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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Ship builder
John Lewis & Sons
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Ship completed
February 1945
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Ship fate
Scrapped
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Ship identification
*Code Letters GDTQ
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*United Kingdom Official Number 180987
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Ship launched
1944-12-18
Ship name
*Empire Chelsea
*Humbergate
*Springwear
*Lynnwear
*Dumbo
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Ship operator
*Onesimus Dorey & Sons
*Crag ...... pping Co Ltd
*V & J A Ensenat
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Ship out of service
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*Ministry of War Transport
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*Las Palmas Port Authority
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Ship power
Triple expansion steam engine
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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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