SS Tuxpam (1944)

History
Name
  • Empire Clydesdale (1944–1946)
  • Tuxpam (1946–1970)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1944–1946)
  • Secretario de Marina, Mexico (1946–1970)
Port of registry
  • Glasgow (1944–1946)
  • Mexico (1946–1968)
  • Mexico (1968–1970)
BuilderLobnitz & Co Ltd
Yard number966
Launched30 October 1944
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeSuction hopper dredger
Tonnage
Length256 ft 7 in (78.21 m)
Beam42 ft 1 in (12.83 m)
Depth19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Tuxpam was a 1,747 gross register tons (GRT) suction hopper dredger which was built in 1944 by Lobnitz & Co Ltd, Renfrew. She was laid down as Mazatlan for the Mexican Government but was requisitioned by the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) whilst under construction and launched as Empire Clydesdale. In 1946 she was transferred to the Mexican Government and renamed Tuxpam. The vessel was scrapped in 1970.

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