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''Empire Curlew'' was a 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. ==Description== The ship was built in 1945 by Harland & Wolff, Govan. She was Yard Number 1298,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Launched 1945: HMS LST 3042 )〕 The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of , and a summer draught of . She was assessed at , . The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine. The engine was built by Lobnitz, Renfrew.〔 It drove twin screw propellers and could propel the ship at .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LST (Mk 3) class )〕 In Royal Navy service, the ship had a complement of 14 and capacity for 90 troops. Armament was 8 x 20mm AA guns. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Empire Curlew (1945)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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