SS Empire Cameron

St. Margaret in Antwerp
History
Name
  • 1941: Empire Cameron
  • 1946: St. Margaret
  • 1960: Agna
Owner
  • 1941: Ministry of War Transport
  • 1946: Shakespear Shipping Co Ltd
  • 1951: South American Saint Line Ltd
  • 1960: Agna Cia Naviera SA
Operator
  • 1941: Strick Line
  • 1943: Shakespear Shipping Co Ltd
  • 1946: South American Saint Line Ltd
  • 1960: Tharros Shipping Co Ltd
Port of registry
BuilderWm Denny & Bros, Dumbarton
Yard number1358
Launched19 November 1941
CompletedDecember 1941
Identification
Fatescrapped in Japan, 1963
General characteristics
Typecargo ship
Tonnage7,015 GRT, 5,175 NRT, 9,207 DWT
Length
  • 448 ft 6 in (136.70 m) overall;
  • 432.2 ft (131.7 m) registered
Beam56.3 ft (17.2 m)
Draught24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) summer
Depth34.2 ft (10.4 m)
Decks2
Installed powertriple-expansion engine; 320 NHP
Propulsion1 × screw
Speed9.5 knots (18 km/h)
Sensors &
processing systems
Armamentas built: DEMS
Notessister ship: Empire Guinevere

SS Empire Cameron was a cargo steamship. She was built in Scotland in 1941 for the UK Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946, South American Saint Line bought her and renamed her St. Margaret. In 1963, Lebanese owners bought her and renamed her Agna. She was scrapped in Japan in 1963.

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