Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

Memories of the Royal Naval School, Malta, 1947 - 1978.

LST Empire Nordic
L3026. Built by Blyth Dry Dock & SB Co Ltd 1944. HMS Charger in 1946. Commercial charter to Ministry of Transport. In 1955 it was chartered by the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company for the [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlyX7h_SCQU]Transport Ferry Service[/url]  and named Empire Nordic.  Recalled for Suez 1956. In operation until 1966 on a regular service between Tilbury and Antwerp. Broken up in the Far East.

LST Empire Nordic

L3026. Built by Blyth Dry Dock & SB Co Ltd 1944. HMS Charger in 1946. Commercial charter to Ministry of Transport. In 1955 it was chartered by the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company for the Transport Ferry Service and named Empire Nordic. Recalled for Suez 1956. In operation until 1966 on a regular service between Tilbury and Antwerp. Broken up in the Far East.

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