65:
246:
1810:
1793:
1805:
1785:
145:
131:
253:
138:
124:
314:
was launched on 6 January 1942 and completed on 31 March. She was 432 feet 7 inches (131.85 m) long, with a beam of 56 feet 3 inches (17.15 m) and a depth of 34 feet 3 inches (10.44 m). Her GRT was 6,959 with a NRT of 4,201.
1857:
1862:
1099:
658:
1270:
1867:
1872:
1847:
1852:
1500:
904:
1468:
860:
785:
609:
inches (1,503 mm) stroke. It was built by
Harland & Wolff. The engine could propel the ship at a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h).
1813:
1809:
1092:
233:
1511:
1114:
642:
1282:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
949:
944:
1804:
1800:
1209:
1085:
1039:
979:
555:
245:
1837:
1202:
397:
1517:
1423:
1124:
261:
1796:
1792:
1788:
1784:
1780:
1484:
1478:
897:
435:
1494:
1292:
506:
464:
296:
1573:
1533:
1527:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
939:
934:
1662:
1325:
1135:
1715:
1642:
1610:
1589:
1447:
1441:
1417:
1215:
1192:
1186:
1163:
1140:
451:
174:
493:
390:
1842:
1434:
1276:
1253:
890:
811:
434:
at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) to rendezvous with other ships that were to join the convoy there. At 04:00
299:(MoWT). She had a short career, being damaged by a torpedo and then sunk by gunfire on 18 August 1942.
180:
681:
1832:
1765:
1693:
1543:
1362:
1338:
1331:
1239:
1232:
1225:
1156:
1077:
709:
543:
1747:
1394:
1246:
864:
789:
652:
763:
734:
455:
1556:
1550:
1457:
1401:
638:
419:
288:
1736:
1583:
1563:
1298:
1150:
535:
427:
1407:
1309:
1264:
1179:
838:
563:
112:
1652:
1345:
64:
1826:
1672:
578:
458:
403:
386:
1682:
1351:
1315:
1067:
1055:
431:
343:
1384:
913:
676:
1758:
1063:
370:
284:
521:
508:
479:
466:
1173:
1059:
1051:
382:
362:
335:
492:. The other 35 crew, six DEMS gunners and two signalmen were picked up by
1725:
1631:
1620:
1367:
407:
339:
310:
was built by
Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow. She was yard number 1049.
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130:
1704:
447:
292:
137:
418:
Convoy TAW 13 departed from
Trinidad on 12 August 1942 and arrived at
123:
637:. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd.
439:
374:
366:
389:. On 1 August she picked up 25 survivors from the Clan Line ship
358:
270:
1081:
886:
882:
350:
was carrying a cargo of ammunition, guns, stores and tanks.
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was propelled by a four-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action
764:"A Look Back at My Life and Service in the Merchant Navy"
326:
had a short career, she was a member of two convoys.
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1113:
675:
1108:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1942
16:World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
1858:Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II
216:One 4SCSA oil engine, 490 hp (370 kW)
1093:
898:
710:"LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS"
8:
1863:World War II shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea
657:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1100:
1086:
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905:
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883:
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668:
461:. Two crew were killed. Her position was
758:
756:
754:
752:
633:Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995).
628:
626:
624:
622:
618:
396:, which had been torpedoed and sunk by
353:After leaving the convoy off Freetown,
833:
831:
829:
704:
702:
700:
698:
650:
554:Official Numbers were a forerunner to
252:
20:
192:432 ft 7 in (131.85 m)
7:
788:. Andrew Etherington. Archived from
566:1687091 and the Code Letters BCVC.
208:34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
200:56 ft 3 in (17.15 m)
534:. The rescued crew were landed at
14:
1868:Maritime incidents in August 1942
595:inches (750 mm) diameter by
550:Official Numbers and Code Letters
1873:Ships built by Harland and Wolff
1848:Steamships of the United Kingdom
1808:
1803:
1791:
1783:
338:on 12 April 1942 and arrived at
251:
244:
143:
136:
129:
122:
77:Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow
63:
1853:Ministry of War Transport ships
863:. Brian Watson. Archived from
1:
430:. The convoy headed for the
581:which had six cylinders of
265:Location of the sinking of
1889:
436:British Double Summer Time
1778:
1048:
930:
920:
297:Ministry of War Transport
162:
158:Sunk, 18 August 1942
46:Ministry of War Transport
27:
23:
542:are commemorated at the
454:, under the command of
357:delivered her cargo to
289:Harland & Wolff Ltd
287:which was built by G M
236:gunners and 2 signalmen
224:14 knots (26 km/h)
163:General characteristics
402:. They were landed at
385:and then departed for
334:Convoy OS 25 departed
369:. She then sailed to
283:was a 6,959 GRT
54:Hain Steamship Co Ltd
1838:Ships built in Govan
715:. Plimsoll Ship Data
262:class=notpageimage|
544:Tower Hill Memorial
518: /
499:, which later sank
476: /
1272:Fukuei Maru No. 15
922:By suffix, Empire
792:on 23 October 2012
786:"August 1st, 1942"
682:Miramar Ship Index
377:was taken aboard.
1820:
1819:
1205:George F. Elliott
1075:
1074:
867:on 6 October 2011
522:19.683°N 76.833°W
480:19.583°N 76.417°W
420:Key West, Florida
240:
239:
118:Code Letters BCVC
1880:
1812:
1807:
1795:
1787:
1771:
1753:
1742:
1731:
1720:
1710:
1699:
1688:
1677:
1667:
1657:
1647:
1637:
1626:
1615:
1594:
1578:
1568:
1538:
1522:
1506:
1503:R. Walther Darré
1489:
1473:
1463:
1452:
1429:
1412:
1389:
1373:
1356:
1320:
1304:
1287:
1259:
1220:
1197:
1168:
1145:
1129:
1102:
1095:
1088:
1079:
907:
900:
893:
884:
877:
876:
874:
872:
861:"Ship Index A-F"
857:
851:
850:
848:
846:
835:
824:
823:
821:
819:
808:
802:
801:
799:
797:
782:
776:
775:
773:
771:
760:
747:
746:
744:
742:
731:
725:
724:
722:
720:
714:
706:
693:
692:
690:
688:
679:
672:
663:
662:
656:
648:
635:The Empire Ships
630:
608:
607:
603:
600:
594:
593:
589:
586:
538:. Those lost on
536:Santiago de Cuba
533:
532:
530:
529:
528:
523:
519:
516:
515:
514:
511:
491:
490:
488:
487:
486:
481:
477:
474:
473:
472:
469:
446:was struck by a
442:) on 12 August,
393:Clan Macnaughton
373:where a load of
295:in 1942 for the
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254:
248:
148:
147:
141:
140:
134:
133:
127:
126:
68:
67:
59:Port of registry
21:
1888:
1887:
1883:
1882:
1881:
1879:
1878:
1877:
1823:
1822:
1821:
1816:
1799:
1774:
1756:
1745:
1734:
1723:
1713:
1702:
1691:
1680:
1670:
1660:
1650:
1640:
1629:
1618:
1608:
1602:Other incidents
1597:
1581:
1571:
1541:
1525:
1509:
1496:Clan Macwhirter
1492:
1476:
1466:
1455:
1432:
1415:
1392:
1376:
1363:Empire Corporal
1359:
1323:
1307:
1290:
1262:
1223:
1200:
1171:
1148:
1132:
1122:
1109:
1106:
1076:
1071:
1044:
926:
916:
911:
881:
880:
870:
868:
859:
858:
854:
844:
842:
837:
836:
827:
817:
815:
812:"Convoy TAW.13"
810:
809:
805:
795:
793:
784:
783:
779:
769:
767:
762:
761:
750:
740:
738:
733:
732:
728:
718:
716:
712:
708:
707:
696:
686:
684:
674:
673:
666:
649:
645:
632:
631:
620:
615:
605:
601:
598:
596:
591:
587:
584:
582:
572:
564:Official Number
552:
527:19.683; -76.833
526:
524:
520:
517:
512:
509:
507:
505:
504:
485:19.583; -76.417
484:
482:
478:
475:
470:
467:
465:
463:
462:
456:Kapitänleutnant
321:
305:
276:
275:
274:
264:
258:
257:
256:
142:
135:
128:
121:
113:Official Number
62:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1886:
1884:
1876:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1825:
1824:
1818:
1817:
1814:September 1942
1779:
1776:
1775:
1773:
1772:
1754:
1743:
1732:
1721:
1711:
1700:
1689:
1678:
1668:
1658:
1648:
1638:
1627:
1616:
1605:
1603:
1599:
1598:
1596:
1595:
1582:Unknown date:
1579:
1569:
1552:Star of Oregon
1539:
1523:
1507:
1490:
1474:
1464:
1453:
1430:
1413:
1403:British Consul
1390:
1374:
1357:
1321:
1305:
1288:
1260:
1221:
1198:
1169:
1146:
1130:
1119:
1117:
1111:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1097:
1090:
1082:
1073:
1072:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
931:
928:
927:
921:
918:
917:
912:
910:
909:
902:
895:
887:
879:
878:
852:
825:
803:
777:
748:
735:"Convoy OS.25"
726:
694:
664:
643:
617:
616:
614:
611:
571:
568:
551:
548:
503:by gunfire at
428:Vice-Commodore
422:on 23 August.
416:
415:
332:
331:
320:
317:
304:
301:
260:
259:
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226:
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218:
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201:
198:
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184:
183:
177:
169:
165:
164:
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159:
156:
152:
151:
150:
149:
119:
116:
107:
106:Identification
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102:
99:
95:
94:
93:6 January 1942
91:
87:
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83:
79:
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71:
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60:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
44:
40:
39:
34:
30:
29:
25:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1885:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1854:
1851:
1849:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1834:
1831:
1830:
1828:
1815:
1811:
1806:
1802:
1798:
1794:
1790:
1786:
1782:
1777:
1770:
1769:
1763:
1762:
1755:
1752:
1751:
1744:
1741:
1740:
1733:
1730:
1729:
1722:
1719:
1718:
1712:
1709:
1708:
1701:
1698:
1697:
1690:
1687:
1686:
1679:
1676:
1675:
1669:
1666:
1665:
1659:
1656:
1655:
1649:
1646:
1645:
1639:
1636:
1635:
1628:
1625:
1624:
1617:
1614:
1613:
1607:
1606:
1604:
1600:
1593:
1592:
1587:
1586:
1585:Empire Breeze
1580:
1577:
1576:
1570:
1567:
1566:
1565:West Lashaway
1561:
1560:
1554:
1553:
1548:
1547:
1540:
1537:
1536:
1531:
1530:
1524:
1521:
1520:
1515:
1514:
1508:
1505:
1504:
1498:
1497:
1491:
1488:
1487:
1482:
1481:
1480:A. Sibiryakov
1475:
1472:
1471:
1465:
1462:
1461:
1454:
1451:
1450:
1445:
1444:
1439:
1438:
1431:
1428:
1427:
1421:
1420:
1414:
1411:
1410:
1405:
1404:
1399:
1398:
1391:
1388:
1387:
1382:
1381:
1375:
1372:
1371:
1365:
1364:
1358:
1355:
1354:
1349:
1348:
1343:
1342:
1336:
1335:
1329:
1328:
1327:Almeria Lykes
1322:
1319:
1318:
1313:
1312:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1296:
1295:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1280:
1279:
1274:
1273:
1268:
1267:
1261:
1258:
1257:
1251:
1250:
1244:
1243:
1237:
1236:
1230:
1229:
1222:
1219:
1218:
1213:
1212:
1207:
1206:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1190:
1189:
1184:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1170:
1167:
1166:
1161:
1160:
1154:
1153:
1152:Empire Arnold
1147:
1144:
1143:
1138:
1137:
1131:
1128:
1127:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1103:
1098:
1096:
1091:
1089:
1084:
1083:
1080:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1047:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
932:
929:
925:
919:
915:
908:
903:
901:
896:
894:
889:
888:
885:
866:
862:
856:
853:
840:
839:"Empire Bede"
834:
832:
830:
826:
813:
807:
804:
791:
787:
781:
778:
765:
759:
757:
755:
753:
749:
736:
730:
727:
711:
705:
703:
701:
699:
695:
683:
678:
671:
669:
665:
660:
654:
646:
644:1-85044-275-4
640:
636:
629:
627:
625:
623:
619:
612:
610:
580:
579:diesel engine
576:
569:
567:
565:
561:
557:
549:
547:
545:
541:
537:
531:
502:
498:
497:
489:
460:
459:Karl Thurmann
457:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
413:
412:
411:
410:on 5 August.
409:
405:
404:Port of Spain
401:
400:
395:
394:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
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360:
356:
351:
349:
346:on 29 April.
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316:
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286:
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272:
268:
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247:
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187:
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178:
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166:
161:
157:
154:
153:
146:
139:
132:
125:
120:
117:
114:
110:
109:
108:
105:
104:
101:31 March 1942
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92:
89:
88:
84:
81:
80:
76:
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72:
66:
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58:
57:
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41:
38:
35:
32:
31:
26:
22:
19:
1843:Empire ships
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1760:
1749:
1738:
1727:
1716:
1706:
1695:
1684:
1673:
1663:
1653:
1643:
1633:
1622:
1611:
1590:
1584:
1574:
1564:
1558:
1551:
1545:
1534:
1528:
1518:
1512:
1502:
1495:
1485:
1479:
1469:
1459:
1448:
1442:
1436:
1425:
1418:
1409:Empire Cloud
1408:
1402:
1396:
1385:
1379:
1378:
1369:
1361:
1352:
1346:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1316:
1310:
1300:
1293:
1283:
1277:
1271:
1266:Empire Birch
1265:
1255:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1216:
1210:
1204:
1193:
1187:
1181:
1174:
1164:
1158:
1151:
1141:
1134:
1125:
1068:Victory ship
1056:Liberty ship
923:
914:Empire ships
869:. Retrieved
865:the original
855:
843:. Retrieved
816:. Retrieved
806:
794:. Retrieved
790:the original
780:
768:. Retrieved
739:. Retrieved
729:
717:. Retrieved
685:. Retrieved
634:
574:
573:
559:
553:
539:
500:
495:
443:
432:Panama Canal
426:carried the
423:
417:
398:
392:
378:
354:
352:
347:
344:Sierra Leone
333:
323:
322:
311:
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306:
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278:
277:
266:
179:42,019
36:
18:
1380:Empire Bede
1347:Santa Elisa
814:. Convoyweb
737:. Convoyweb
575:Empire Bede
562:had the UK
560:Empire Bede
556:IMO Numbers
540:Empire Bede
525: /
501:Empire Bede
483: /
444:Empire Bede
440:German time
424:Empire Bede
379:Empire Bede
355:Empire Bede
348:Empire Bede
324:Empire Bede
312:Empire Bede
308:Empire Bede
303:Description
280:Empire Bede
267:Empire Bede
232:37, plus 6
173:6,959
82:Yard number
37:Empire Bede
1833:1942 ships
1827:Categories
1674:Nino Bixio
1341:Manchester
1233:HMAS
1126:Empire Imp
1115:Shipwrecks
1064:Ocean ship
1050:See also:
845:29 October
818:29 October
796:29 October
770:29 October
741:29 October
719:29 October
687:29 October
613:References
570:Propulsion
546:, London.
381:sailed to
371:Port Sudan
285:cargo ship
213:Propulsion
1801:July 1942
1768:Vivacious
1766:HMS
1759:HMS
1748:USS
1737:HMS
1726:USS
1705:USS
1694:USS
1683:HMS
1632:USS
1621:USS
1544:USS
1458:USS
1435:USS
1395:HMS
1368:USS
1353:Waimarama
1339:HMS
1334:Foresight
1332:HMS
1317:Deucalion
1299:HMS
1256:Vincennes
1254:USS
1247:USS
1240:USS
1226:USS
1203:USS
1180:HMS
1157:USS
1136:Dureenbee
1060:Park ship
1052:Fort ship
677:"1168709"
653:cite book
496:Pimpernel
494:HMS
450:fired by
383:Cape Town
363:Port Said
336:Liverpool
98:Completed
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1685:Cheshire
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1235:Canberra
408:Trinidad
391:SS
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340:Freetown
90:Launched
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1664:Bolzano
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1559:Vardaas
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1486:Mutsuki
1426:Hanseat
1294:Dagabur
1228:Astoria
1224:9 Aug:
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510:19°41′N
471:76°25′W
468:19°35′N
448:torpedo
438:(06:00
293:Glasgow
168:Tonnage
74:Builder
69:Glasgow
28:History
1761:Vesper
1739:Eridge
1501:V 208
1424:V 312
1249:Quincy
1242:Jarvis
1211:Strale
1175:Mamutu
1159:Tucker
871:20 May
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414:TAW 13
375:cotton
319:Career
189:Length
115:168709
1750:Casco
1644:U-444
1591:U-578
1575:Ro-61
1535:Ro-33
1529:I-123
1470:Ryūjō
1449:U-654
1443:U-458
1419:U-464
1311:Cairo
1301:Eagle
1284:Scirè
1217:U-379
1194:U-612
1188:U-210
1182:Thorn
1165:U-372
1142:U-335
1035:Th–Ty
1030:Ta–Te
1025:Si–Sy
1020:Sa–Sh
950:Co–Cy
945:Ca–Cl
766:. BBC
713:(PDF)
452:U-553
399:U-155
367:Egypt
330:OS 25
221:Speed
205:Depth
43:Owner
1797:1943
1789:1942
1781:1941
1728:S-31
1654:Ohio
1634:S-17
1623:S-13
1557:RFA
1519:U-94
1460:Blue
1370:S-39
1278:Kako
873:2011
847:2009
820:2009
798:2009
772:2009
743:2009
721:2009
689:2009
659:link
639:ISBN
361:and
359:Aden
271:Cuba
269:off
234:DEMS
229:Crew
197:Beam
155:Fate
85:1094
33:Name
1717:I-8
1707:R-2
1532:, '
1040:U–Z
980:I–J
181:NRT
175:GRT
111:UK
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