ARRAN IMO No 5025251

[coasterspotter]

Arran seen at the swinging basin with an Everard coaster berthed at Gas Works Quay. Undated.

Built:1944
GRT: 500
Flag: Netherlands

Paul Allen collection reproduced with kind permission from Terry Bird

[Dierk Bauer]

Hi Paul, guess info of her can only be obtained by our dutch friends, got some hits on http://www.kustvaartforum.com

She used to be a Landing craft, being converted to a cargo ship at Harlingen, first one was called ORCA

Miramar is not correct, if this is the same vessel, as you can see for yourself, if she was converted as trawler, why did she founder with a cargo of corn??

Quote:
IDNo: 6111620 Year: 1941
Name: ARRAN Keel: 25.7.40
Type: Trawler (naval) Launch Date: 16.11.40
Flag: GBR Date of completion: 29.4.41
Tons: 545
DWT: 735 Yard No: 671
Length overall: 50.0
LPP: 45.7 Country of build: GBR
Beam: 8.4 Builder: Cook, Welton & Gemmell
Material of build: Location of yard: Beverley
Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn): 1T-12
Naval or paramilitary marking : N
A: *
End: 1962
Subsequent History:
[1949 cv to trawler, 458gt] - [1956 re-engined 1D] - 46 ASSAN REIS - 52 PROF.HENKING - 56 BERTA KIENASS
Disposal Data:
foundered 51.53N/4.41E 31.1.62 [Amsterdam-Copenhagen, corn]
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[HANS A]

She is the former LCT 460 built 1944

[Dierk Bauer]

Thank you very much Hans

Guess you know about the ORCA too,
her details and history according to Miramar:
IDNo: 6135287
Year: 1945
Name: LCS(R)-12
Flag: GBR
Type: Landing craft (rkt)
Launch Date: 23.8.45
Tons: 270
Length overall: 47.1
Beam: 6.8
Country of build: GBR
Builder: Tees-Side Bridge
Location of yard: Middlesbrough
Ship Design: LCGM
Number of
screws/Mchy/ 2D
Naval or paramilitary marking : N
A: *

Subsequent History:
[1949 rebuilt 62.5m oa/57.4m pp x 9.2m beam, 500gt, cv to cargo ship] - 49 ORCA - 51 NIGERIA

End: 1958
Disposal Data:
wrecked & blew up near Vanka, Rann of Kutch 21.6.58

[Jan Hendrik]

A bit confusing here.

I got following photos:

Arran stated as built in 1944

Nigeria , stated as built in 1943, this one could be the ex ORCA??

Just see what you can make of it.
Jan

[Dierk Bauer]

ARRAN IMO No 5025251

Hi Paul,Jan and Hans, thank you very much for providing these informations,

am sorry for the long delay, but got a lot "on my plate"

Did find out that the USN and RN both had LCT with number 460 in their service.

Thanks to the Forum/Site "Scottish Built Ships" I did find some interesting information.

Here is the link:

http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=18997

hope that my screenshots do comply with the complicating, often confusing copyright laws....will delete if being asked too