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MV ''Derbyshire'' was an ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built in 1976 by Swan Hunter, as the last in the series of the ''Bridge''-class sextet. She was registered at Liverpool and owned by Bibby Line. She was lost on 9 September 1980 during Typhoon Orchid, south of Japan. All 42 crew members and two of their wives were killed in the sinking. At 91,655 gross register tons, she was—and remains—the largest British ship ever to have been lost at sea. ==History== ''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''. ''Liverpool Bridge'' and ''English Bridge'' (later ''Worcestershire'') were built by Seabridge for Bibby Line. The ship was laid up for two of its four years of service life.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bsnet.co.uk/derbyshire/ )〕 In 1978, ''Liverpool Bridge'' was renamed ''Derbyshire'', the fourth vessel to carry the name in the company's fleet. On 11 July 1980, on what turned out to be the vessel's final voyage, ''Derbyshire'' left Sept-Îles, Canada, her destination being Kawasaki, Japan. ''Derbyshire'' was carrying a cargo of 157,446 tonnes of iron ore. On 9 September 1980, ''Derbyshire'' hove-to in Typhoon Orchid some 230 miles from Okinawa, and was overwhelmed by the tropical storm killing all aboard. ''Derbyshire'' never issued a Mayday distress message.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/derbyshire/final_voyage.aspx )〕 The search for ''Derbyshire'' commenced on 15 September 1980 and was called off six days later when no trace of the vessel was found, and it was declared lost. Six weeks after ''Derbyshire'' sank, one of the vessel's lifeboats was sighted by a Japanese tanker. In June 1994, the wreck of ''Derbyshire'' was found at a depth of 4 km, spread over 1.3 km. A bronze plaque was placed on the wreckage as a memorial to those who were lost.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Derbyshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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