SS Habib Marikar
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Short Brothers Ltd |
| Yard number | 478 |
| Launched | 14 August 1943 |
| Completed | December 1943 |
| Maiden voyage | 16 December 1943 |
| Out of service | 3 November 1967 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Wrecked |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 431 ft 0 in (131.37 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) |
| Depth | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Installed power | 510 nhp |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Crew | 44 (Habib Malakar) |
Habib Marikar was a 7,067 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1943 by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham as Empire Duchess for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold into merchant service in 1949 and renamed Braemar Castle. A further sale in 1950 saw her renamed King James.
In 1958, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Tyne Breeze. Further sales in 1963 and 1964 saw her renamed Cathay Trader and Pearl Light respectively. In 1966, she was sold and renamed Habib Marikar. She was wrecked on 3 November 1967 when her engine failed whilst the ship was caught in Typhoon Emma. All but one of her crew were rescued by USS Navarro before the ship was driven ashore on the Paracel Islands and wrecked.