SS Hazelbank information

History
Name	Empire Franklin (1941–45); Hazelbank (1945–57); Irinicos (1957–63); Iris II (1963–67);
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1941–45); Bank Line (1945–57); Compagnia Navigazione Nuevo Mundo SA (1957–62); Paleocrassos Bros (1962–63); Salinas Compagnia Navigazione SA (1963–67);
Operator	Hall Brothers Steamship Co Ltd (1941); Lamport & Holt Line (1941–45); A Weir Shipping & Trading Co Ltd (1945–57); Syros Shipping Co Ltd (1957–67);
Port of registry	South Shields, United Kingdom (1941–45); Glasgow (1945–57); Panama City, Panama (1957–62); Piraeus, Greece (1962–63); Panama City (1963–67);
Builder	John Readhead & Sons Ltd
Yard number	522
Launched	28 April 1941
Completed	June 1941
Maiden voyage	27 June 1941
Out of service	1967
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 168649 (1941–57); Code Letters BCMB (1941–57); ; IMO number: 0516298 ( –1967);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	CAM ship (1941–43); Cargo ship (1943–67);
Tonnage	7,292 GRT, 5,111 NRT
Length	432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) (LPP); 449 ft 0 in (136.86 m) (OL);
Beam	56 ft 7 in (17.25 m)
Draught	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Depth	34 ft 7 in (10.54 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 435nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller

Hazelbank was a 6,140 GRT cargo ship built in 1942 as Empire Franklin by John Readhead and Sons Ltd, South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was converted to a CAM ship shortly after completion. She was sold to Bank Line in 1945 and was renamed Hazelbank. She was sold Compagnia Navigazione Nuevo Mundo SA, Panama in 1957 and renamed Irinicos. She was sold to Paleocrassos Bros, Greece in 1962 then to Salinas Compagnia Navigazione SA, Panama in 1963 and was renamed Iris II, serving until 1967 when she was scrapped in Hong Kong.

^ "SS Empire Franklin (1941)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 15 Jun 2017.

[1] "SS Empire Franklin (1941)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 15 Jun 2017.

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History

Name	Empire Franklin (1941–45) Hazelbank (1945–57) Irinicos (1957–63) Iris II (1963–67)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1941–45) Bank Line (1945–57) Compagnia Navigazione Nuevo Mundo SA (1957–62) Paleocrassos Bros (1962–63) Salinas Compagnia Navigazione SA (1963–67)
Operator	Hall Brothers Steamship Co Ltd (1941) Lamport & Holt Line (1941–45) A Weir Shipping & Trading Co Ltd (1945–57) Syros Shipping Co Ltd (1957–67)
Port of registry	South Shields, United Kingdom (1941–45) Glasgow (1945–57) Panama City, Panama (1957–62) Piraeus, Greece (1962–63) Panama City (1963–67)
Builder	John Readhead & Sons Ltd^[1]
Yard number	522
Launched	28 April 1941
Completed	June 1941
Maiden voyage	27 June 1941
Out of service	1967
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 168649 (1941–57) Code Letters BCMB (1941–57) IMO number: 0516298 ( –1967)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	CAM ship (1941–43) Cargo ship (1943–67)
Tonnage	7,292 GRT, 5,111 NRT
Length	432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) (LPP) 449 ft 0 in (136.86 m) (OL)
Beam	56 ft 7 in (17.25 m)
Draught	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Depth	34 ft 7 in (10.54 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 435nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller