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SS ''Robin Doncaster'' was a cargo liner that was built in 1940 as a Type C2-S cargo ship by Bethlehem Steel Co, Sparrows Point, Maryland, United States for the United States Maritime Commission (USMC). On completion in April 1941, she was transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Curlew''. In 1942, she was transferred to the USMC, regaining her former name ''Robin Doncaster''. She was rebuilt as a troop transport, and entered service with the War Shipping Administration in January 1944. She was returned to the USMC in April 1946 and was sold to Seas Shipping Co Inc in 1948. In 1957, she was sold to Isbrandtsen Lines and was renamed ''Flying Gull''. Sold to American Export Lines in 1962, she served until she was scrapped in 1968. ==Description== The ship was built in 1940 by Bethlehem Steel Co, Sparrows Point, Maryland. She was Yard Number 4342,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=C2 Cargo Ships )〕 and cost $2,250,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Maritime Commission Design C2-S, Descriptions for MC-72 to 74 and 99 to 101 )〕 The ship was long overall ( between perpendiculars), with a beam of . She had a depth of , and a draft of . She was assessed at , .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Technical Specifications Maritime Commission Design C2-S )〕 Her DWT was 9,970.〔 The ship was propelled by two steam turbines, driving a single screw propeller of diameter.〔 The turbines were made by Bethlehem Steel's SR division, Quincy, Massachusetts.〔 Rated at 6,300 shp and driving the propeller at 85 rpm, they could propel her at a normal service speed of , with a maximum speed of .〔 As built, ''Robin Doncaster'' had a bale capacity of , or a grain capacity of , as well as capacity for of refrigerated cargo,〔 and special cargo space in five holds.〔 Carrying water and coal, she had a range of . She had a crew of 43 and could carry twelve passengers.〔 The ship had sixteen 5-ton derricks, one 10-ton derrick and one 30-ton derrick to allow loading and unloading of cargo.〔 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 Robin Doncaster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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