sainfoin was a Landing Shi ...... aid up until scrapped in 1964.
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1944-01-31
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1.207008e+2
maiden voyage
1944-02-07
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ship launched
1943-11-30
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Sold for scrapping in 1964
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Ship armament
*Empire Crossbow and HMS Sainf ...... raft guns
*2 × guns
*18 × LCA
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Ship commissioned
November 1944
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Ship completed
1944-01-31
Ship decommissioned
September 1946
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Ship fate
Sold for scrapping in 1964
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Ship homeport
* London
* Royal Navy
* London
* United States
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Ship identification
*United Kingdom Official Number 169808
*Code Letters MYMV
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*Pennant Number F183
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Ship launched
1943-11-30
Ship length
* between perpendiculars
* overall
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Ship maiden voyage
1944-02-07
Ship name
*Cape Washington
*Empire Crossbow
*HMS Sainfoin
*Empire Crossbow
*Cape Washington
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Ship operator
*United States Maritime Commis ...... ted States Maritime Commission
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Ship out of service
Ship owner
*United States Maritime Commis ...... ted States Maritime Commission
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Ship propulsion
Two steam turbines, double reduction geared driving a single screw propeller
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Ship tonnage
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*6,440 DWT
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HMS Sainfoin was a Landing Shi ...... aid up until scrapped in 1964.
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HMS Sainfoin (F183)
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*Cape Washington (1943–44)
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*Cape Washington (1947–64)
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*Empire Crossbow (1944)
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*Empire Crossbow (1946–47)
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*HMS Sainfoin (1944–46)
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