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''Maudie'' was a tanker that was built in 1920 by Lithgows, Port Glasgow, Scotland. Laid down as ''War Peshwa'' for the British Shipping Controller, she was completed as ''Maudie'' for a Norwegian company. In 1937, she was sold to Finland and renamed ''Angra''. A further sale in 1942 saw her renamed ''Mercator''. She was seized by Germany in 1944 and then seized by the United Kingdom as a prize of war, passing to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as ''Empire Crouch''. In 1946, she was returned to her Finnish owner and regained her former name ''Mercator''. A sale in 1956 saw her renamed ''Ruth Nurminen''. She served until scrapped in 1959. ==Description== The ship was built in 1920 by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. She was Yard Number 725.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Launched 1920: ss MAUDIE )〕 The ship was long, with a beam of .〔 As built, she had a depth of , and a draught of .〔 She was assessed at .〔 .〔 The ship was propelled by a 2,650 nhp triple expansion steam engine.,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ship Card #2438 )〕 which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Rankin & Blackmore, Greenock.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS )〕 It drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at . She was assessed as Ice Class IIA.〔 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 Maudie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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