SS Empire Gaelic

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
Ordered1 February 1944
BuilderDavie Shipbuilding, Lauzon
Yard number562
Launched28 October 1944
Commissioned14 May 1945
Out of service1960
Identification
  • Code Letters MAVR
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & type
Tonnage4,840 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)
Length345 ft 2 in (105.21 m)
Beam54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
Draught10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionTwin screw propellers
Speed10 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.

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