Talk:Empire Sandy

Facts and References

The facts in this article are not entirely consistent with the Mitchell and Sawyer reference. It asserts that she was converted to a ferry in 1982 (Empire Sandy Inc., Canada) and converted to a schooner in 1985. Also most of the detail in this article is neither in Mitchel and Sawyer or on the official web site, so more refs are needed Viv Hamilton (talk) 20:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Ship info box data

Mitchell and Sawyer lists the following:

• Larch class tug
• launched 22.12.1942
• completed 7.1943
• built Clelands (Successors) Ltd., Willington Quay-on-Tyne
• 1948 Ashford (Risdon Beazley Ltd)
• 1952 Chris M (Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd., Canada)
• 1979 Empire SAndy (J. E. rogers, Canada)
• 1982 Converted to a ferry (Empire Sandy Inc., Canada)
• 1985 Converted to a three masted schooner

Larch class:

• 143 ft overall length
• 135 ft (bp)
• 30 ft breadth
• moulded depth 16ft
• Triple expansion engines developed 1,200 ihp
• Bunker capacity 340 tons

The official site lists the following:

• Built: Willington Quay-on-Tyne, U.K. 1943.
• Material: Steel.
• Sailing Rig: Tern Schooner.
• Auxiliary Diesel Power
• (Single Screw): CAT 3406-E.
• Length Overall: 203 ft.
• Beam: 30 ft.
• Draft: 13 ft.
• Mast: 116 ft.
• Sail Area 11,000 sq ft.
• Displacement: 740 tons.
• Gross Tonnage: 338 tons
• Net Tonnage: 120 tons.
• Hull Speed: 17 kts.
• Passenger Capacity: 275.
• Crew Compliment: 25.

Viv Hamilton (talk) 20:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)