SS Empire Bard
| History | |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee |
| Yard number | 396 |
| Launched | 30 December 1941 |
| Completed | March 1942 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,114 GRT |
| Length | 315 ft 5 in (96.14 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) |
| Depth | 23 ft (7.01 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine (North East Marine Engineering Co (1938) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne) 269 hp (201 kW) |
| Speed | 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h) |
Empire Bard was a 3,114 GRT heavy lift ship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed Angusburn and sold again in 1955 and renamed Brettenham. After a career lasting 29 years she was scrapped in 1971.