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History
Name
  • Empire Bard (1941-46)
  • Angusburn (1946-55)
  • Brettenham (1955-71)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1941-46)
  • Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd (1946-55)
  • Rederei A/B Hildegaard (1955-71)
Operator
  • Dover Navigation Co Ltd (1942-46)
  • Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd (1946-55)
  • F Lundqvist, Finland (1955-71)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Dundee (1942-55)
  • Finland Mariehamn (1955-71)
BuilderCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee
Yard number396
Launched30 December 1941
CompletedMarch 1942
Identification
  • UK Official Number 166213 (1941-55)
  • Code letters BDPK (1942-46)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage3,114 GRT
Length315 ft 5 in (96.14 m)
Beam46 ft 6 in (14.17 m)
Depth23 ft (7.01 m)
Propulsion1 x triple expansion steam engine (North East Marine Engineering Co (1938) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne) 269 hp (201 kW)
Speed8.5 knots (15.7 km/h)

Empire Bard was a 3,114 GRT heavy lift ship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed Angusburn and sold again in 1955 and renamed Brettenham. After a career lasting 29 years she was scrapped in 1971.

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