| 词条 | MV Aqueity (1945) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aqueity was an {{GRT|890}} coastal tanker which was built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow in 1945 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as Empire Belgrave. In 1947 she was sold to F T Everard and Sons and renamed Aqueity, being lost later that year when she struck a mine and sank off the coast of the Netherlands. DescriptionEmpire Belgrave was built by A. & J. Inglis Ltd, Glasgow.[1] She was yard number 1299. Empire Belgrave was launched on 16 March 1945 and completed on 19 June.[2] She was {{convert|193|ft|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|32|ft|m|2}} and a depth of {{convert|14|ft|5|in|m|2}}.[3] Her GRT was 890,[1] DWT 900[4] with a NRT of 382.[3]CareerEmpire Belgrave was managed for the MoWT by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd.[3] Postwar management passed to Shell Tankers.[5] In 1947, Empire Belgrave was sold to F T Everard & Sons Ltd, Greenhithe and renamed Aqueity. On 11 November 1947, she struck a mine off Terschelling, the Netherlands and sank.[1] The wreck lies in {{convert|22|m|ft}} of water at {{coord|53|32|N|05|02|E}}.[6]Official Numbers and Code LettersOfficial Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. The ship had the UK Official Number 169440 and the Code Letters GKJW.[3] PropulsionThe ship was propelled by a two-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engine which had four cylinders of {{convert|13+3/4|in|mm}} diameter by {{convert|22+7/16|in|mm}} stroke. It was built by British Polar Engines Ltd, Glasgow.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{cite book | first = and Sawyer, L A| last = Mitchell, W H | year = 1995| month = | title = The Empire Ships| pages = | publisher = Lloyd's of London Press Ltd| location = London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong|isbn=1-85044-275-4}} {{Inglis ships}}{{Empire B ships}}{{1947 shipwrecks}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Aquiety}}2. ^{{csr|register=MSI|id=1169440|accessdate=29 October 2009}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=45a0327.pdf|title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS|publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=29 October 2009}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=2112 |title=mv EMPIRE BELGRAVE |publisher=Clydesite |accessdate=29 October 2009}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.helderline.nl/tanker/1226/empire+belgrave/ |title=Empire Belgrave |publisher=Helder Line |accessdate=29 October 2009}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11874|title=MV Aqueity (1947)|publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=29 October 2009}} 10 : 1945 ships|Ships built on the River Clyde|Ministry of War Transport ships|Empire ships|World War II tankers|Tankers of the United Kingdom|Shipwrecks of the Netherlands|Maritime incidents in 1947|Ships sunk by mines|Ships built by Harland and Wolff |
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