HMT Empire Heywood Empire Haywood, Royal Navy
| City | Dundee Dùn Dèagh |
| Country | Scotland |
| Alternate Locations | |
|---|---|
| City | חיפה Haifa |
| State/ Province | חיפה |
| Country | ישראל |
| City | 香港 Hong Kong |
| Country | 中華人民共和國 |
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The designation HMT (His/Her Majesty's Troopship) replaced the RMS (Royal Mail Steamship) or SS (Steamship) designations on ships converted to troopship duty with the Royal Navy of Great Britain.
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HMT Empire Heywood was a 7,050 GRT cargo ship, built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee.
Launched: October 21, 1941
Completed: March 1942
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In 1946, HMT Empire Heywood was acquired by William France, Fenwick & Co Ltd, and renamed Arnewood.
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On the evening of February 9, 1947, LaNegev לנגב pulled by HMS Chieftain, entered Haifa חיפה, and the passengers were transferred to HMT Empire Haywood for interment on Cyprus Κύπρος.
Rafi Ben Zur cites: "When the passengers of the Lanegev arrived in Cyprus, in January, 1947, there were seven hundred internees already there. When we left, one year later, there were over thirty thousand, despite the monthly transfer of seven hundred and fifty to Palestine."
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In 1947, HMT Empire Heywood was acquired by Saint Line Ltd., and renamed Saint Gregory.
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In 1962, Saint Gregory HMT Empire Heywood was acquired by Stuart Navigation (Bahamas) Ltd, Hong Kong, and renamed Andros, and then, acquired by Escort Shipping Co., and renamed Abiko.
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In 1967, Abiko HMT Empire Heywood was acquired by to Pine Steamship Co, operated under the management of Mariner Shipping Co, Hong Kong.
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On March 15, 1967, Abiko HMT Empire Heritage arrived at Hong Kong for scrapping.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
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| 1 | Web Search | Refugees Were Frantic In Resistance, from Canadian Jewish Review |