SS Basildon
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Basildon was a 1,055 gross register tons (GRT) coaster that was built in 1945 as Empire Bromley for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold into civil service in 1946 and renamed Levenwood. Another change of ownership saw her renamed Basildon and she served under this name until scrapped in 1967.
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Builder | G Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd, Greenock. |
Yard number | 233 |
Launched | 26 May 1945 |
Completed | June 1945 |
Out of service | October 1967 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1967 |
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Tonnage | |
Length | 204 ft 8 in (62.38 m) |
Beam | 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m) |
Depth | 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × triple expansion steam engine |
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