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MV Gloucester (1941)

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Name
  
MV Gloucester (1941)

Out of service
  
1966

Launched
  
12 March 1941

Yard number
  
575

Fate
  
Scrapped in Kaohsiung

Length
  
137 m

Owner
  
1941-1966 New Zealand Shipping Company

Operator
  
1941-1966 New Zealand Shipping Company

Builder
  
Alexander Stephen and Sons

MV Gloucester (1941) was a cargo vessel operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company from 1941 to 1966. It was mainly intended to transport fruit from New Zealand to the United Kingdom.

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War service

The ship was included in several of the North Atlantic convoys between America, Canada and Great Britain.

  • Convoy HX 161 Departed Halifax on Nov. 21-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 6
  • Convoy ON 050 Liverpool 24/12/41
  • Convoy HX 228 NYC 28/02/43
  • Convoy UC 027 Belfast Lough 23/06/44
  • Convoy CU 060 NYC 27/02/45
  • Convoy UC 063B LIVERPOOL 11/04/45

    • Fate

    In 1966 she was sold to Greece and renamed Consulate and scrapped shortly afterwards.

    References

    MV Gloucester (1941) Wikipedia
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