MV Derbyshire
Model of Derbyshire's sister ship, English Bridge | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner | Bibby Line |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Builder | Swan Hunter |
| Yard number | 57 |
| Launched | 5 December 1975 |
| Completed | June 1976 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7343805 Call sign: GULK |
| Fate | Lost with all hands on 9 September 1980 during Typhoon Orchid. |
| Notes | Largest British ship ever lost at sea |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bridge-class combination carrier |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 294.2 m (965 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 44.3 m (145 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 18.44 m (60 ft 6 in) |
| Ice class | A1 |
| Installed power | B&W 8K98FF |
| Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
| Capacity | ~160,000 tonnes of cargo |
| Crew | 42 |
MV Derbyshire, originally named Liverpool Bridge, was a British ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built in 1976 by Swan Hunter, as the last in the series of the Bridge-class sextet. She was registered at Liverpool and owned by Bibby Line.
Derbyshire was lost on 9 September 1980 during Typhoon Orchid, south of Japan. All 42 crew members and 2 of their wives were killed in the sinking. At 91,655 gross register tons, she is the largest British ship ever to have been lost at sea.