MV Argobeam
| History | |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
| Yard number | 289 |
| Launched | 10 July 1945 |
| Completed | November 1945 |
| Identification | United Kingdom Official Number 180352 (1945–60) |
| Fate | Scrapped 1968. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 427 ft 1 in (130.18 m) |
| Beam | 57 ft 0 in (17.37 m) |
| Depth | 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m) |
| Installed power | 2SCSA diesel engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Argobeam was a 7,130 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1945 as Empire Calshot for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946 she was sold and renamed Derrycunihy. A further sale in 1952 saw her renamed Argobeam. In August 1955 an engine room fire left her listing 40° to port and she was abandoned. She was salvaged, repaired and sold, being renamed Parkgate. In 1960 she was sold to Panama and renamed Panagos, serving until scrapped in 1968.