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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= | Ship caption=
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name =*Empire Fancy (1944–47)- Sheaf Mount (1947–57)
- Valldemosa (1957-61)
- Ardfinnan (1961-68)
- Court Harwell (1968-69)
| Ship owner =*Ministry of War Transport (1944–45)- Ministry of Transport (1945–47)
- W A Souter & Co Ltd (1947–57)
- Harrisons (Clyde) Ltd (1954–61)
- Mullion & Co Ltd, Hong Kong (1961–68)
- Mullion & Co Ltd, Gibraltar (1968–69)
| Ship operator =*Haldin & Phillips Ltd (1945) W A Souter & Co Ltd (1945–57)- Harrisons (Clyde) Ltd (1954–61)
- Mullion & Co Ltd, Hong Kong (1961–68)
- Mullion & Co Ltd, Gibraltar (1968–69)
| United Kingdom|civil}} Burntisland, United Kingdom (1944–61)- {{flag|Hong Kong|red}} (1961–68)
- {{flag|Gibraltar|civil}} (1968–69)
| Ship route= | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Burntisland Shipbuilding Company | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 286 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 16 November 1944 | Ship completed = January 1945 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = 1 February 1945 | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = 9 June 1969 | Ship identification =*United Kingdom Official Number 180349 (1944–61)- Code Letters GJWX (1944–61)
- {{ICS|Golf}}{{ICS|Juliet}}{{ICS|Whiskey}}{{ICS|X-ray}}
- {{IMO Number|5022716}}
| Ship fate = Scrapped | Ship status = | Ship notes =
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Cargo ship | 7,123}} | Ship displacement = | 427|ft|1|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | 57|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | 27|ft|4.75|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | 35|ft|4|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = Diesel engine, single screw propeller | xx|kn|km/h}-> | Ship capacity = | Ship crew = | Ship armament = | Ship notes =
}} | Sheaf Mount was a {{GRT|7,123}} cargo ship that was built in 1944 by Burntisland Shipbuilding Company, Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom as Empire Fancy for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1947, she was sold and renamed Sheaf Mount. A further sale in 1957 saw her renamed Valldemosa. In 1961, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Ardfinnan. A sale in 1968 to Gibraltar saw her renamed Court Harwell. She was scrapped in Hong Kong in 1969. DescriptionThe ship was built in 1944 by Burntisland Shipbuilding Company, Burntisland, Fife.[1] She was yard number 286.[2] The ship was {{convert|427|ft|1|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|57|ft|0|in|m|2}}. She had a depth of {{convert|35|ft|4|in|m|2}} and a draught of {{convert|27|ft|4.75|in|m|2}}. She was assessed at {{GRT|7,123}}, {{NRT|4,701}}.[3]The ship was propelled by a two-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engine, which had three cylinders of 23{{frac|3|4}} inches (60 cm) diameter by 91{{frac|5|16}} inches (232 cm) stroke driving a screw propeller. The engine was built by William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, County Durham.[ It was rated at 516 nhp.][==History==Empire Fancy was launched on 16 November 1944 and completed in January 1945.][ The Code Letters GJWX and United Kingdom Official Number 180349 were allocated. Her port of registry was Burntisland. She was initially operated under the management of Haldin Phillips & Co Ltd,][{{cite web |url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=44b1209.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=15 January 2014}}]
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fs/index.html?fs.php?convoy=1715!~fsmain |title=Convoy FS.1715 = Convoy FS.15 / Phase 18 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=15 January 2014}}
6. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://convoyweb.org.uk/ports/index.html?search.php?vessel=EMPIRE%20FANCY~armain |title=EMPIRE FANCY |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=15 January 2014}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fs/index.html?fs.php?convoy=1760!~fsmain |title=Convoy FS.1760 = Convoy FS.60 / Phase 18 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=15 January 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ons/index.html?onz.php?convoy=292!~onzmain |title=Convoy ON.292 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=15 January 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ugs/index.html?ugs.php?convoy=90!~ugsmain |title=Convoy UGS.90 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=15 January 2014}}
10. ^{{London Gazette |issue=37617 |date=18 June 1946 |pages=3120–3148 |supp=y }} (entry is on p.3122)
11. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=SHEAF STEAM SHIPPING FINANCE |day_of_week=Monday |date=27 May 1957 |page_number=17 |issue=53851 |column=E }}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1760786 |title=ARDFINNAN - IMO 5022716 |publisher=Shipspotting |accessdate=15 January 2014}}
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