Empire Shelter

History

United Kingdom
Name:	Empire Shelter
Owner:	Ministry of War Transport
Operator:	Ellerman City Line
Builder:	George Brown & Co. Ltd., Greenock
Laid down:	1943, as HMS Barnard Castle (K594)
Launched:	3 October 1944
Completed:	1945, as Empire Shelter
In service:	16 April 1945
Out of service:	1954
Fate:	Scrapped, July 1955
General characteristics
Type:	Convoy rescue ship
Displacement:	1,060 long tons (1,077 t)
Length:	252 ft (77 m)
Beam:	37 ft (11 m)
Draught:	10 ft (3.0 m)
Installed power:	2,750 hp (2.05 MW)
Propulsion:	2 × water-tube boilers 1 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine Single screw
Speed:	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range:	9,500 nmi (17,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)

Empire Shelter was a ship originally laid down as the Castle-class corvette HMS Barnard Castle of the Royal Navy (pennant number K594), but converted to a convoy rescue ship before completion.

Convoy rescue ships accompanied some Atlantic convoys to rescue survivors from ships which had been attacked. Conversion to rescue service involved enlarging galley and food storage areas and providing berthing and sanitary facilities for approximately 150 men. Scrambling nets were rigged along the sides, and boats suitable for open sea work were substituted for normal lifeboats. Rescue ships normally included a small operating room for an embarked naval doctor and sick bay staff.^[1]

Empire Shelter was launched by George Brown & Co., Greenock on 3 October 1944, and brought into service on 16 April 1945. She was owned by the Ministry of War Transport and operated by Ellerman City Line,^[2] and sailed with six convoys.

In August of 1954 Empire Shelter sailed from Port Said, Egypt carrying soldiers and equipment of the Second Battalion The Green Howards that had been stationed in the Suez Garrison, Egypt, and took them to Famagusta, Cyprus where they disembarked and moved into 12 Mile Camp, Dhekelia, Cyprus under canvas.^[3]

Laid up in 1954 at Falmouth, the ship was scrapped in July 1955 at Burght in Belgium.^[2]

Barnard Castle is a small town in County Durham, England.

References

↑ Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939-1945. Naval Institute Press. p. 90. ISBN 1-55750-019-3.
1 2 Finch, Ted. "The "Empire" Ships : Empire S". mariners-l.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
↑ Craftsman Ronnie Bray, REME, attached to Support Company, The Green Howards, April 1954 to 1 August 1955.

Empire ships beginning with Empire Sa to Empire Sh, Empire Si to Empire Sy

Cargo ships	Empire Sailor Empire Salerno¹ Empire Salmonpool Empire Sambar² Empire Sarawak Empire Sceptre Empire Scott Empire Scout Empire Seabank¹ Empire Seabeach¹ Empire Seabird¹ Empire Sealue¹ Empire Seaboy¹ Empire Seabreeze¹ Empire Seabright¹ Empire Seabrook¹ Empire Seacoast¹ Empire Seafarer¹ Empire Seaflower¹ Empire Seafoam¹ Empire Seaforth¹ Empire Seafront¹ Empire Seagrass¹ Empire Seagreen¹ Empire Seagull¹ Empire Seahawk¹ Empire Seal Empire Sealion¹ Empire Seaman I Empire Seaman II Empire Seaport¹ Empire Seascape¹ Empire Seasheltie¹ Empire Seashore¹ Empire Seasilver¹ Empire Seaspray¹ Empire Seaview¹ Empire Seaward¹ Empire Seaway¹ Empire Seaworthy¹ Empire Sedge³ Empire Sedley Empire Selwyn Empire Sentinel¹ Empire Severn Empire Shackleton⁴ Empire Shearwater Empire Shelter Empire Shepherd³ Empire Shetland¹ Empire Shoal¹ Empire Sidney Empire Simba Empire Singapore Empire Skipper¹ Empire Sky Empire Sloane¹ Empire Snipe Empire Snow Empire Snowdrop¹ Empire Soar Empire Soldier Empire Sound¹ Empire Southey Empire Southwark Empire Southwold Empire Spartan Empire Spearhead Empire Spey Empire Spinel¹ Empire Spinney¹ Empire Splendour Empire Sportsman¹ Empire Spray⁴ Empire Spring⁴ Empire Springbuck Empire Springfjord Empire Squire Empire Stalwart Empire Standard Empire Stanley³ Empire Star (I)² Empire Star (II) Empire Starlight Empire Starling Empire Statesman Empire Steel Empire Steelhead Empire Stevedore Empire Stevenson Empire Storm Empire Story Empire Stour Empire Strait³ Empire Stream⁵ Empire Strength Empire Stroma Empire Stronghold Empire Stronsay Empire Stuart Empire Success Empire Summer Empire Sun Empire Sunbeam Empire Sunrise Empire Surf Empire Swale Empire Swallow¹ Empire Swan Empire Swordsman Empire Symbol

Dredgers and Hopper ships	Empire Sandboy Empire Sorceror

Landing ships	Empire Shearwater Empire Skua

Ocean liners	Empire Song⁶

Tankers	Empire Salisbury Empire Salvage Empire Sapphire Empire Saturn Empire Senlac Empire Settler¹ Empire Sheba Empire Silver Empire Spenser Empire Stickleback

Tugs	Empire Sally⁷ Empire Sam⁷ Empire Samson Empire Sandy⁸ Empire Sara⁷ Empire Seraph Empire Sheila Empire Shirley⁷ Empire Silas⁷ Empire Simon⁷ Empire Sinew⁷ Empire Sophy Empire Spitfire Empire Sprite Empire Spruce⁹ Empire Stella Empire Susan⁷ Empire Sybil⁷

A B Ca–Cl Co–Cy D E F G H I–J K L M N O P R Sa–Sh Si–Sy Ta–Te Th–Ty U–Z

1 Coaster 2 Refrigerated cargo ship 3 Collier 4 CAM ship 5 Ore carrier 6 Cargo liner 7 Coastal tug 8 Converted to a schooner, Active 9 Estuary tug

Castle-class corvettes

Royal Navy	Allington Castle Alnwick Castle Amberley Castle Bamborough Castle Barnard Castle Berkeley Castle Caistor Castle Carisbrooke Castle Denbigh Castle Dumbarton Castle Farnham Castle Flint Castle Guildford Castle Hedingham Castle (K491) Hedingham Castle (K529) Hadleigh Castle Hever Castle Hurst Castle Kenilworth Castle Knaresborough Castle Lancaster Castle Launceston Castle Leaside Castle Leeds Castle Maiden Castle Morpeth Castle Norham Castle Nunney Castle Oakham Castle Oxford Castle Pembroke Castle Pevensey Castle Portchester Castle Rayleigh Castle Rising Castle Rushen Castle Sandgate Castle Scarborough Castle Sherborne Castle Shrewsbury Castle Tamworth Castle Tintagel Castle Walmer Castle Woolvesey Castle York Castle

Royal Canadian Navy	Arnprior Bowmanville Copper Cliff Hespeler Humberstone Huntsville Kincardine Leaside Orangeville Petrolia St. Thomas Tillsonburg

Royal Norwegian Navy	Tunsberg Castle

People's Liberation Army Navy	Kuang Chou Wan Lee

Republic of China Navy	Kao An Te An

National Navy of Uruguay	Montevideo

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