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HMS LST 3035, a LST Mk.3
History
Name	LST 3507 (1944–48) Empire Gaelic (1948–60)
Owner	Admiralty (1944–48) Atlantic Steam Navigation Co (1948–60)
Operator	Royal Navy (1945–48) Atlantic Steam Navigation Co (1948–60)
Port of registry	Royal Navy (1945–48) London, United Kingdom (1948-60)
Ordered	1 February 1944
Builder	Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon
Yard number	562
Launched	28 October 1944
Commissioned	14 May 1945
Out of service	1960
Identification	Code Letters MAVR
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Landing Ship, Tank (1945–48) Ferry (1948–60)
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)

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.

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). She was assessed at 4,840 GRT.

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).

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. Ordered on 1 February 1944, she was launched on 28 October and commissioned on 15 May 1945. The Code Letters MAVR were allocated.

In 1948, LST 3507 was sold to the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company and converted to a ferry by Harland & Wolff, Govan. Following the rebuild, she was assessed at 4,291 DWT, 2,325 NRT, 1,970 DWT. She entered service in January 1949 on the Preston – Larne route.

Empire Gaelic had been withdrawn from service by May 1960 and laid up in the Holy Loch, where she was offered for sale. She was scrapped in September in Burcht, Antwerp, Belgium.

References

1. ^ "Ships for Sale". The Times. No. 54693. London. 9 June 1960. col G, p. 3.
2. ^ Mitchell, W. H.; L. A., Sawyer (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
3. "Amphibious-Warfare Ships (LST) Built in WWII". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
4. "HMS LST 3507 (LST 3507)". Uboat. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
5. "International List of Selected and Supplementary Ships" (PDF). Geneva: World Meteorological Organization. 1955.
6. "Empire G". Mariners. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
7. "Tank Landing Ship in Service". The Times. No. 51272. London. 6 January 1949. col E, p. 2.

External links

• Photograph of Empire Gaelic at Larne

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Other operators  Royal Australian Navy LST 3008 LST 3014 LST 3017 / Tarakan LST 3022 LST 3035 / Lae LST 3501 / Labuan  Hellenic Navy Achelaos (ex-LST 3503) Alfios (ex-LST 3020) Aliakmon (ex-LST 3002) Axios (ex-LST 3007) Pinios (ex-LST 3506) Strymon (ex-LST 3502)  Indian Navy Magar (ex-Avenger)  Royal Netherlands Navy LST 3010  Royal Army Service Corps Charles Macleod (ex-LST 3021) Evan Gibb (ex-LST 3037) Fredrick Glover (ex-LST 3001) Humphrey Gale (ex-LST 3509) Maxwell Brander (ex-LST 3024) Reginald Kerr (ex-LST 3009) Snowden Smith (ex-LST 3028)
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