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1944 EMPIRE BELLE, 1947 ELF, 1960 MARE JONIO
UK Navy Empire tug, Modified Warrior/Roach-class
Registered: LR47-48:06897 /LR50-51:58496 /LR56-57:59019 /LR60-61:59580
IMO 6907377 /(GBR)ON 180129 /(ITA)ON 78
257 GRT, (105.9'x30.1'x12.4' or 114'0"(105'0")x30'1"x11'11.3/8"(13'6"))
1 scr, T3cyl by "Walker Brothers (Wigan) Ltd" at Wigan, oil fired,
1000ihp
1943 -13/10: Launched by "J. Crown & Sons Ltd" at Sunderland
1944 -03/02: completed for the UK MOWT, handed over to "Townsend
Brothers Ferries Ltd" at London for onward delivery
(GBR flag, regd Sunderland, ON 180129, c/s MDCN)
1944 -xx/11: mng "Overseas Towage & Salvage Co Ltd" at London
1945 -02/08: taken over by the Admiralty, dispatched to Bombay, arrived
10/1945
1945 -16/11: sailed for Singapore
1947 -31/05: permanently allocated to the Admiralty
1956: renamed ELF
1960 -11/04: Sold to "Imprese Marittime Augustea SpA" at Palermo (ITA)
for £17,300, renamed MARE JONIO
(ITA flag, regd Siracuse, ON 78, c/s IPZY, 258 GRT, 27 NRT)
1972: reported transferred to the Italian Navy
1988 -xx/03: believed still in service
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