SS Empire Curlew
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Empire Curlew was a 4,273 GRT ferry that was built in 1945 as LST Mk.3 HMS LST 3042 by Harland & Wolff, Govan, Scotland for the Royal Navy. In 1947, she was renamed HMS Hunter. During the Suez Crisis in 1956, she was transferred to the Ministry of Transport and renamed Empire Curlew. She served until 1962 when she was scrapped.
1945
Wikidata
Empire Curlew ferry; HMS Hunter; HMS LST 3042; Hunter LST; LST 3042
British-India Steam Navigation Company, Royal Navy, Atlantic Steam Navigation Company, Harland and Wolff,
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1945 SS Empire Curlew
1945-01-31T00:00:00Z
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ship launching
1945-11-16T00:00:00Z
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ship commissioning
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