SS Empire Gaelic
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
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Empire Gaelic was a ferry which was built in 1945 for the Royal Navy as the Landing Ship Tank, Mk.3 HMS LST 3507. She was converted into a ferry in 1948 and renamed Empire Gaelic, serving on the Preston – Larne route 1949–60, when she was scrapped.
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- LST 3507 (1944–48)
- Empire Gaelic (1948–60)
- Admiralty (1944–48)
- Atlantic Steam Navigation Co (1948–60)
- Royal Navy (1945–48)
- Atlantic Steam Navigation Co (1948–60)
Royal Navy (1945–48) 
London, United Kingdom (1948-60)
HMS LST 3035, a LST Mk.3 | |
| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Ordered | 1 February 1944 |
| Builder | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon |
| Yard number | 562 |
| Launched | 28 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 14 May 1945 |
| Out of service | 1960 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type |
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| Tonnage | 4,840 gross register tons (GRT) (1945–48), 4,291 GRT (1948–60) 2,325 net register tons (NRT) (1948–60), 1,970 tons deadweight (DWT) (1948–60) |
| Length | 345 ft 2 in (105.21 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Twin screw propellers |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Description
The ship was 345 ft 2 in (105.21 m) long overall, with a beam of 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m).a draught of 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m).[1] She was assessed at 4,840 GRT.[2]
The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine. The engine was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It drove twin screw propellers. The engine could propel the ship at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h).[1]
History
Landing Ship Tank, Mk.3 HMS LST 3507 was built in 1944 as yard number 562 by Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. Lauzon, Quebec for the Royal Navy.[3] Ordered on 1 February 1944, she was launched on 28 October and commissioned on 15 May 1945.[4] The Code Letters MAVR were allocated.[5]
In 1948,[6] LST 3507 was sold to the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company and converted to a ferry by Harland & Wolff, Govan.[7] Following the rebuild, she was assessed at 4,291 DWT, 2,325 NRT, 1,970 DWT.[1] She entered service in January 1949 on the Preston – Larne route.[2]
Empire Gaelic had been withdrawn from service by May 1960 and laid up in the Holy Loch, where she was offered for sale.[1] She was scrapped in September in Burcht, Antwerp, Belgium.[2]