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History
MV Henry StanleyUnited Kingdom
NameHenry Stanley
NamesakeHenry Morton Stanley
Owner
  • 1929: African Steamship Co Ltd
  • 1935: Elder Dempster Lines Ltd
Operator
  • 1929: Elder Dempster & Co Ltd
  • 1935: Elder Dempster Lines Ltd
Port of registry
  • 1929: London
  • 1935: Liverpool
RouteLiverpool – West Africa
BuilderArdrossan Dockyard Ltd, Ardrossan
Yard number342
Launched21 June 1929
CompletedAugust 1929
Identification
  • UK official number 161382
  • code letters LFRC (until 1933)
  • call sign GSJV (1934 onward)
FateSunk by torpedo, 6 December 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeExplorer-class cargo ship
Tonnage4,028 GRT, 2,188 NRT
Length370.5 ft (112.9 m)
Beam51.6 ft (15.7 m)
Depth20.1 ft (6.1 m)
Decks2
Installed power650 NHP
Propulsion8-cylinder 4-stroke diesel
Speed12.5 knots (23 km/h)
Capacity12 passengers
Crew44 crew plus 8 DEMS gunners
Noteslead ship of eight sister ships

MV Henry Stanley was a UK cargo motor ship that traded between Liverpool and West Africa. She was launched in 1929 in Scotland and sunk in 1942 in the North Atlantic.

Henry Stanley was built for the African Steamship Company Ltd, a subsidiary of Elder, Dempster & Company Ltd. In 1932 the parent company was reorganised as Elder Dempster Lines and in 1935 the African Steamship Co fleet was absorbed into the main Elder Dempster fleet.

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