MV Gloucester (1941)

Cargo vessel

History
Name| MV Gloucester (1941)
Owner| 1941–1966: New Zealand Shipping Company
Operator| 1941–1966: New Zealand Shipping Company
Port of registry|
Builder| Alexander Stephen and Sons
Yard number| 575
Launched| 12 March 1941
Out of service| 1966
Fate| Scrapped 1966 in Kaohsiung
General characteristics
Tonnage| 8,532 GRT
Length| 450 ft (140 m)
Beam| 60 ft (18 m)
Speed| 15 Knots

MV Gloucester (1941) was a cargo vessel operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company from 1941 to 1966. It was mainly intended to transport fruit from New Zealand to the United Kingdom.[1]

## War service

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The ship was included in several of the North Atlantic convoys between America, Canada and Great Britain.

* Convoy HX 161 Departed Halifax on 21 November 1941 and arrived Liverpool on 6 December[2]
* Convoy ON 050 Liverpool 24/12/41
* Convoy HX 228 NYC 28/02/43
* Convoy UC 027 Belfast Lough 23/06/44
* Convoy CU 060 NYC 27/02/45
* Convoy UC 063B LIVERPOOL 11/04/45

## Fate

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In 1966 she was sold to Greece and renamed Consulate and scrapped shortly afterwards.

## References

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1. ^ The fruit annual and directory. 1950
2. ^ The Allied Convoy System. Arnold Hague