SS Empire Galahad

	Murillo, seen here sometime between 1946 and 1952, was a later name of Empire Galahad.
History
Name	SS Empire Galahad (1942–46); SS Celtic Star (1946); SS Murillo (1946–52); SS Bogliasco (1952–54); MV Bogliasco (1954–63); MV Ocean Peace (1963–67);
Namesake	Sir Galahad (1942–46); Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1946–52); Bogliasco, Italy (1954–63);
Owner	MoWT (1942–46); Blue Star Line (1946); Lamport and Holt (1946–52); Industriale Maritime, Genoa (1952–63); Ocean Shipping & Enterprises (1963–67);
Operator	Blue Star Line (1942–52); Thereafter owner-operated.;
Port of registry	Greenock (1942–52); Genoa (1952–63); Panama (1963–67);
Builder	Lithgows, Port Glasgow
Yard number	970
Launched	18 May 1942
Completed	July 1942
Out of service	13 September 1967
Identification	UK official number 168985 (1942–52); Call sign BDYN (1942–52); ;
Fate	Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1967
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,046 GRT; tonnage under deck; 4,230 NRT; 9,170 dwt;
Length	432.2 ft (131.7 m)
Beam	56.2 ft (17.1 m)
Draught	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Depth	34.2 ft (10.4 m)
Propulsion	Until 1954 – 1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (J Kincaird & Co, Greenock).; After 1954 – 1 × 6-cylinder 2SC SA marine Diesel engine, (Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Trieste).;
Speed	10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Sensors and ; processing systems	wireless direction finding; echo sounding device;
Armament	DEMS (1942–45)

SS Empire Galahad was a refrigerated cargo ship built in 1942 and scrapped in 1967. She was also called SS Celtic Star (1946), SS Murillo (1946–52), SS Bogliasco (1952–54), MV Bogliasco (1954–63) and MV Ocean Peace (1963–67). She was built as a steamship, but in 1954 she was converted into a motor ship. She was scrapped in Taiwan in 1967.

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