SS Holmbury (1943)
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Holmbury was a 7,058 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1943 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as Empire Canyon. In 1947 she was sold and renamed Holmbury. In 1960, she was sold to Pakistan and renamed Ilyasbaksh. In 1965, she was detained by India as war had broken out between India and Pakistan. She was declared a war prize and seized by the Indian Government. She was scrapped in 1970.
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Builder | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd |
Yard number | 408 |
Launched | 11 November 1943 |
Completed | December 1943 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1970. |
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Tonnage | |
Length | 431 ft 3 in (131.45 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Screw propellor |
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