SS Eastern Prince
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Eastern Prince |
| Owner | Prince Line Ltd. |
| Builder | Napier & Miller Ltd, Old Kilpatrick |
| Yard number | 266 |
| Launched | 29 Jan 1929 |
| Completed | June 1929 |
| In service | 1929 |
| Out of service | 1952 |
| Fate | broken up 25 Nov 1952 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Troopship |
| Tonnage | 10,926 tons |
| Length | 496.2 ft (151.24m) |
| Beam | 64.8 ft (19.75m) |
| Depth | 35.4 ft (10.79m) Draft 26.5 ft (8.08m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.56 km/h) |
Remarks
Built for the Prince Line and operated by them until sold to the Ministry for Transport in 1947 for use as a troopship, and renamed Empire Medway. The Eastern Prince made one journey from Colombo to Adelaide and return during 1942, and one from Singapore to Sydney via Labuan in 1946.
In 1952 she was withdrawn from serice and sent to the wreckers.