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''Habib Marikar'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1943 by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham as ''Empire Duchess'' for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold into merchant service in 1949 and renamed ''Braemar Castle''. A further sale in 1950 saw her renamed ''King James''. In 1958, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed ''Tyne Breeze''. Further sales in 1963 and 1964 saw her renamed ''Cathay Trader'' and ''Pearl Light'' respectively. In 1966, she was sold and renamed ''Habib Marikar''. She was wrecked on 3 November 1967 when her engine failed whilst the ship was caught in Typhoon Emma. All but one of her crew were rescued by before the ship was driven ashore on the Paracel Islands and wrecked. ==Description== The ship was built in 1943 by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. She was yard number 478.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=THE SUNDERLAND SITE - PAGE 056, SHIPBUILDERS - PAGE 22 )〕 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 J Dickinson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland.〔 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 Habib Marikar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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