S.S. BRAVO

Ship No 357

S.S. BRAVO (Ship No 357)

S.S. Bravo was a single screw Cargo Steamer, to help replace war loses. At 1795 tons, with a length of 280 feet and a beam of 42 feet, they were very fine looking ships with graceful lines. She drew a draught of 25 feet and 3 inches.

She was launched from the yard on 12th December 1946. Part of the large Ellerman Wilson Line order for six ships. S.S.Bravo was the third in line to be built.

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S.S.TRURO

Ship No 356

S.S.TRURO

S.S. Truro was a single screw Cargo Steamer, to help replace war loses. At 1795 tons, with a length of 280 feet and a beam of 42 feet, they were very fine looking ships with graceful lines. She drew a draught of 25 feet and 3 inches.

She was launched from the yard on 12th December 1946. She operated all over the Med.

In 1968 she was sold to Kuwait, renamed Gulf Noor.

S.S.TINTO

Ship No 355

S.S.TINTO

This was the lead ship of a very large order for Henry Robb from the Ellerman Wilson Line. Ellerman were re-building after there heavy war losses.

The order was for 6 in ships in total. Four single screw cargo steamers and two twin screwed steamer’s.

S.S. Tinto was a single screw Cargo Steamer, to help replace war loses. At 1795 tons, with a length of 280 feet and a beam of 42 feet, they were very fine looking ships with graceful lines. She drew a draught of 25 feet and 3 inches.

She was launched from the yard on 12th December 1946.

S.S.TINTO (Ship No 355)

Ellerman Wilson Line

M.V. KATUI

Ship No 354

Was the second of a two ship order from an old customer of the shipyard, The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand.

The sister ship to “Kanna”

She was a standard “B” type single screw diesel cargo, coaster, She was 942 gross and 1,280 deadweight tons powered by a Bermeister & Wain diesel engine. Length overall of 210 feet with a beam of 36 feet and 6 inches, she was launched from the yard on 21/11/1945. She worked the coast of New Zealand for 21 years before being sold in 1967 and renamed "Cindee", then re-named in 1974 with the name "Banang" and broken up in 1984.

Still awaiting a photo of this fine old ship.

M.V. KANNA

M.V.KANNA

Ship No 353

With the end of World War 2 companies needed to rebuild and for shipping companies that meant replacing war losses. For this the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand turned to their trusted shipbuilder in Scotland.

M.V. Kanna,

Was the first of a two ship order from an old customer of the shipyard, The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand.

She was a standard “B” type single screw diesel cargo, coaster, She was 942 gross and 1,280 deadweight tons powered by a Bermeister & Wain diesel engine. Length overall of 210 feet with a beam of 36 feet and 6 inches, she was launched from the yard on 23/10/1945.

Originally ordered by the British Admiralty for SE Asia as a supply ship but taken over by Union Steamship Company in 1945. She was to be used on the Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru and Dunedin service. After great service to the Union Steamship Co of New Zealand she was sold 1967 to Singapore interests.

M.V. REDSTART

Ship No 352

M.V. Redstart was the second vessel of the two ship order from the General Steam Navigation Company Ltd.

She was built for the coastal trade around the British Isles. She was a single screw diesel cargo vessel of 629 tons.

She had a length overall of 180 feet and a beam of 32 feet and 10 inches, and draught of 20 feet and 5 inches.

She was launched from the shipyard on 5th of March 1946. There has been no photo’s of this vessel available up to now.

M.V.CORNCRAKE

M.V. CORNCRAKE

Ship No 351

With the end of World War 2 companies needed to rebuild and for shipping companies that meant replacing war losses.

M.V.CORNCRAKE was the first ship of a two ship order from the General Steam Navigation Company Ltd.

She was built for the coastal trade around the British Isles. She was a single screw diesel cargo vessel of 629 tons.

She had a length overall of 180 feet and a beam of 32 feet and 10 inches, and draught of 20 feet and 5 inches.

She was launched on 20th December 1945 into the peacetime waters of the River Forth.