MV Ardingly was a coaster built in 1951 as a collier for Stephenson Clarke Shipping.[1] She carried coal from North East England to ports in Southern England until this trade declined early in the 1960s.[1] Stephenson Clarke then transferred her to carrying bulk cargoes including limestone and grain.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Ardingly |
| Operator | Stephenson Clarke Shipping,[1] Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Builder | SP Austin & Son Ltd,[2] Southwick, Sunderland |
| Yard number | 406[2] |
| Launched | 25 October 1950 |
| Completed | 1951[1] |
| Acquired | 1951[1] |
| Out of service | 1971[1] |
| Fate | Sold |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Ballyrobert[1] |
| Operator | John Kelly,[3] Belfast |
| Acquired | 1971[3] |
| Out of service | 1977[3] |
| Identification | IMO number: 5022778 |
| Fate | Sold |
 Cyprus[1] | |
| Name | MV Lucky Trader[1] |
| Acquired | 1977[1] |
| Out of service | 1982[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 5022778 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Piraeus, Greece, 1982[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Coaster |
| Tonnage | 1,473 GRT;[2] 1,930 long tons (2,160 short tons; 1,960 t) deadweight[2] |
| Length | 240 ft 0 in (73.15 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 4 in (11.07 m) |
| Draught | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) |
| Capacity | 1,860 long tons (2,080 short tons; 1,890 t)[2] |
Many Stephenson Clarke ships were named after places in South East England.[2] MV Ardingly may have been so named because one Stephenson Clarke director, Mr. P.G. Wallace, had been a pupil at Ardingly College in 1909.[1]
In 1971 Stephenson Clarke sold her and a sister ship, MV Steyning, to John Kelly[3] in Northern Ireland. Kelly renamed her MV Ballyrobert[1] after the village of Ballyrobert in County Antrim.
In 1977 Kelly sold her to a Cypriot operator who renamed her MV Lucky Trader.[1] She was sold for scrap and broken up in Piraeus near Athens 1982.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Landymore, B.E.; Gibbs, Ken (2010). "And then, Ardingly gave its name to...". Old Ardinian (30, Summer 2010). Old Ardinians Society: 6.
- ^ a b c d e f Johnson, Paul (1998–2010). "Stephenson Clarke Shipping Co". British Coastal and Short Sea Shipping Companies. Retrieved 28 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "John Kelly's Coal Boats". Irish Coast Shipping. Retrieved 28 June 2010.