| Andromachi:
The Andromachi was a diesel powered cargo ship of 7,056 grt. originally built as the Empire Favour for the Ministry of War Transport (MOWT) at Caledon Yard No. 411 (Dundee). Managed by Clark and Service, she was launched 22 August 1945, completed in November of 1945, and was 431 feet in length and 56 feet in beam.
Sold to Britain Steamship Co., Ltd., London (Managers: Watts, Watts & Co., Ltd.) in 1947 and renamed Epsom. Acquired by Court Line Ltd., London (Managers: Haldin & Co., Ltd.) in 1950 and renamed Errington Court. (Also the 3rd ship of the Court Line to bear the name.) Sold to Cia. de Navi. Penelope S.A. Monrovia, Liberia in 1956 and renamed Penelope. (Liberian flag) Re-flagged to Greece in 1961. In 1964 sold to Dalia Cia. Nav. S.A. Piraeus Greece (Purvis Shipping Col., Ltd., London) and renamed Andromachi.
The Andromachi (when named the "Epsom").
On 25 June 1969, the Andromachi was hit by Israeli shelling and caught fire while at anchor at Suez. She was later towed to Adabiah (Suez) and scrapped in 1976.
References: http://www.mareud.com/Timelines/1946-2000.htm http://www.benjidog.co.uk/Court/index_files/Page3849.htm |
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