When did the Derbyshire ship sink?
10 September 1980
Oil tanker in typhoon Judy, Japan Sea 1993 The Derbyshire was lost on either 9 or 10 September 1980 in typhoon Orchid.
How many ships get lost at sea each year?
Over the past few years, about 50 major ships have been lost annually. (Comprehensive figures from 2021 are not available yet, but Konrad said he doesn’t see evidence of any big jump last year.) Most of the time, the public has no reason to pay attention to these sinkings and collisions.
What happened to the Liverpool Bridge ship?
In 1978, Liverpool Bridge was renamed Derbyshire, the fourth ship to carry the name in the company’s fleet. On 11 July 1980, on what turned out to be the ship’s final voyage, Derbyshire left Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada, her destination being Kawasaki, Japan, though she foundered near Okinawa (Southern Japan).
What was the name of the last bridge class carrier ship?
Derbyshire was launched in late 1975 and entered service in June 1976, as the last ship of the Bridge -class combination carrier, originally named Liverpool Bridge. She and English Bridge (later Worcestershire and Kowloon Bridge) were built by Seabridge for Bibby Line. The ship was laid up for two of its four years of service life.
Who built the Seabridge bridge class ships?
The vessels were built by Seabridge for four different operators, hence their “Bridge” suffix names. The Bridge class was designed in the late 1960s. All were built by Swan Hunter at their newly acquired shipyard at Haverton Hill on the River Tees.
What kind of ship is a bridge class?
Model of English Bridge, one of the ships in the class. The Bridge class was a series of six combination carrier vessels built by Swan Hunter at their shipyard on the River Tees between 1971 and 1976. The vessels were built by Seabridge for four different operators, hence their “Bridge” suffix names.