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''Empire Duke'' was a cargo ship that was used during the Second World War in investigations into the metallurgical problems that Liberty ships were suffering from. ''Empire Duke'' was built in 1943 by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as an Empire ship. She was transferred to France in 1945 and renamed ''Lieutenant J Le Meur''. She was sold to Morocco in 1949 and renamed ''Zelidja''. In 1955, she was sold to Liberia and renamed ''Propontis'', not being renamed after a sale in 1957. She served until 1966, when she was scrapped in Taiwan. ==Description== The ship was built in 1943 by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. She was yard number 628.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=THE SUNDERLAND SITE – PAGE 063, SHIPBUILDERS – PAGE 24 )〕 The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at , .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS )〕 The ship was propelled by a 510 nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Duncan Stewart & Co Ltd, Glasgow.〔 It drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at .〔 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 Duke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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