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384:. 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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on 23 April. She was also a member of Convoy GUS 43, which departed from Port Said on 13 June and arrived at the
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631:"LLOYDS REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS UNDER 300 TONS, TRAWLERS &c"
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on 14 October 1942 as a member of Convoy EN 150, which arrived at
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475:. She was a member of Convoy KMS 24, which departed from
351: inches (2.788 m). She was assessed at 716
513:, Algeria on 20 June and left it at BĂ´ne the next day.
509:, United States on 10 July. She joined the convoy at
314:. She served until December 1944, when she struck a
497:was a member of Convoy HA 37A, which departed from
447:was a member of Convoy MKS 11, which departed from
1068:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1944
693:(Enter MBDW or Empire Dace in relevant search box)
517:was a member of Convoy TC 23, which departed from
483:, Egypt on 10 September. She joined the convoy at
1773:World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea
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392:MBDW were allocated. Her port of registry was
310:(MoWT). In 1943, she was requisitioned by the
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396:. She was placed under the management of
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328:Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
301:Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
125:Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
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600:Mitchell, W.H.; Sawyer, L.A. (1995).
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463:on 23 April. She left the convoy at
433:on 17 November. Her destination was
248:179 ft 5 in (54.69 m)
206:Struck mine and sunk 1 December 1944
1768:Maritime incidents in December 1944
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256:40 ft 2 in (12.24 m)
83:Townsend Bros Ferries Ltd (1942-43)
68:Ministry of War Transport (1942-43)
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421:on 18 October. She then sailed to
264:11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
25:
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1758:Auxiliary ships of the Royal Navy
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105:Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1942-43)
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659:"SS Empire Dace [+1944]"
455:on 10 April 1943 and arrived at
362:The ship was propelled by a 132
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1748:Ministry of War Transport ships
823:. Brian Watson. Archived from
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1738:Ships built on the River Tyne
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367:triple expansion steam engine
272:Triple expansion steam engine
479:on 30 August and arrived at
333:. She was yard number 1754.
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398:Townsend Bros. Ferries Ltd.
10:
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1778:Ships built by Swan Hunter
525:on 15 July and arrived at
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318:and sank in Greek waters.
306:, United Kingdom for the
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681:"Signal Letters Database"
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308:Ministry of War Transport
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568:are commemorated at the
280:11 knots (20 km/h)
211:General characteristics
1443:Benjamin Ide Wheeler
636:. Plimsoll Ship Data
548:On 1 December 1944,
382:Government of Turkey
115:Royal Navy (1943-44)
86:Royal Navy (1943-44)
71:Royal Navy (1943-44)
1763:Ships sunk by mines
570:Tower Hill Memorial
394:Newcastle upon Tyne
331:Newcastle upon Tyne
304:Newcastle upon Tyne
292:was a 716 GRT
1320:Schleswig-Holstein
882:By suffix, Empire
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733:"Convoy KX.6"
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711:"EMPIRE DACE"
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1016:Liberty ship
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874:Empire ships
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825:the original
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757:. Warsailors
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1660:Charlestown
1610:Schauenberg
1400:Alan-A-Dale
1114:Revoljucija
1097:Hawaii Maru
1087:Empire Dace
801:. Convoyweb
779:. Convoyweb
735:. Convoyweb
713:. Convoyweb
683:. Convoyweb
661:. Wrecksite
566:Empire Dace
558:Missolonghi
550:Empire Dace
533:, visiting
515:Empire Dace
495:Empire Dace
469:Empire Dace
467:. In July,
445:Empire Dace
419:Argyllshire
403:Empire Dace
388:165842 and
378:Empire Dace
355:, 268
322:Description
289:Empire Dace
130:Yard number
54:Empire Dace
47:Empire Dace
18:Empire Dace
1733:1941 ships
1727:Categories
1470:John Burke
1405:HMCS
1075:Shipwrecks
1024:Ocean ship
1010:See also:
580:References
473:Royal Navy
461:Lancashire
312:Royal Navy
269:Propulsion
1647:USS
1630:HMS
1619:HMS
1600:Nashville
1598:USS
1571:USS
1497:Porcupine
1495:USS
1430:Kiyoshimo
1422:HMS
1407:Clayoquot
1388:USS
1377:USS
1370:USS
1345:Zähringen
1325:USS
1312:USS
1305:USS
1284:USS
1277:USS
1266:HMS
1211:USS
1180:USS
1173:USS
1156:HMS
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545:, Italy.
481:Port Said
477:Gibraltar
457:Liverpool
431:Gibraltar
235:268
229:716
146:Completed
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1628:26 Dec:
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1264:14 Dec:
1254:13 Dec:
1220:12 Dec:
1209:11 Dec:
1199:10 Dec:
543:Brindisi
527:Cagliari
435:Freetown
138:Launched
78:Operator
1649:Orestes
1632:Affleck
1580:9 Dec:
1569:8 Dec:
1553:5 Dec:
1390:LST-563
1379:LST-749
1372:LST-460
1286:LST-738
1279:LST-472
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1171:7 Dec:
1148:6 Dec:
1141:LSM-149
1131:5 Dec:
1121:4 Dec:
1104:3 Dec:
1094:2 Dec:
1083:1 Dec:
640:15 July
523:Tunisia
511:Bizerta
499:Taranto
485:Algiers
453:Algeria
373:History
346:⁄
294:coastal
224:Tonnage
122:Builder
36:History
1621:Dakins
1583:Jun'yĹŤ
1513:U-2530
1436:U-2342
1339:U-1209
1327:Spence
1235:YĹ«zuki
1158:Bullen
1108:Cooper
831:20 May
805:20 May
783:20 May
761:20 May
739:20 May
717:14 May
687:20 May
665:20 May
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574:London
535:Ancona
489:Bougie
407:Methil
245:Length
163:165842
1666:U-262
1593:MyĹŤkĹŤ
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1535:U-400
1529:U-196
1523:Ha-83
1486:U-322
1476:U-735
1454:U-877
1424:Capel
1361:Unryū
1355:U-737
1296:U-772
1257:U-365
1229:U-416
1223:Uzuki
1192:U-387
1175:Mahan
1164:U-297
995:Th–Ty
990:Ta–Te
985:Si–Sy
980:Sa–Sh
910:Co–Cy
905:Ca–Cl
634:(PDF)
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297:ferry
277:Speed
261:Depth
219:Ferry
63:Owner
1695:1945
1687:1944
1679:1943
1658:HMS
1562:Hira
1307:Hull
1213:Reid
1182:Ward
1134:Hozu
833:2011
807:2011
785:2011
763:2011
741:2011
719:2011
689:2011
667:2011
642:2011
606:ISBN
562:DEMS
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554:mine
541:and
539:Bari
465:Oran
449:BĂ´ne
415:Oban
411:Fife
316:mine
287:HMS
253:Beam
216:Type
203:Fate
133:1754
52:HMS
41:Name
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940:I–J
364:nhp
357:NRT
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