SS Admiral Hardy
Hansa A type cargo ship
Admiral Hardy was a 1,929 GRT Hansa A type cargo ship that was built in 1944 by Stettiner Oderwerke, Stettin, Germany as Michael Ferdinand for Hugo Ferdinand Dampschiffs Reederi. She was seized in 1945 as a war prize and taken over by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as Empire Farrar. In 1949, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Admiral Hardy. She was sold to Norway in 1955. In 1965, she was sold to Panama and renamed Dumai Trader, serving until 1967 when she was scrapped.
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The ship was a Hansa A type cargo ship built in 1944 by Stettiner Oderwerke, Stettin, Germany. She was yard number 851.
The ship was 301 feet 3 inches (91.82 m) long overall (279 feet 7 inches (85.22 m) between perpendiculars), with a beam of 44 feet 3 inches (13.49 m). She had a depth of 18 feet 8 inches (5.69 m) and a draught of 18 feet 5 inches (5.61 m). She was assessed at 1,929 GRT, 935 NRT, 3,120 DWT. The ship was propelled by a 1,400 horsepower (1,000 kW) steam engine.
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