cargo ship
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which was built in 1920 by
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company
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Ltd,
Fife
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, Scotland. She was built for Joseph Lasry as ''Sydney Lasry''. In 1931, she was sold to Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and renamed ''Ariège''. In 1938 she was sold to Société Anonyme de Gerance D'Armement and renamed ''Cap Tafelneh''. She was bombed and sunk at
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.war prize at Hamburg in May 1945 and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Chelmer''. She was returned to Société Anonyme de Gerance D'Armement in 1946 and regained her former name ''Cap Tafelneh''. In 1950, she was sold to Mustafa Nuri Andak, Turkey and renamed ''Kandilli''. In 1957, she was sold to Nejat Doğan & Co and renamed ''Kahraman Doğan''. She served until 1975, when she was sold for scrapping.
Description
The ship was built by Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland,
as yard number 105. She was launched on 3 March 1920, and completed in September 1920.
As built, the ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 2,266 and a NRT of 1,410. Her DWT was 3,870.
The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Cooper & Greig Ltd,
Dundee
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. It could propel the ship at .
History
''Sydney Lasry'' built for the Compagnie Lasry,
Oran
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,
French Algeria
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. She was registered on 23 May 1920. She was completed in September 1920. Her port of registry was Oran, under the French flag and the
Code Letters
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OUAG were allocated. ''Sydney Lasry'' was renamed ''Ariège'' in 1933. She was sold to the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique in December 1934. Her code letters were changed to FNUA in 1934. On 5 December 1934, ''Ariège'' was the first ship to enter port at Safi, Morocco. In March 1938, ''Ariège'' was sold to Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement and renamed ''Cap Tafelneh''. Her port of registry was changed to
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Luftwaffe air raid on Dunkirk. She was refloated on 13 May 1941. Salvaged by Germany, after repairs she was placed under the management of Heinrich F C Arp, Hamburg. She was renamed ''Carl Arp''. In May 1945, ''Carl Arp'' was seized as a war prize at Hamburg. Ownership was passed to the MoWT and she was renamed ''Empire Chelmer''.
In 1946, she was returned to Société Anonyme de Gerance et d'Armement and regained her former name ''Cap Tafelneh''. In 1950, she was sold to Mustafa Andi Nurak, Istanbul, Turkey and renamed ''Kandilli''. In 1957, she was sold to Nejat Doğan & Co, Istanbul and renamed ''Kahraman Doğan''. She served until 1972. ''Kahraman Doğan'' was sold for scrap, arriving at Haliç on 24 April for demolition.