SS Empire Buckler
| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 979 |
| Launched | 30 June 1942 |
| Completed | September 1942 |
| Out of service | 17 December 1965 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Ran aground |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type Y4 Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m) |
| Depth | 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Empire Buckler was a 7,046 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1941 by Lithgows Ltd for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Postwar she was sold into merchant service, being renamed Ovingdean Grange, Sabrina, and Noemi, serving until she ran aground in 1965 and was declared a constructive total loss.