SS Empire Austen
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Empire Austen was a 7,027 ton cargo ship which was built in 1942. She was renamed Frinton in 1949, Freecrest in 1951, Fairwater in 1955 and APJ Usha in 1961. She was scrapped in 1962.
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SS Freecrest at Tilbury | |
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Builder | Lithgow's, Port Glasgow |
Yard number | 969 |
Launched | 24 March 1942 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1962 |
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Tonnage | |
Length | 432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m) |
Depth | 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) |
Propulsion | 1 triple expansion steam engine (J G Kincaid, Greenock) 520 hp (390 kW) |
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