SS Bursa
{{Short description|Tanker built for the Ministry of War Transport in 1941}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name =*Empire Crest (1944-46)
| Ship owner =*Ministry of War Transport (1944-46)
| Ship operator =*Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd (1941-55)
| Ship registry = {{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} Sunderland | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 760 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 7 July 1944 | Ship completed = September 1944 | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = 1961 | Ship identification =*United Kingdom Official Number 180143
| Ship fate = Scrapped | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = | Ship tonnage =*{{GRT|3,750}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|344|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|48|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship range = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = Triple expansion steam engine | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = | Ship crew = | Ship notes = | Ship complement = | Ship armament = }} |
Bursa was a {{GRT|3750|link=off}} tanker that was built in 1941 as Empire Crest by Sir J Laing & Sons, Sunderland, United Kingdom. She was built for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Bursa. She served until she was scrapped in 1961
Description
The ship was built in 1944 by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland.{{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}} Yard number 760,{{cite web |url=http://www.helderline.nl/tanker/1241/empire+crest/ |title=Empire Crest |publisher=Helderline |accessdate=30 April 2011}} she was launched on 7 July and completed in September.
The ship was {{convert|344|ft|m}} long, with a beam of {{convert|48|ft|m}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireC.html |title=EMPIRE - C |publisher=Mariners |accessdate=30 April 2011}} She was assessed at {{GRT|3,750}} {{NRT|2,002}}. Her DWT was 5,168.
The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine.
History
Empire Crest was built for the MoWT. She was placed under the management of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd. The Official Number 180143 was allocated.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/ON180000.htm |title=ON 180000 |publisher=Mariners |accessdate=30 April 2011}} Her port of registry was Sunderland and the Code Letters GBKG were allocated.{{cite web |url=http://convoyweb.org.uk/signal/index.html?search_all.php~signalmain |title=SIGNAL LETTERS OF BRITISH SHIPS |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=30 April 2011}} (enter GBKG or Empire Crest in relevant search box.) Empire Crest spent the war years sailing around the coast of the United Kingdom, with some voyages to France from December 1944.{{cite web |url=http://convoyweb.org.uk/ports/index.html?search.php?vessel=EMPIRE%20CREST~armain |title=EMPIRE CREST (Br) 3,738 tons, built 1944 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=30 April 2011}}
In 1946, Empire Crest was sold to her managers and was renamed Bursa. In 1955, Bursa was sold to Shell Tankers Ltd and placed under the management of Shell Petroleum Co Ltd. She served until 1961 when she was scrapped at Sungei Perampuan, Singapore.
References
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External links
- [http://www.helderline.nl/images/large/1241_5155_helderline_shell_tanker_emp._crest_site.jpg Photo of Empire Crest]
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Category:Ships built on the River Wear
Category:Ministry of War Transport ships