MV Lizzonia
{{Short description|British cargo ship (1944–1961)}}
{{use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image=Luminence & Lizzonia (373468537).jpg | Ship image size=200px | Ship caption=Lizzonia (left) and {{MV|Luminence|1954|2}} (right) at Whitstable, Kent in 1961. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name =*CHANT 35 (1944)
| Ship owner =*Ministry of War Transport (1944–45)
| Ship operator = J Wharton (Shipping) Ltd | Ship registry = {{Flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} Goole, United Kingdom | Ship route= | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 19 September 1944 | Ship completed = October 1944 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = 16 March 1961 | Ship identification =*United Kingdom Official Number 180129 (1943–45)
| Ship fate = Sank after collision | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Empire F type coaster | Ship tonnage =*{{GRT|410}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|142|ft|2|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|27|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|8|ft|5|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = Diesel engine, Single screw propeller | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = | Ship crew = | Ship armament = | Ship notes = }} |
Lizzonia was a {{GRT|401}} Empire F type coaster that was built in 1944 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole, United Kingdom as Empire Farouche for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946, she was sold and renamed Lizzonia. She was re-engined in 1956 and sank in 1961 following a collision with another vessel.
Description
The ship was built in 1944 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire.{{cite book |last1= Mitchell |first1=W.H. |last2=Sawyer |first2=L.A. |year=1995 |title=The Empire Ships |page=not cited |publisher= Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |location= London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |isbn=1-85044-275-4}} She was yard number 3.{{cite web |url=http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/E-Ships/empirefarmer1943.html |title=EMPIRE FARMER |publisher=Tyne Built Ships |accessdate=16 January 2014}}
The ship was {{convert|142|ft|2|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|27|ft|0|in|m|2}}. She had a draught of {{convert|8|ft|5|in|m|2}}. She was assessed at {{GRT|410}}, {{NRT|190}},{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/45/45a0337.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=18 January 2014}} 430DWT.
As built, the ship was propelled by a four-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engine, which had seven cylinders of 8¾ inches (22 cm) diameter by 11½ inches (30 cm) stroke driving a screw propeller. The engine was built by Blackstone & Co, Stamford, Lincolnshire.
History
Empire Farouche was laid down by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole, Yorkshire as CHANT 35 and was renamed Fabric 35 whilst under construction. She was launched as Empire Farouche on 19 September 1944 and completed in October 1944. The Code Letters MLZY and United Kingdom Official Number 180125 were allocated. Her port of registry was Goole. She was operated under the management of J Wharton (Shipping) Ltd.
Empire Farouche was built for the MoWT and was placed under the management of J Wharton (Shipping) Ltd. In 1946, she was sold to her managers and renamed Lizzonia. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1956. On 16 March 1961, during foggy weather, Lizzonia was in collision with the Swedish cargo ship {{MV|Arctic Ocean|1948|2}} in the English Channel, {{convert|3|nmi|km}} west north west of the Varne Lightvessel. Her crew was able to transfer to Arctic Ocean whilst the two ships were locked together. Lizzonia subsequently sank.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=SHIP REPORTED SUNK AFTER COLLISION |date=17 March 1961 |page=14 |issue=55032 |column=G }}
References
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Category:Ministry of War Transport ships
Category:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
Category:Ships sunk in collisions