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''Empire Coleridge'' was a tanker which was built in 1942 by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd,
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for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946 she was sold into merchant service and renamed ''Esso Cheyenne''. She was scrapped in 1961.


Description

The ship was built by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. She was launched on 17 March 1942 and completed in May 1942. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 9,793 and a NRT of 5,772. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by North East Marine Engine Co (1938) Ltd,
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History

''Empire Coleridge'' was built for the MoWT. She was placed under the management of the Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd. Her port of registry was Sunderland. The
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BDXQ and United Kingdom
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169020 were allocated. ''Empire Coleridge'' was a member of a number of convoys during the
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. ;HX 239 Convoy HX 239 departed
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on 13 May 1943 and arrived at
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on 28 May. ''Empire Coleridge'' was bound for
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. ''Empire Coleridge'' was equipped with anti-torpedo nets. She was praised by the Convoy Commodore for her exceptional behaviour while a member of the convoy. ;HX 254 Convoy HX 254 departed New York on 27 August 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 12 September. ''Empire Coleridge'' was bound for Thameshaven,
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. In 1946, ''Empire Coleridge'' was sold to the Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd,
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. She was renamed ''Esso Cheyenne''. She served until 1961, arriving on 15 April at Boom,
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for scrapping.


References


External links


Website with photos of ''Esso Cheyenne''
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