SS Bursa

Bursa was a 3,750 GRT tanker that was built in 1941 as Empire Crest by Sir J Laing & Sons, Sunderland, United Kingdom. She was built for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Bursa. She served until she was scrapped in 1961

History
Name	Empire Crest (1944-46) Bursa (1946-61)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1944-46) Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd (1946-55) Shell Tankers Ltd (1955-61)
Operator	Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd (1941-55) Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (1955-61)
Port of registry	Sunderland
Builder	Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd
Yard number	760
Launched	7 July 1944
Completed	September 1944
Out of service	1961
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 180143 Code Letters GBKG
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage	3,750 GRT 2,002 NRT 5,168 DWT
Length	344 ft (105 m)
Beam	48 ft (15 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine

Description

The ship was built in 1944 by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland.^[1] Yard number 760,^[2] she was launched on 7 July and completed in September.^[1]

The ship was 344 feet (105 m) long, with a beam of 48 feet (15 m).^[3] She was assessed at 3,750 GRT^[1] 2,002 NRT.^[4] Her DWT was 5,168.^[2]

The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine.

History

Empire Crest was built for the MoWT. She was placed under the management of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd.^[3] The Official Number 180143 was allocated.^[5] Her port of registry was Sunderland and the Code Letters GBKG were allocated.^[4] Empire Crest spent the war years sailing around the coast of the United Kingdom, with some voyages to France from December 1944.^[6]

In 1946, Empire Crest was sold to her managers and was renamed Bursa. In 1955, Bursa was sold to Shell Tankers Ltd and placed under the management of Shell Petroleum Co Ltd. She served until 1961 when she was scrapped at Sungei Perampuan, Singapore.^[1]