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History
Name
  • Empire Calshot (1945–46)
  • Derrycunihy (1946–52)
  • Argobeam (1952–55)
  • Parkgate (1955–60)
  • Panagos (1960–68)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945–46)
  • McCowan & Gross Ltd (1946–52)
  • Argobeam Shipping Co Ltd (1952–55)
  • Turnbull, Scott & Co Ltd (1955–60)
  • Compagnia Navigazione Patlem SA (1960–68)
Operator
  • H Hogarth & Co Ltd (1945–46)
  • McCowan & Gross Ltd (1946–52)
  • A Lusi Ltd (1952–55)
  • Turnbull, Scott & Co Ltd (1955–60)
  • G Lemos (1960–68)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Burntisland (1945–46)
  • United Kingdom London (1946–60)
  • Lebanon Beirut (1960–68)
BuilderBurntisland Shipbuilding Company
Yard number289
Launched10 July 1945
CompletedNovember 1945
IdentificationUnited Kingdom Official Number 180352 (1945–60)
FateScrapped 1968.
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • 7,130 GRT
  • 4,860 NRT
Length427 ft 1 in (130.18 m)
Beam57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
Depth35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
Installed power2SCSA diesel engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Argobeam was a 7,130 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1945 as Empire Calshot for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946 she was sold and renamed Derrycunihy. A further sale in 1952 saw her renamed Argobeam. In August 1955 an engine room fire left her listing 40° to port and she was abandoned. She was salvaged, repaired and sold, being renamed Parkgate. In 1960 she was sold to Panama and renamed Panagos, serving until scrapped in 1968.

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