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373:. The ship had ramps at each end and was equipped with a 25-ton derrick in front of the superstructure, which was located amidships. Her design made her suitable for conversion to a minelayer. The United Kingdom
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The ship was 179 feet 5 inches (54.69 m) long, with a beam of 40 feet 2 inches (12.24 m). She had a depth of 11 feet 0 inches (3.35 m) and a draught of 9 feet
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was launched on 11 August 1942, and completed in
September of that year. She was built for the MoWT to the same design of a number of vessels built for the
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620:"LLOYDS REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS UNDER 300 TONS, TRAWLERS &c"
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518:, Italy the next day. She spent the next few months sailing the
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464:. She was a member of Convoy KMS 24, which departed from
340: inches (2.788 m). She was assessed at 716
502:, Algeria on 20 June and left it at BĂ´ne the next day.
498:, United States on 10 July. She joined the convoy at
303:. She served until December 1944, when she struck a
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486:was a member of Convoy HA 37A, which departed from
436:was a member of Convoy MKS 11, which departed from
1057:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1944
682:(Enter MBDW or Empire Dace in relevant search box)
506:was a member of Convoy TC 23, which departed from
472:, Egypt on 10 September. She joined the convoy at
1762:World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea
381:MBDW were allocated. Her port of registry was
299:(MoWT). In 1943, she was requisitioned by the
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317:Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
290:Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
114:Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
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589:Mitchell, W.H.; Sawyer, L.A. (1995).
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422:on 17 November. Her destination was
237:179 ft 5 in (54.69 m)
195:Struck mine and sunk 1 December 1944
1757:Maritime incidents in December 1944
245:40 ft 2 in (12.24 m)
72:Townsend Bros Ferries Ltd (1942-43)
57:Ministry of War Transport (1942-43)
410:on 18 October. She then sailed to
253:11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
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94:Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1942-43)
1742:Steamships of the United Kingdom
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648:"SS Empire Dace [+1944]"
444:on 10 April 1943 and arrived at
351:The ship was propelled by a 132
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1737:Ministry of War Transport ships
812:. Brian Watson. Archived from
315:The ship was built in 1941 by
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1727:Ships built on the River Tyne
356:triple expansion steam engine
261:Triple expansion steam engine
468:on 30 August and arrived at
322:. She was yard number 1754.
387:Townsend Bros. Ferries Ltd.
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514:on 15 July and arrived at
480:, Algeria on 2 September.
307:and sank in Greek waters.
295:, United Kingdom for the
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670:"Signal Letters Database"
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297:Ministry of War Transport
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269:11 knots (20 km/h)
200:General characteristics
1432:Benjamin Ide Wheeler
625:. Plimsoll Ship Data
537:On 1 December 1944,
371:Government of Turkey
104:Royal Navy (1943-44)
75:Royal Navy (1943-44)
60:Royal Navy (1943-44)
1752:Ships sunk by mines
559:Tower Hill Memorial
383:Newcastle upon Tyne
320:Newcastle upon Tyne
293:Newcastle upon Tyne
281:was a 716 GRT
1309:Schleswig-Holstein
871:By suffix, Empire
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1599:Schauenberg
1389:Alan-A-Dale
1103:Revoljucija
1086:Hawaii Maru
1076:Empire Dace
790:. Convoyweb
768:. Convoyweb
724:. Convoyweb
702:. Convoyweb
672:. Convoyweb
650:. Wrecksite
555:Empire Dace
547:Missolonghi
539:Empire Dace
522:, visiting
504:Empire Dace
484:Empire Dace
458:Empire Dace
456:. In July,
434:Empire Dace
408:Argyllshire
392:Empire Dace
377:165842 and
367:Empire Dace
344:, 268
311:Description
278:Empire Dace
119:Yard number
43:Empire Dace
36:Empire Dace
1722:1941 ships
1716:Categories
1459:John Burke
1394:HMCS
1064:Shipwrecks
1013:Ocean ship
999:See also:
569:References
462:Royal Navy
450:Lancashire
301:Royal Navy
258:Propulsion
1636:USS
1619:HMS
1608:HMS
1589:Nashville
1587:USS
1560:USS
1486:Porcupine
1484:USS
1419:Kiyoshimo
1411:HMS
1396:Clayoquot
1377:USS
1366:USS
1359:USS
1334:Zähringen
1314:USS
1301:USS
1294:USS
1273:USS
1266:USS
1255:HMS
1200:USS
1169:USS
1162:USS
1145:HMS
1128:USS
1113:Kishinami
1095:USS
1074:HMS
1009:Park ship
1001:Fort ship
541:struck a
534:, Italy.
470:Port Said
466:Gibraltar
446:Liverpool
420:Gibraltar
224:268
218:716
135:Completed
45:(1943-44)
38:(1942-43)
1628:30 Dec:
1617:26 Dec:
1606:25 Dec:
1596:14 Dec:
1579:13 Dec:
1499:31 Dec:
1482:30 Dec:
1472:29 Dec:
1450:28 Dec:
1440:27 Dec:
1409:26 Dec:
1386:24 Dec:
1375:22 Dec:
1357:21 Dec:
1341:19 Dec:
1303:Monaghan
1292:18 Dec:
1282:17 Dec:
1264:15 Dec:
1257:Aldenham
1253:14 Dec:
1243:13 Dec:
1209:12 Dec:
1198:11 Dec:
1188:10 Dec:
532:Brindisi
516:Cagliari
424:Freetown
127:Launched
67:Operator
1638:Orestes
1621:Affleck
1569:9 Dec:
1558:8 Dec:
1542:5 Dec:
1379:LST-563
1368:LST-749
1361:LST-460
1275:LST-738
1268:LST-472
1178:9 Dec:
1160:7 Dec:
1137:6 Dec:
1130:LSM-149
1120:5 Dec:
1110:4 Dec:
1093:3 Dec:
1083:2 Dec:
1072:1 Dec:
629:15 July
512:Tunisia
500:Bizerta
488:Taranto
474:Algiers
442:Algeria
362:History
335:⁄
283:coastal
213:Tonnage
111:Builder
25:History
1610:Dakins
1572:Jun'yĹŤ
1502:U-2530
1425:U-2342
1328:U-1209
1316:Spence
1224:YĹ«zuki
1147:Bullen
1097:Cooper
820:20 May
794:20 May
772:20 May
750:20 May
728:20 May
706:14 May
676:20 May
654:20 May
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563:London
524:Ancona
478:Bougie
396:Methil
234:Length
152:165842
1655:U-262
1582:MyĹŤkĹŤ
1562:Huron
1524:U-400
1518:U-196
1512:Ha-83
1475:U-322
1465:U-735
1443:U-877
1413:Capel
1350:Unryū
1344:U-737
1285:U-772
1246:U-365
1218:U-416
1212:Uzuki
1181:U-387
1164:Mahan
1153:U-297
984:Th–Ty
979:Ta–Te
974:Si–Sy
969:Sa–Sh
899:Co–Cy
894:Ca–Cl
623:(PDF)
508:Tunis
286:ferry
266:Speed
250:Depth
208:Ferry
52:Owner
1684:1945
1676:1944
1668:1943
1647:HMS
1551:Hira
1296:Hull
1202:Reid
1171:Ward
1123:Hozu
822:2011
796:2011
774:2011
752:2011
730:2011
708:2011
678:2011
656:2011
631:2011
595:ISBN
551:DEMS
545:off
543:mine
530:and
528:Bari
454:Oran
438:BĂ´ne
404:Oban
400:Fife
305:mine
276:HMS
242:Beam
205:Type
192:Fate
122:1754
41:HMS
30:Name
1236:Z36
1230:Z35
989:U–Z
929:I–J
353:nhp
346:NRT
342:GRT
226:NRT
220:GRT
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