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词条 SS Empire Almond
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  1. History

     War service  Post-war 

  2. Official number and call sign

  3. References

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}}{{Infobox ship career		Hide header=Ship country=Ship flag=Ship name=*Empire Almond (1941–41)
  • Marquita (194651)
  • Marsland (1951–60)
  • Huta Zgoda (1960–69)
  • MP-Zozie-12 (1969–78)
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  • Kaye, Son & Co Ltd (1946–60)
  • Polska Żegluga Morska, Szczecin (1960–c67)
  • Rejonowe Zaklady Zbozowe PZZ (c1967–69)
  • Zaklady Obrutu Zbozami Importawanymi i Eksportowymi PZZ (1969–78)
Ship operator=*Owner operated except:
  • W P Runciman & Co Ltd (1941–43)
  • Coolham Steamship Co Ltd (1943–46)
UK|civil}} Hong Kong (1941–42)
  • {{Flagicon|UK|civil}} London (1942–60)
  • {{Flagicon|POL}} Szczecin (1960–78)
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  • call sign VRFR
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Empire Almond was a {{GRT|6860|disp=long}} cargo ship that was built in 1941. She was renamed Marquita in 1946, Marsland in 1951, Huta Zgoda in 1960 and MP-Zozie-12 in 1969. She was scrapped in 1978.

History

Empire Almond was built by Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co Ltd, Hong Kong[1] as yard number 297. She was launched on 23 July 1941 and completed in September 1941.[2] Empire Almond was built for the Ministry of War Transport[1] and initially operated under the management of the W Runciman & Co Ltd, London[1] and later the Coolham Steamship Co Ltd.[3] Empire Almond was initially homeported in Hong Kong[1] but her homeport was changed to London in 1942.[4]

War service

Empire Almond was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.

OS 33

Convoy OS 33[5] sailed from Liverpool for Freetown, Sierra Leone on 1 July 1942, arriving on 20 July.[6] Empire Almond sailed from the Clyde with a destination of Takoradi, Ghana with a cargo of Government stores.[6]

MKS 52

Convoy MKS 52 departed from Augusta on 13 June 1944. Empire Almond was bound for Malta for attention to defects.[7]

KMS67

Convoy KMS 67 left Liverpool on 24 October 1944 and arrived at Gibraltar on 2 November. Empire Almond was carrying a cargo of stores and general cargo, bound for Alexandria.[8] At 1300 hrs on 26 October, Empire Almond was stopped with an engine fault. It took about 4 hours before she was able to resume her journey. She was escorted by the {{sclass-|Captain|frigate}}S {{HMS|Bayntun|K310|6}} and {{HMS|Foley|K474|6}}, rejoining the convoy at 2200 hrs.[9]

MKS 72

Convoy MKS 72 left Lisbon on 23 December 1944. Empire Almond was carrying a cargo of steel.[10]

KMS 85

Convoy KMS 85 left Liverpool on 17 February 1945 and reached Gibraltar on 24 February. Empire Almond sailed from Southend bound for Lisbon.[11]

Post-war

In 1946 Empire Almond was sold to Kaye, Son & Co, London and renamed Marquita.[12] Marquita visited Auckland, New Zealand on 3 May 1949.[13] She was renamed Marsland in 1951. In 1960, Marsland was sold to the Polska Żegluga Morska, Szczecin and renamed Huta Zgoda.[12] In about 1967 Huta Zgoda was sold to Rejonowe Zaklady Zbozowe PZZ and converted into a grain storage hulk at Gdańsk. In 1969, Huta Zgoda was sold to Zaklady Obrutu Zbozami Importawanymi i Eksportowymi PZZ and renamed MP-Zozie-12. she served in this capacity until 1978. MP-Zozie-12 was sold for scrap in 1978, arriving at Faslane under tow on 10 July.[14]

Official number and call sign

Official numbera were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.

Empire Almond had the UK Official Number 172790 and call sign VRFR.[1]

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url= http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=41b0992.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTUERS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=27 December 2008}}
2. ^{{csr|register=MSI|id=5157224|accessdate=27 December 2008}}
3. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=44b0306.pdf |title= LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTUERS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=27 December 2008}}
4. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=42b0269.pdf |title= LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTUERS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=27 December 2008}}
5. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.lemairesoft.freehyperspace.com/ship/type/11200.html |title=Convoi OS 33. 11 juillet 1942 |publisher=LemaireSoft |language=French |accessdate=27 December 2008}}{{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
6. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/os33/index.html |title=Convoy.OS 33 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=27 December 2008}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/mksconvoys3.html |title=MKS Convoys – Nov. 1942–1945, MKS 46 through MKS 60 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=27 December 2008}}
8. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/oskms/index.html?os093.htm~osmain |title=Convoy OS.93/KMS.67 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=27 December 2008}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://blog.rushencastle.co.uk/blog/TheShip/RushenCastle/ConvoyReports/_archives/2006/6/24/2052406.html |title=HMS Rushen Castle (K 372) |publisher=Lindsay Clubb |accessdate=27 December 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812161247/http://blog.rushencastle.co.uk/blog/TheShip/RushenCastle/ConvoyReports/_archives/2006/6/24/2052406.html |archivedate=12 August 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
10. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/mksconvoys4.html |title=MKS Convoys – Nov. 1942–1945, MKS 61 through MKS 103 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=27 December 2008}}
11. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/oskms/index.html?os111.htm~osmain |title=Convoy OS.111/KMS.85 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=27 December 2008}}
12. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireA.html |title=Empire-A |publisher=Mariners-L |accessdate=26 December 2008}}
13. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.nzmaritimeindex.org.nz/izvessel.php?ID=110008466&name=MARQUITA&db=&dm=&ds=&dh=&gsn=&owner=&num=&sh=&st=&sd=&svv=&typ=&tid=0&tix=0&tot=1&wds=&pix=0&sourceid=&refid=&hit=1 |title=Vessel Details ( 1 of 1 ) |publisher=New Zealand Maritime Index |accessdate=27 December 2008}}
14. ^{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |year=1995 |title=The Empire Ships |pages=129 |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |location=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |isbn=1-85044-275-4}}
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