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}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name =*Fiddown (1940–43)- Empire Estuary (1943–46)
- Goldfawn (1946–52)
- Creekdawn (1952–54)
- Murell (1954–72)
| Ship owner =*S Morris Ltd (1940–42)- Ministry of War Transport (1942–45)
- Ministry of Transport (1945–46)
- E J & W Goldsmith Ltd (1946-52)
- Springwell Shipping Co Ltd (1952–54)
- J Tyrell (1954–66)
- Arklow Shipping Ltd (1966–72)
| Ship operator =*S Morris Ltd (1940–41)- Craggs & Jenkin Ltd (1943–46)
- E J & W Goldsmith Ltd (1946-52)
- Springwell Shipping Co Ltd (1952–54)
- J Tyrell (1954–66)
- Arklow Shipping Ltd (1966–72)
| United Kingdom|civil}} Goole, UK (1940-41, 1943–46)- {{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} London (1946–54)
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} Dublin, Ireland (1954–72)
| Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 350 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 9 May 1940 | Ship completed = July 1940 | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification =*United Kingdom Official Number 164907 (1940–41, 1943–54)- Code Letters MJJY (1940–41, 1943–54)
- {{ICS|Mike}}{{ICS|Juliet}}{{ICS|Juliet}}{{ICS|Yankee}}
| Ship fate = Scrapped | Ship status = | Ship notes =
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Cargo ship | 319}} | Ship displacement = | 133|ft|8|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | 24|ft|7|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | xx|ft|x|in|m|2|abbr=on}}{{convert|xx.xx|m|ftin|abbr=on}-> | 7|ft|5|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | 9|ft|6+3/4|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship range = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = Diesel engine driving a single screw propeller | xx|kn|km/h}-> | Ship capacity = | Ship crew = | Ship notes = | Ship armament =
}} | MV Murell was a {{GRT|319}} coaster that was built in 1940 as Fiddown by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom for S Morris Ltd. In 1941, she was run down and sunk by {{HMS|Campbelltown|I42|6}} in the Mersey Estuary. She was salvaged in 1942, repaired and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), renamed Empire Estuary. She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed Goldfawn. A further sale in 1952 saw her renamed Creekdawn. A sale to an Irish company in 1954 saw her renamed Murell. She served until 1972, when she was scrapped. DescriptionThe ship was built in 1940 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole, Yorkshire.[1] She was yard number 350.[2] The ship was {{convert|133|ft|8|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|24|ft|7|in|m|2}}. She had a depth of {{convert|7|ft|5|in|m|2}}, and a draught of {{convert|9|ft|6+3/4|in|m}}. She was assessed at {{GRT|319}}, {{NRT|163}},[3]The ship was propelled by a 115 nhp two-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engine, which had six cylinders of {{convert|10+1/2|in|mm}} diameter by {{convert|13+1/2|in|mm}} stroke driving a single screw propeller. The engine was built by Crossley Brother Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire.[==History=====World War II===Fiddown was built for S Morris Ltd, Goole. She was launched on 9 May 1940 and completed in July. She was built for S Morris Ltd,][ Dublin, Ireland. Due to wartime export restrictions, she was placed under the British Flag, with Goole as her port of registry.][ The United Kingdom Official Number 164907 and Code Letters MJJY were allocated.][{{cite web |url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=40a1071.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=6 September 2011}},]
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fn/index.html?fn.php?convoy=0222!~fnmain |title=Convoy FN.222 = Convoy FN.22 / Phase 3 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=6 September 2011}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ports/index.html?home.php~armain |title=Convoy EBC 1 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=6 September 2011}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ebc/index.html?ebc.php?convoy=3W!~ebcmain |title=Convoy EBC.3W |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=6 September 2011}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://convoyweb.org.uk/ports/index.html?search.php?vessel=EMPIRE%20ESTUARY~armain |title=EMPIRE ESTUARY |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=6 September 2011}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.asl.ie/history.html |title=The Winds of Change |publisher=Arklow Shipping Ltd |accessdate=6 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512162227/http://www.asl.ie/history.html |archivedate=12 May 2010 |df=dmy-all }}
External links- Photo of Creekdawn
- Photo of Murell
Further reading- {{cite book |title=Arklow Shipping - A Group Fleet History |first=W J |last=Harvey |publisher=Bernard McCall |year=2004 |location=Bristol |isbn=1-902953-15-0}}
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