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water to depot ships and warships they also replenished the LBWs. This method of replenishment was in operation until D-Day plus forty when it became possible to use the captured channel ports. Their respective peacetime crews manned the Store and
Replenishment crews of all the ships and barges albeit dressed in naval uniform; the ten CHANTS (Channel Tankers) were allocated to the Beach services of the Royal Navy.
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521:
384:, others under control of the Royal Navy carried diesel, petrol and water, all destined for the advancing armies. This particular class of ship was not renowned for its stability and when loaded had to carry much ballast, as well as cargo in their tanks they also carried up to ten tons of lubricating oil on deck and were well armed considering their vulnerability. On D-Day plus three
570:. As there was no means to land the Hurricane on the ship again, it was only possible for a single launch and the aircraft then had to return to land or ditch in the sea. However they did provide important convoy cover when no other air cover was available. Eight requisitioned private ships and 27 Empire ships served as CAM ships. Ten of the Empire ships were lost in service.
1539:), were completed to the same design as an order from the Government of Turkey. They had ramps at both ends and could carry passengers and vehicles but could also be converted for minelaying. They were also equipped with a 25-ton derrick at the front of the superstructure amidships. They were 716 gross tons, length 179 feet (55 m) and breadth 40 feet (12.2 m).
1348:(LST Mark 3) had a speed of eleven knots and were 4,820 tons when loaded. The length was 330 ft and the breadth 54 ft. The bridge and engines were aft. A bow ramp gave access to the interior and onto the open upper deck. 168 troops could be accommodated in narrow dormitories. Landing craft were generally only identified by number (for example
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which kept the United
Kingdom supplied with raw materials, arms, ammunition, fuel, food and all of the necessities of a nation at war throughout World War II literally enabling the country to defend itself. In doing this they sustained a considerably greater casualty rate than almost every branch of
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to join 29 previously-requisitioned ships. The requisitioned passenger ships had a speed of 11 to 12 knots to enable them to catch up with the convoys travelling at 10 knots after completing their rescue operations. Convoy rescue ships were also generally armed with AA guns for protection when they
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of around 9,900 gross tons was introduced with a length of 475 feet (145 m) and a breadth of 64 feet (19.5 m). Thirteen "Empire"-prefixed standard class cargo liners were completed. Another was laid down intending to be given the prefix but was acquired by the Royal
Netherlands Government
318:
Empire F was a series of small coasters of 142 feet (43 m) in length with a gross tonnage of 410 GT. with one single diesel engine, two holds and two 1.5 tons derricks. The hull was the same as the small coastal tanker series (CHANT); despite being a completely separate class from the tankers,
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At the end of the war, tankers were released from requisition as they completed voyages after 31 December 1945 and dry cargo ships after voyages completed after 2 March 1946. However, passenger and troopships were still involved in the repatriation of servicemen, prisoners of war and refugees. The
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and in the assaults on German-held ports of
Western Europe. In June 1944 ninety-seven Empire merchant ships were involved in the cross-channel convoys that carried troops and supplies ready for the Normandy invasion. Empire landing craft were involved in the assault phase, and Empire coasters were
911:
Two classes of ship were based on the
Scandinavian design general cargo ship. The smaller 'three island' type of around 2,800 gross tons were built between 1941 and 1944. These vessels played an important role as crane ships in unloading the Arctic convoys at the Russian ports. In the three island
309:
The PF(C) design was introduced in 1942 to handle heavier military equipment, and was equipped with one 50-ton, one 30-ton, five 10-ton and five 5-ton derricks. PF(C) were around 7,320 gross tons. The later PF(D) was similar to PF(C), at 7,370 tons, but could be distinguished by a full-height poop
502:
The 'Norwegian' type were slightly larger and were constructed only by two builders, Sir James Laing & Sons, at
Sunderland (who had built the prototype) and by Furness Shipbuilding Co, Ltd. The first of the type were fitted with 3,800 horsepower (2,800 kW) triple expansion steam engines,
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The beach craft were refuelled by a shuttle service of coastal tankers that bunkered in southern UK ports whilst five 12,000 ton tankers carried the water, two always at the beachhead with the remaining three in transit. From the two tankers at the beachhead other smaller tankers then shipped the
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beached at Le Hamel carrying 200 tons of oil fuel for the RAF needed for the building of runways previously LBO's had carried out this duty with the muscle power supplied by the infantry on their hand pumps. Finally some of the Chants were used as accommodation ships as there uses diminished and
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In 1942, shipowners who had lost ships (either as a casualty of war or requisitioned by the
Government) during the war, were able to buy ships built for the Government. Such ships were then managed by the shipowner on behalf of the Ministry of War Transport, until the end of the war. Tramps and
174:
Empire ships were supplements to
Britain's normal peacetime merchant fleet, swelling its wartime numbers to 12,000, then the largest merchant ship fleet in the world. Approximately 4,000 ships on the British register were lost between 1939 and 1945, a considerable number being sunk during the
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415:
drove ashore on the crest of a wave, straight up the beach, through a hedge and landed in a field the right way up. After discharging her precious cargo to army bowsers she was dragged back to her natural element and towed home, the author
Captain E. E. Sigart made the observation that
903:) bore little resemblance to the small Harbour or Docking tugs seen in most large ports and often worked alongside the naval tugs of His Majesty's Rescue Tug service, the only distinctions being that they were crewed by Merchant Seamen and flew the Red Ensign instead of the White.
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took control of all shipbuilding and repairs, including merchant shipping. From that date, ships could only be built either on orders of the
Admiralty or, for private owners, under licences that required the ships to be built to Admiralty specifications of wartime requirements.
619:, and orders for tankers and tramps. By 1941 there was criticism that ships being built were too slow. A few fast ships (capable of 15 to 16 knots (28 to 30 km/h)) were however being built; many of them with refrigerated capacity. In 1942 a new standard for a fast
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were sometimes known as the 'Three twelves type', being about 12,000 tons deadweight with a speed of around 12 knots (22 km/h) and a fuel consumption of 12 tons per day. They were used for the transport of fuel and also for refuelling at sea. Some were fitted with
326:
gunners was available and several vessels were modified after the war to make better use of all the spaces. The major shortfall of the class was undoubtedly their poor deadweight carrying capacity coupled with their varied engine fit, particularly those with the
1783:, to be scuttled in a line to give protection to the small craft. The blockships were stripped before setting out in convoy across the channel. Empire tugs were used to ensure the safe crossing. On reaching Normandy they were scuttled in five groups, codenamed
166:
New Empire ship construction represented an enormous undertaking that included classes of freighters, tankers, aircraft carriers, fast cargo liners, tank landing ships, deep-sea salvage and rescue tugs and several other categories. Total production
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so the aircraft were able to land again. The merchant air carriers were adapted standard grain ships or oil tankers. The grain ships had a flight deck of 413 feet (126 m) to 424 feet (129 m) ft and a breadth of 62 feet (18.9 m). A
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were two of this type) intended to carry bulky and heavy cargo such as locomotives and tugs. The ships had three large unobstructed cargo holds and heavy lifting equipment. The first pair of ships built for the Ministry of War Transport,
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then took three months to tow the components of the harbours from where they were constructed to assembly areas on the South Coast. Between 7 June 1944 and the end of July, the tugs towed the materials across the channel to Normandy.
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were lost during the war. They were all built in 1944 and had a gross register of just over 400 tons and a deadweight of 400 tons. They measured 148 ft oa by 27 ft beam. They had oil engines giving them a speed of 7½ knots.
319:
the dry cargo Empire Fs were always known by coasting seamen as "CHANTs", possibly because they had the same hull form and initially all the tankers were sold to foreign owners and therefore there was no conflict in nomenclature.
150:
Empire ships came from two main sources: new construction, and capture and seizure. New Empire ships were built for the MoWT or obtained from the United States to increase Britain's shipping capacity and offset losses to German
912:
class, the boiler was amidships and the cargo handling was grouped around three 'islands' on the superstructure, at the stern, bow and amidships. Ten ships were built in the later and larger (3,500 gross tons)
226:
entered the Second World War on 3 September 1939, preparations had been in hand to put the shipping industry of Britain on a war footing. All shipbuilders had specified the capability of their yards to produce
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engine which caused problems in all the vessels in which they were fitted. Four Empire F class and one Empire S class vessels crossed the Atlantic in the late fifties for service on the St. Lawrence River:
1841:. Between 19 and 23 June 1944 a severe gale, damaged many of the Mulberry harbours and wrecked some of the blockships. Additional blockships were added in July 1944, including one more Empire ship,
1352:). However, some were completed as merchant ships after the end of hostilities. Seven were charted from the Ministry of War Transport as ferries and given the "Empire" prefix, operating between
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turned turtle when manoeuvring under full helm, fortunately her entire crew were rescued later, carrying a full load of petrol she was towed away from the beach and sunk by a British destroyer.
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Empire ships were also transferred to the representatives of governments of countries that had been invaded by Germany, in recognition of the losses suffered by the fleets of Britain's allies.
887:, were powered by steam turbines to provide more speed and power. These ships were able to carry smaller vessels, such as tugs and landing craft, to support combat operations around the world.
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were sold to France in 1946 retaining their names. The remaining survivors served various ship owners until their eventual scrapping mostly in the fifties and sixties. The last Chant vessel (
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Germany was waging against Britain's sea transport around the globe. Others were captured or seized from enemy powers and some were acquired by requisition or normal purchase or lease.
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were separated from the convoy and vulnerable to enemy attack. The five Empire ships were 1,333 gross tons, length 236 feet (72 m), breadth 36 feet (11.0 m) with a speed of
607:
aircraft. The oil tankers had longer flight decks – 461 feet (141 m) – but no hangars. Three Swordfish reconnaissance planes were stowed at the aft end of the flight deck.
506:
The design for the 'Wave' prefixed faster tankers was introduced in 1943. With a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h), these fast tankers were able to operate outside the convoys.
5541:
5546:
430:
In wartime all ships carried the prefix "Chant" followed by a number. A total of 43 were built and were named Chant 1–12; Chant 22–28; Chant 42–45 and Chant 50–69.
1173:
2456:
2669:
Three Empire ships and a number of US ships were built or transferred to the Polish Government in 1942–43. One was built directly for Poland in 1942 as
2594:
2552:
2468:
2438:
2097:
2058:
1920:
1848:
1474:
1253:
1185:
1095:
1018:
787:
763:
262:, formed in October 1939 quickly adopted a standard naming system, applying the prefix "Empire" for all merchant ships built in Great Britain for the
5516:
2971:
2546:
2212:
1986:
1815:
1217:
1161:
1089:
1041:
1035:
1000:
994:
3151:
3097:
3055:
3025:
3007:
2989:
2588:
2558:
2480:
2474:
2444:
2432:
2420:
2414:
2329:
2230:
2218:
2162:
2156:
2116:
2038:
1938:
1809:
1155:
1059:
1053:
1047:
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1006:
883:
877:
871:
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647:
392:, this time carrying water performed a similar evolution a short while later. It was then decided to bring all the class into the confines of the
3145:
3085:
3049:
3037:
2977:
2935:
2899:
2695:
2462:
2450:
2288:
2266:
2248:
2242:
2224:
2168:
2144:
2110:
2070:
2020:
1592:
1486:
1480:
1450:
1409:
1283:
1179:
1107:
1101:
1083:
1077:
1071:
1065:
1030:
988:
793:
781:
718:
706:
699:
2983:
2947:
2711:
2600:
2570:
2274:
2260:
2180:
2174:
2150:
1831:
1586:
1456:
1167:
1119:
687:
675:
654:
642:
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were built to a standardised prefabricated design. The ships were 425 feet (130 m) in length with a beam of 56 feet (17.1 m), with a
2671:
5526:
3214:
3163:
3043:
2953:
2582:
2576:
2564:
1837:
1580:
1574:
1504:
1498:
751:
712:
681:
3157:
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1926:
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Four vessels all of 2,922 gross tons, length 315 feet (96 m) and breadth 44 feet (13.4 m) were built as ore carriers. These were
757:
626:
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In the early part of the war shipyard capacity was fully engaged with naval ships, including aircraft carriers, repairs to ships following
4721:
Of the numerous Empire ships that have been wrecked over the years, at least two have become features on tourist beaches. The 7,055
818:
4611:
In 1946 numerous British-built Empire ships, as well as ex-German prize ships were offered for sale or for three- or five-year charter.
812:
5521:
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of around 10,000 tons and a speed of around 10 knots (19 km/h). The first standard to be used was the PF(B) of about 7,050
503:
later models with 3,300 horsepower (2,500 kW) diesel engines and finally with 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kW) diesel engines.
5531:
1876:
3219:
5511:
5323:
4130:
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Twenty-four Empire ships were purchased by the French Government after liberation in 1945. All were transferred in 1945–46.
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4448:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in North Atlantic while out from Sydney, NS., bound for Leith and London, 10 September 1941
89:
4804:
407:
had been hit by an enemy shell in her engine room and disabled but still continued to fuel anything that came alongside.
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and operated by Merchant Shipping companies (notably the United Towing Co.). These ocean going vessels (armed under the
61:
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1880:
900:
323:
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after the landings had been completed most returned to the UK and after the war were sold on to commercial operators.
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was the only British merchantman to fly proudly the Red Ensign and discharge her cargo, literally in a foreign field.
5270:
5123:
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108:
563:
5453:
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5368:
5363:
4140:
132:
68:
5292:
266:. With some exceptions, the prefix was also extended to purchased or requisitioned ships and to those acquired as
4484:– torpedoed by German aircraft and blew up while on passage from Hull to Russia via North Cape, 13 September 1942
1732:
1239:
Twin screw hopper with bottom doors – 683 gross tons, length 167 feet (51 m) breadth 33 feet (10.1 m):
4410:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 300 miles W. of the North Cape while on passage from Hull via Reykjavík to
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the armed services and suffered great hardship. Seamen were aged from fourteen through to their late seventies.
5458:
5398:
4010:
1209:
Twin screw hopper dredgers: about 2,600 gross tons, length 285 feet (87 m) breadth 52 feet (15.8 m):
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46:
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involved in the beaching of supplies and in ferrying cargo from the larger merchant ships anchored off-shore.
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3575:
3453:
3309:
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government therefore converted several captured German passenger ships to Empire troop ships. These included
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310:(which was only half height in the PF(C)). Some had 250,000 cubic feet (7,100 m) of refrigerated space.
75:
3800:
3786:
3756:
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3479:
42:
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The bulk of these ships came under the Ministry of War Transport and carried oil to the storage tanks at
263:
4099:
New York – Glasgow and never seen again – presumed sunk by U-boat, 11 March 1943 (date of last sighting)
57:
5316:
1223:
Suction hopper dredger – 1,747 gross tons, length 256 feet (78 m), breadth 42 feet (12.8 m):
4563:
4116:
1728:
579:
574:
140:
4822:
3342:– torpedoed by U-boat and later sunk by German aircraft off the North African coast, 7 February 1943
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4440:– disappeared after convoy dispersed and never seen again, 15 February 1942 (date of last sighting)
4048:
3475:
4304:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 105 miles out from Durban bound for Trinidad, 13 October 1942
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colliers built before 1942 were sold on in this way, although some smaller ships remained unsold.
203:
4842:
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since 1966. She is a sight popular with Iranian tourists, particularly at sunset. The 7,355
4444:
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knots (30.6 km/h). After the war they were used as troopships in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Twelve of the landing craft were recalled to service and given "Empire" names in 1956 during the
1205:
for example in maintaining clear navigation channels and to acquire aggregates from the sea bed.
35:
1345:
4744:
4722:
4661:
4325:
4324:, 7 April 1942 (date of sailing). Subsequently, confirmed as having been torpedoed and sunk by
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4265:
4084:
3957:
3845:
3734:
3688:
3678:
3620:
3557:
3505:
3395:
3230:
1724:
1715:
1685:
1202:
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class, which had the boiler aft and the cargo handling grouped around the fore- and main-mast.
299:
248:
176:
4404:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat while in convoy from Liverpool to Halifax, NS, 28 December 1942
5506:
5309:
4457:
4208:– bombed by German aircraft off N.W. coast of Scotland, sinking two days later, 26 March 1941
3417:
1610:
1604:
692:
411:
was driven ashore after capsizing during the gales of 18/20 June when loaded with petrol and
168:
143:(MoWT), which owned them and contracted their operation to various shipping companies of the
3725:
via Cape Town while 280 nautical miles (520 km) south east of New York on 24 April 1942
1295:
Bucket dredger – 512 gross tons, length 160 feet (49 m) breadth 36 feet (11.0 m):
4872:
3548:– dropped out from convoy and disappeared on 9 February 1942 – presumed torpedoed by U-boat
2797:
2737:
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gunners. Also many British and Canadian merchantmen carried volunteer naval gunners called
1674:
1231:
Bucket dredger – 938 gross tons, length 195 feet (59 m), breadth 40 feet (12 m):
259:
8:
5536:
4379:
3895:
3833:
3795:
3459:
3208:
2755:
2655:
1361:
928:
895:
A number of Salvage and Rescue Tugs were built during the war and most were owned by the
244:
82:
4398:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat while about 300 miles E. of Halifax, NS, 21 November 1942
640:(transferred on completion to the French colonial Gouvernement général de l'Indochine),
4594:
4157:
4106:
4064:
4057:– attacked by Axis aircraft and sunk by torpedo off North African Coast, 16 August 1943
4000:
3854:
3614:
3569:
3551:
3288:
3127:
1614:
1328:
524:
295:
4578:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 900 miles E. of Cape Finisterre, 28 December 1942
4500:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 150 miles S. of Halifax, NS, while en route from
3785:
and Tampa, 7 September 1941 (date of sailing) – later confirmed torpedoed and sunk by
562:
ships, were merchant cargo ships operating with the convoys and converted to launch a
5266:
5119:
4281:
3750:
3447:
3440:
3190:
One hundred and eighty two Empire ships were lost through enemy action, including to
3179:
3115:
2893:
2815:
2643:
2396:
2079:
1975:
1964:
1884:
1796:
1736:
1697:
1649:
1492:
1225:
371:
274:
4771:
4572:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 250 miles W. of the Hebrides, 15 September 1940
1743:
The success of the Normandy invasion depended on the successful construction of the
603:
on the lower deck was equipped with a lift to the flight deck and accommodated four
5265:(2nd ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd.
4665:
4472:
Oban after reporting engine trouble on the 21st, 19 November 1940 (date of sailing)
4202:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 250 miles N.W. of the Hebrides, 25 August 1940
4187:
3905:
3629:
3525:
3465:
3357:
3346:
3337:
3330:
3253:
3133:
3121:
3109:
2917:
2791:
2779:
2773:
2743:
2649:
2534:
2121:
2046:
1980:
1958:
1744:
1643:
1462:
1271:
1265:
861:
843:
739:
669:
604:
393:
156:
4584:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 500 miles E. of Cape Farewell, 2 October 1941
4546:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 250 miles W. of Cape Finisterre, 5 March 1943
3934:– torpedoed and sunk while in convoy by U-boat in North Atlantic, 23 February 1942
1847:, and two of the former Empire ships that had been transferred to the Norwegians:
806:
The design of the heavy lift ship was based on a Norwegian design with a prefix –
5296:
4696:
4541:
4501:
4491:
4454:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 200 miles S.E. of Madagascar, 17 August 1943
3825:
3782:
3776:
3637:
3588:
3499:
3370:
3172:
3139:
3103:
3091:
3019:
2761:
2749:
2725:
2637:
2631:
2625:
2540:
2384:
2296:
2280:
2091:
1995:
1944:
1825:
1803:
1309:
1303:
1297:
1289:
1277:
1259:
1247:
1241:
1137:
940:
825:
663:
358:
328:
2333:
were later placed with the Gouvernement Generale de L'Indo-Chine, along with 10
1547:
Three vessels of 215 to 222 gross tons were built as water carriers. These were
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4828:
4756:
4748:
4535:
4511:
4043:
3710:
3428:
3381:
3079:
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3061:
3013:
3001:
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2905:
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2827:
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2785:
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2619:
2613:
2504:
2487:
Nineteen Empire ships were transferred to the Norwegian Government in 1941–42.
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2206:
2188:
2085:
2052:
1970:
1952:
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1661:
1637:
1549:
1467:
1315:
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1211:
1143:
1131:
976:
946:
934:
837:
745:
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727:
381:
334:
223:
4590:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat while in convoy in Bay of Biscay, 29 March 1943
4019:– bombed and sunk by German aircraft 400 miles W. of Gibraltar, 11 August 1941
3665:– shelled and sunk by German surface raider SW of Cape Town, 12 September 1942
1779:
Before D-Day, sixty old merchant ships and four old warships were selected as
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4365:
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1900:
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1444:
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1333:
1149:
1113:
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958:
855:
831:
496:
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340:
128:
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4762:
4364:– bombed and sunk by German aircraft off the North Cape while en route from
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2348:
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1914:
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1535:
1397:
982:
952:
546:
136:
4120:
3781:– lost without trace while sailing in ballast on voyage from Liverpool to
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4736:
4679:
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4411:
4389:
4347:
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3695:
3661:
3654:
3649:
3493:
3421:
3375:
3301:
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2881:
2833:
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2402:
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2354:
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2200:
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2138:
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1932:
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1701:
1655:
1529:
1523:
1418:
970:
922:
849:
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ships. Their role was defensive in protection of the convoys. Unlike the
404:
346:
291:
267:
236:
232:
228:
160:
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while en route from New York to Halifax, NS, and Hull, 16 September 1942
4196:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off West coast of Ireland, 16 August 1940
537:
191:
5482:
5286:
4849:
4731:
4336:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 200 miles N.W of the Azores while
4321:
4147:
3963:
3941:
3762:
3722:
3703:
3581:
3334:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off the West African coast, 15 July 1942
3274:
3258:
3237:
3195:
3191:
2959:
2839:
2719:
2528:
2132:
1768:
1764:
1756:
252:
5066:
The second ship to carry the name, the former being torpedoed in 1942.
3872:, 12 March taken in tow, sank after further air attacks, 13 March 1941
5478:
5470:
4887:
4701:
4639:
4599:
4552:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in the North Atlantic, 22 October 1942
4521:
4351:
3740:
3514:
on 19 August 1942 with the loss of three crew members. The Dutch tug
3351:
2687:
2680:
1780:
1430:
487:
240:
5050:
5048:
5035:
5033:
131:
that was given a name beginning with "Empire" in the service of the
24:
5118:] (in Polish). Gdańsk: Polnord Wydawnictwo Oskar. p. 315.
4999:
4997:
4995:
4993:
4956:
4954:
4952:
4650:
4629:
4355:
4320:– disappeared after sailing from Halifax en route to Table Bay and
4214:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in North Atlantic, 14 October 1942.
4074:
4003:, set on fire, and later sunk by companion ships, on 13 August 1942
3986:
3859:
3770:
3674:
3608:
3566:
on 1 October 1943 – not same ship as ship of same name sunk in 1940
3511:
3471:
3433:
3387:
3323:
3305:
3199:
1887:
gunners. Merchant seamen crewed the merchant ships of the British
1684:
Empire ships were generally involved in convoy duty, including the
1198:
567:
555:
515:
471:
5045:
5030:
4462:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in North Atlantic, 23 October 1942
4375:
4245:
4238:
4039:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in North Atlantic, 8 December 1940
3972:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in North Atlantic, 15 October 1941
3806:
3766:
3744:
3408:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in North Atlantic, 1 November 1940
3282:
3246:
3203:
2029:
1991:
1772:
1752:
1357:
1353:
616:
303:
5009:
4990:
4978:
4966:
4949:
1201:
and hopper vessels were used for the collection or discharge of
396:
until a Royal Navy Constructor could carry out stability tests.
5301:
4909:
4907:
4683:
4478:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in North Atlantic, 24 March 1942
4291:
4228:
4167:
3925:
3563:
3537:
3226:
600:
520:
152:
4924:
4922:
5192:
5180:
5143:. No. 50376. London. 14 February 1946. col C, p. 2.
5093:
5091:
5089:
5087:
5085:
5083:
5081:
4715:
4598:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat while on passage from Hull to
4431:
4255:
3699:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in North Atlantic, 12 May 1942
3294:
1709:
1518:
1422:
1365:
725:
1942 onwards, standard fast cargo liners (9,900 gross tons):
4904:
3707:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in mid Atlantic, 12 June 1941
322:
Accommodation was good because the five berth cabin for the
302:. These incorporated one 30-ton, two 10-ton and eight 5-ton
4919:
4654:
3593:
2608:
More were transferred to the Norwegian Government in 1946.
2104:
Twenty-nine Empire ships were transferred or built for the
1426:
896:
5110:
Miciński, Jerzy; Huras, Bohdan; Twardowski, Marek (1999).
5078:
182:
4602:
when about 600 miles W. of Philadelphia, 24 January 1942.
4510:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 600 miles E. of the
4468:– disappeared on a voyage from Freetown to Middlesbrough
3222:. Some of the blockships were later raised and scrapped.
3220:
sacrificed as blockships to support the Normandy invasion
3178:† denotes those ships transferred under the terms of the
2013:
5261:
Mitchell, William Harry; Sawyer, Leonard Arthur (1990).
4430:– sunk due to explosion of cargo of munitions while off
4166:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 100 miles out from
3950:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off Trinidad, 11 May 1944
5109:
4558:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in North Atlantic while
4180:
near Point Armour, Belle Isle Strait, 26 September 1941
4073:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 150 miles S.W. of
3904:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat between Spitsbergen and
3641:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 200 miles S.E. of
5027:
Dear, I. 'The Tattie Lads' (London: Bloomsbury, 2016).
3293:– lost without trace April 1942 about 150 miles S. of
2001:
4490:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 800 miles W. of
4374:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat while on passage from
4156:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 500 miles E. of
4129:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 500 miles E. of
3940:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 200 miles N. of
3273:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat about 350 miles W. of
1723:
They took an active role supporting the invasions of
2018:
Ten Empire ships and one Ocean type American tramp,
281:
3995:– attacked by Axis aircraft near Cape Son while in
1708:convoys, including those supporting the defence of
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
5542:World War II auxiliary ships of the United Kingdom
3743:at 240 nautical miles (440 km) north west of
545:listing before her capture on 6 March 1940; later
5547:World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom
4330:, about 300 miles NE of Bermuda, on 10 April 1942
4237:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off West coast of
3858:– torpedoed, shelled, and sunk by U-boat between
3633:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat, 11 September 1941
3225:A considerable number of the losses were sunk by
2702:A number of Empire ships were transferred to the
1747:. These were prefabricated ports, constructed at
5498:
3444:– struck mine off Normandy and sank, 2 July 1944
3257:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat while on passage
1704:; coastal convoys around the shores of Britain;
906:
3878:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat, 8 February 1942
5260:
5198:
5186:
5097:
5054:
5039:
5015:
5003:
4984:
4972:
4960:
4940:
4928:
4913:
4227:– bombed and sunk by German aircraft while in
4047:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat 40 miles S. of
3683:some 200 nautical miles (370 km) east of
5317:
4115:– bombed and sunk by German aircraft off the
3924:– torpedoed and sunk by Italian aircraft off
3536:while en route from Loch Ewe to New York via
3362:– struck a mine and sank off St. Ann's Head,
1883:or DEMS gunners. The American ships carried
646:(converted to a troopship in the shipyard),
5132:
4670:, a cargo ship built in Germany in 1939 as
4619:At least three Empire ships survive today:
3604:– bombed and sunk by German aircraft while
3432:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat West of the
3322:– torpedoed and sunk about 500 miles E. of
2108:and several American-built ships including
1823:at Ouistreham included three Empire ships:
5324:
5310:
5075:Commonwealth War Graves Commission records
4628:, built as a tug, has been converted to a
4368:to North Russia via Reykjavík, 27 May 1942
4089:off East coast of Madagascar, 15 July 1943
3791:on 15 September 1941 while in mid-Atlantic
1795:at Juno Beach included four Empire ships:
1421:and used as military transport ferries in
4538:, distress call received 27 February 1941
4388:– struck a mine and sank two miles N. of
1974:were smaller troopships operating in the
159:, bombing and other enemy actions in the
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
5517:Auxiliary search and rescue ship classes
5116:A book of Polish ships 1918-1945. Vol. 3
5112:Księga statków polskich 1918–1945. Tom 3
4009:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat while in
3386:– torpedoed and sunk after passage from
3378:by German aircraft on 13 September 1942.
1899:
1714:
1332:
536:
519:
470:
5254:
5171:
4941:Mitchell, W. H.; Sawyer, L. A. (1965).
3914:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off the
3836:, to Newport, Montreal, 22 January 1941
1193:
183:Introduction of standard specifications
5499:
5226:
3653:– struck mine and sank at entrance to
2014:Ships transferred to other governments
1598:
5305:
1688:bringing essential supplies from the
1360:from September 1946 and also between
1322:
399:Others carried out sterling service,
5527:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
5214:. Canterbury, Kent: The Steam Museum
4878:List of ship classes of World War II
4606:
4346:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat near
4033:, 23 February 1943 (date of sailing)
3821:, Belle Isle Strait, 4 November 1941
1875:Empire ships were armed. There were
1712:and Arctic convoys to North Russia.
835:were diesel powered. The remainder,
610:
509:
186:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
5234:"William Watkins Ltd, managed tugs"
4735:, has been beached on the coast of
4520:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off
4186:– sunk by enemy surface raider off
4063:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off
4025:– lost without trace while sailing
3884:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off
3850:off the Algerian Coast, 18 May 1943
3592:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off
3350:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat off
3206:and blockships. The first lost was
2002:Losses and disposal of Empire ships
801:
13:
4105:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in
3868:– attacked by German aircraft off
3492:– torpedoed and sunk by U-boat in
1895:
1881:Defensively equipped merchant ship
365:
14:
5558:
5280:
4700:) was still in active service in
4649:is preserved as a museum ship at
4420:– sunk due to collision with the
3739:while en route to Alexandria via
3242:– wrecked on Peckford Reef while
3218:in 1945. Eight Empire ships were
2032:between the years 1941 and 1943.
1542:
282:Types of ships built for the MOWT
5522:Auxiliary transport ship classes
5331:
4841:
4821:
4803:
4784:
4770:
190:
133:Government of the United Kingdom
23:
5532:Ministry of War Transport ships
5204:
5165:
5147:
5103:
5069:
5060:
4534:and Halifax, NS, bound for the
2028:type ships were transferred to
1990:operated as troopships between
1567:
34:needs additional citations for
5174:Dictionary of Disasters at Sea
5021:
4934:
4530:– lost in storm en route from
4340:Glasgow – Tampa, 13 April 1942
4141:German auxiliary cruiser
3978:– blown ashore and wrecked on
3625:off Trinidad, 28 November 1942
3424:, on or around 9 February 1941
3416:– lost without trace on-route
3374:– torpedoed and sunk South of
1696:; military convoys around the
1679:
493:triple expansion steam engines
1:
5512:Auxiliary repair ship classes
4945:. Liverpool, UK: Sea Breezes.
4883:List of ships of World War II
4310:– struck a mine and sank off
3540:and abandoned on 10 June 1942
3474:– torpedoed and sunk east of
3185:
907:Scandinavian type cargo ships
16:Type of British merchant ship
5199:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
5187:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
5098:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
5055:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
5040:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
5016:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
5004:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
4985:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
4973:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
4961:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
4943:Empire Ships of World War II
4929:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
4914:Mitchell & Sawyer (1990)
4898:
4614:
4095:– strayed from convoy while
3989:to New York, 15 January 1942
3894:– struck mine and sank near
2337:-type Canadian-built ships.
1700:to prosecute the war in the
7:
4861:
4264:– torpedoed and damaged by
3817:– wrecked 11 miles west of
3805:south-east of the islet of
1763:, and even as far north as
661:Refrigerated cargo liners:
634:Non-standard cargo liners:
313:
10:
5563:
5139:"Enemy Ships for Russia".
4714:) was still in service in
3721:en route from New York to
2706:during and after the war.
1672:
1668:
1602:
1512:
1326:
580:Merchant aircraft carriers
572:
556:Catapult-armed merchantmen
513:
466:
369:
273:From 1 February 1940, the
5467:
5349:
5339:
5172:Hocking, Charles (1994).
4231:, Algeria, 2 January 1943
4176:– sunk in collision with
3862:and Barbados, 8 July 1942
3715:- torpedoed and sunk by
3657:, Greece, 1 December 1944
3212:in 1940 and the last was
2024:, as well as a number of
1613:were completed as Empire
697:(originally laid down as
575:Merchant aircraft carrier
286:
141:Ministry of War Transport
4290:– torpedoed and sunk by
4139:– sunk by German raider
4123:to Murmansk, 27 May 1942
4083:– torpedoed and sunk by
3956:– torpedoed and sunk by
3844:– torpedoed and sunk by
3799:– torpedoed and sunk by
3755:– torpedoed and sunk by
3733:– torpedoed and sunk by
3677:– torpedoed and sunk by
3619:– torpedoed and sunk by
3611:– Iceland, 11 April 1942
3574:– torpedoed and sunk by
3556:– torpedoed and sunk by
3452:– torpedoed and sunk by
3326:by U-boat, 4 August 1942
3308:– torpedoed and sunk by
463:) was scrapped in 2002.
169:numbered in the hundreds
139:. Most were used by the
4765:, Romania, since 1968.
2126:were also transferred.
1870:
890:
4761:, has been beached at
4504:to UK, 7 February 1942
4350:while on passage from
4284:, 11–12 September 1942
4218:had formerly been the
3231:Battle of the Atlantic
1908:
1720:
1692:; military convoys to
1611:Castle-class corvettes
1341:
594:ships, they carried a
566:fighter by means of a
552:
534:
483:
177:Battle of the Atlantic
4632:and is active on the
4280:Glasgow – New York –
4254:– mined and sunk off
4049:St. Catherine's Point
3829:– lost without trace
3518:took her in tow, but
3484:on 20 September 1941.
3400:on 25 September 1942.
3170:Transferred in 1947:
2717:Transferred in 1946:
2709:Transferred in 1944:
2693:Transferred in 1943:
2679:Transferred in 1942:
2294:Transferred in 1946:
2286:Transferred in 1945:
2272:Transferred in 1944:
2186:Transferred in 1943:
2130:Transferred in 1942:
2077:Transferred in 1943:
2044:Transferred in 1942:
2036:Transferred in 1941:
1903:
1718:
1605:Castle-class corvette
1336:
586:ships superseded the
540:
523:
474:
222:Significantly before
145:British Merchant Navy
5255:General bibliography
5212:"Steam Tug "Cervia""
4873:List of Empire ships
4678:and is preserved at
4270:, and later sunk by
3249:– UK, 3 October 1943
2798:Empire Constellation
2738:Empire Confederation
1675:List of Empire ships
1194:Dredgers and hoppers
306:for cargo handling.
260:Ministry of Shipping
43:improve this article
5057:, pp. 202–204.
5042:, pp. 195–202.
5018:, pp. 189–193.
5006:, pp. 179–188.
4987:, pp. 167–178.
4975:, pp. 165–167.
4963:, pp. 134–137.
4494:, 25 September 1941
4276:, while in ballast
3834:Sydney, Nova Scotia
3773:, 18 November 1943.
3460:Grand Cayman Island
3285:, 21 September 1940
3265:, 20 September 1940
2756:Empire Conisborough
2656:Empire Constitution
1615:convoy rescue ships
1599:Convoy rescue ships
1174:Empire Newfoundland
929:Empire Beaconsfield
920:Three Island type:
394:gooseberry shelters
5341:By suffix, Empire
5295:9 May 2017 at the
4595:Empire Wildebeeste
4566:, 26 December 1942
4298:, 30 November 1941
4248:– UK, 29 June 1942
4158:The Canary Islands
4107:Mozambique Channel
4051:, 28 December 1944
4001:Operation Pedestal
3966:, 8 September 1944
3522:sank on 21 August.
3354:, 15 December 1941
3128:Empire Viking VIII
1909:
1721:
1346:tank landing ships
1342:
1329:Landing Ship, Tank
1323:Tank landing ships
553:
535:
484:
202:. You can help by
5494:
5493:
4704:in 2004. The tug
4645:, a tug built as
4607:Post-war disposal
4514:, 14 January 1942
4445:Empire Springbuck
4414:, 6 November 1942
4402:Empire Shackleton
4282:Norfolk, Virginia
4258:, 7 February 1942
4220:Ramon de Larringa
4133:, 2 November 1942
3982:while in ballast
3928:, 24 October 1941
3908:, 2 November 1942
3898:, 18 October 1941
3888:, 23 January 1942
3645:, 3 December 1942
3462:, BWI, 6 May 1942
3441:Empire Broadsword
3436:, 18 October 1940
3314:on 13 April 1942.
3180:Potsdam Agreement
3116:Empire Viking III
2894:Empire Galashiels
2816:Empire Convention
2644:Empire Conningbeg
2457:Empire Stronghold
2397:Empire Friendship
2080:Empire Ballantyne
1976:Mediterranean Sea
1965:Empire Peacemaker
1885:Naval Armed Guard
1719:SS Empire Brigade
1698:Cape of Good Hope
1650:Empire Peacemaker
1493:Empire Shearwater
1226:Empire Clydesdale
624:and completed as
611:Fast cargo liners
510:Aircraft carriers
486:The 'Ocean' type
372:CHANT (ship type)
220:
219:
135:during and after
119:
118:
111:
93:
5554:
5326:
5319:
5312:
5303:
5302:
5276:
5263:The Empire Ships
5249:
5248:
5246:
5244:
5230:
5224:
5223:
5221:
5219:
5208:
5202:
5196:
5190:
5184:
5178:
5177:
5169:
5163:
5162:
5155:"SS Empire Lake"
5151:
5145:
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4947:
4946:
4938:
4932:
4926:
4917:
4911:
4845:
4825:
4807:
4788:
4774:
4570:Empire Volunteer
4550:Empire Turnstone
4524:, 6 January 1941
4482:Empire Stevenson
4466:Empire Statesman
4392:, 24 August 1944
4344:Empire Protector
4314:, 1 January 1943
4190:, 2 January 1943
4188:Tristan de Cunha
4160:, 9 January 1943
4150:on 25 April 1941
4109:, 16 August 1944
4011:convoy to Russia
3938:Empire Hawksbill
3922:Empire Guillemot
3906:Jan Mayen Island
3796:Empire Endurance
3691:, 21 August 1944
3630:Empire Crossbill
3596:, 14 August 1942
3347:Empire Barracuda
3331:Empire Attendant
3254:Empire Adventure
3134:Empire Viking IX
3122:Empire Viking VI
3110:Empire Viking II
2918:Empire Galveston
2792:Empire Constable
2780:Empire Connemara
2774:Empire Connaught
2744:Empire Congleton
2650:Empire Conqueror
2595:Empire Ptarmigan
2553:Empire Kittiwake
2535:Empire Fairbairn
2469:Empire Traveller
2439:Empire Rawlinson
2098:Empire Launcelot
2059:Empire Masefield
2047:Empire Albatross
1981:Empire Parkeston
1959:Empire Lifeguard
1921:Empire Halladale
1855:Empire Kittiwake
1737:Normandy assault
1686:Atlantic convoys
1644:Empire Lifeguard
1631:
1630:
1626:
1623:
1475:Empire Kittiwake
1463:Empire Guillemot
1272:Empire Marshland
1266:Empire Heathland
1254:Empire Grassland
1186:Empire Southwark
1096:Empire Thackeray
1019:Empire Launcelot
862:Empire Ethelbert
844:Empire Athelstan
802:Heavy lift ships
788:Empire Rawlinson
764:Empire Kitchener
740:Empire Chieftain
670:Empire Clarendon
605:Fairey Swordfish
215:
212:
194:
187:
157:commerce raiders
114:
107:
103:
100:
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92:
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5561:
5557:
5556:
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5297:Wayback Machine
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4837:
4835:Empire Strength
4826:
4817:
4808:
4799:
4789:
4780:
4775:
4753:Empire Strength
4697:Empire Humphrey
4660:The 2,471
4647:Empire Raymond,
4617:
4609:
4502:Portland, Maine
4492:Cape Finisterre
4386:Empire Rosebery
4334:Empire Progress
4288:Empire Newcomen
4262:Empire Moonbeam
4194:Empire Merchant
4119:while en-route
4113:Empire Lawrence
4093:Empire Lakeland
4071:Empire Kohinoor
4067:, 22 March 1945
4061:Empire Kingsley
4013:, 16 April 1942
3954:Empire Heritage
3918:, 18 April 1945
3876:Empire Fusilier
3855:Empire Explorer
3826:Empire Engineer
3809:, 20 April 1941
3747:, 20 April 1942
3638:Empire Dabchick
3616:Empire Cromwell
3589:Empire Corporal
3584:, 22 June 1940.
3571:Empire Conveyor
3553:Empire Commerce
3530:– torpedoed by
3504:– torpedoed by
3371:Empire Beaumont
3366:, 5 April 1942.
3290:Empire Amethyst
3239:Empire Activity
3209:Empire Commerce
3188:
3173:Empire Cherwell
3140:Empire Viking X
3104:Empire Viking I
3092:Empire Tigouver
3020:Empire Tegleone
2972:Empire Tageland
2762:Empire Conleven
2750:Empire Congreve
2726:Empire Conclyde
2638:Empire Conleith
2632:Empire Congress
2626:Empire Condover
2547:Empire Grenfell
2385:Empire Falstaff
2297:Empire Concrete
2281:Empire Fletcher
2213:Empire Galliard
2092:Empire Claymore
2016:
2004:
1996:Hook of Holland
1987:Empire Wansbeck
1945:Empire Windrush
1906:Empire Windrush
1898:
1896:Postwar service
1877:merchant seamen
1873:
1826:Empire Defiance
1816:Empire Waterhen
1804:Empire Flamingo
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1304:Empire Conjuror
1298:Empire Champion
1290:Empire Woodland
1278:Empire Portland
1260:Empire Hartland
1248:Empire Downland
1242:Empire Dockland
1218:Empire Sorcerer
1196:
1162:Empire Labrador
1138:Empire Barbados
1090:Empire Tennyson
1042:Empire Newcomen
1036:Empire Mountain
1001:Empire Harcourt
995:Empire Gulliver
941:Empire Buttress
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826:Empire Charmian
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664:Empire Abercorn
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3098:Empire Venture
3080:Empire Tigonto
3074:Empire Tigombo
3062:Empire Tigbart
3056:Empire Tigarth
3026:Empire Tegoria
3014:Empire Tegamas
3008:Empire Tegalta
3002:Empire Tegaica
2996:Empire Tegados
2990:Empire Tegaden
2906:Empire Galleon
2846:Empire Douglas
2828:Empire Conwear
2810:Empire Contest
2804:Empire Contees
2786:Empire Consett
2732:Empire Concord
2700:
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2682:Empire Builder
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2662:Empire Ettrick
2620:Empire Concern
2614:Empire Concave
2606:
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2589:Empire Pilgrim
2559:Empire Latimer
2505:Empire Diamond
2485:
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2481:Empire Welfare
2475:Empire Unicorn
2445:Empire Sceptre
2433:Empire Outpost
2421:Empire Jupiter
2415:Empire Jessica
2409:Empire Gillian
2330:Empire Jupiter
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2219:Empire Hazlitt
2207:Empire Fortune
2189:Empire Courage
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2157:Empire Penguin
2117:Ocean Merchant
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1953:Empire Comfort
1939:Empire Trooper
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1798:Empire Bunting
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1638:Empire Comfort
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1156:Empire Jamaica
1144:Empire Bermuda
1132:Empire Aldgate
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1060:Empire Pilgrim
1054:Empire Patriot
1048:Empire Osborne
1025:Empire Lorenzo
1013:Empire Jessica
1007:Empire Harmony
977:Empire Dunstan
947:Empire Candida
935:Empire Boswell
908:
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884:Empire Wallace
878:Empire Viceroy
872:Empire Marshal
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746:Empire Dynasty
734:Empire Captain
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2490:
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2463:Empire Symbol
2459:
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2391:Empire Farmer
2387:
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2373:Empire Driver
2369:
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2367:Empire Dorrit
2363:
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2309:Empire Convoy
2305:
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2299:
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2290:
2289:Empire Ribble
2285:
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2271:
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2267:Empire Toiler
2263:
2262:
2257:
2256:
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2250:
2249:Empire Sidney
2245:
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2243:Empire Ruskin
2239:
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2225:Empire Iseult
2221:
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2209:
2208:
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2197:
2196:
2191:
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2171:
2170:
2169:Empire Rennie
2165:
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2159:
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2147:
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2145:Empire Halley
2141:
2140:
2135:
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2129:
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2125:
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2123:Ocean Victory
2119:
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2107:
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2067:
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1889:Merchant Navy
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1562:Empire Fulham
1558:
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1556:Empire Billow
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1483:
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1481:Empire Petrel
1477:
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1470:
1465:
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1459:
1458:
1453:
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1451:Empire Gannet
1447:
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1445:Empire Fulmar
1441:
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1439:Empire Curlew
1436:
1435:
1434:
1432:
1428:
1424:
1420:
1412:
1411:
1410:Empire Nordic
1406:
1405:
1404:Empire Gaelic
1400:
1399:
1394:
1393:
1392:Empire Cymric
1388:
1387:
1386:Empire Celtic
1382:
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1380:Empire Cedric
1376:
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1374:Empire Baltic
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1176:
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1108:Empire Valour
1104:
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1102:Empire Toiler
1098:
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1084:Empire Sedley
1080:
1079:
1078:Empire Seaman
1074:
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1072:Empire Record
1068:
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1066:Empire Ransom
1062:
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716:in 1946) and
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99:December 2018
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59:
58:"Empire ship"
55:
54:Find sources:
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32:This article
30:
26:
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20:
5507:Empire ships
5487:Victory ship
5475:Liberty ship
5342:
5333:Empire ships
5332:
5288:Empire Sandy
5287:
5262:
5241:. Retrieved
5237:
5228:
5216:. Retrieved
5206:
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5182:
5173:
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5158:
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5140:
5134:
5115:
5111:
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4980:
4968:
4942:
4936:
4893:Victory ship
4868:Liberty ship
4854:
4848:
4834:
4829:
4815:Empire Forth
4814:
4810:
4796:
4792:
4778:Empire Sandy
4777:
4757:
4752:
4741:Persian Gulf
4730:
4726:
4720:
4709:
4705:
4695:
4691:
4689:
4675:
4671:
4667:Empire Forth
4666:
4646:
4641:
4625:Empire Sandy
4623:
4618:
4610:
4593:
4588:Empire Whale
4587:
4581:
4575:
4569:
4559:
4556:Empire Union
4555:
4549:
4543:Empire Tower
4542:
4532:Philadelphia
4528:Empire Tiger
4527:
4517:
4507:
4497:
4487:
4481:
4476:Empire Steel
4475:
4469:
4465:
4458:
4451:
4443:
4437:
4434:, 9 May 1941
4427:
4421:
4417:
4407:
4401:
4395:
4385:
4372:Empire Ridge
4371:
4361:
4343:
4337:
4333:
4326:
4317:
4307:
4302:Empire Nomad
4301:
4287:
4277:
4272:
4266:
4261:
4251:
4242:
4234:
4229:Bona harbour
4225:Empire Metal
4224:
4219:
4215:
4211:
4205:
4199:
4193:
4184:Empire March
4183:
4177:
4173:
4163:
4153:
4142:
4137:Empire Light
4136:
4126:
4112:
4102:
4096:
4092:
4085:
4080:
4070:
4060:
4054:
4042:
4036:
4026:
4022:
4017:Empire Hurst
4016:
4006:
3997:Malta Convoy
3992:
3983:
3976:Empire Homer
3975:
3970:Empire Heron
3969:
3958:
3953:
3948:Empire Heath
3947:
3937:
3931:
3921:
3911:
3901:
3892:Empire Ghyll
3891:
3881:
3875:
3870:Lundy Island
3866:Empire Frost
3865:
3853:
3846:
3840:
3830:
3824:
3812:
3801:
3794:
3787:
3778:Empire Eland
3777:
3769:, bound for
3757:
3751:
3735:
3728:
3717:
3711:
3702:
3694:
3679:
3669:
3660:
3648:
3643:Sable Island
3636:
3628:
3621:
3615:
3605:
3599:
3587:
3576:
3570:
3558:
3552:
3545:Empire Comet
3543:
3532:
3526:
3520:Empire Cloud
3519:
3515:
3506:
3501:Empire Cloud
3500:
3489:Empire Byron
3487:
3480:
3466:
3454:
3448:
3439:
3427:
3411:
3405:Empire Bison
3403:
3396:
3382:
3369:
3358:
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3338:
3329:
3317:
3310:
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3018:
3012:
3006:
3000:
2994:
2988:
2984:Empire Tarne
2982:
2976:
2970:
2964:
2958:
2952:
2948:Empire Neath
2946:
2940:
2934:
2928:
2922:
2916:
2910:
2904:
2898:
2892:
2886:
2880:
2876:Empire Gabon
2874:
2870:Empire Gable
2868:
2864:Empire Forth
2862:
2856:
2852:Empire Dovey
2850:
2844:
2838:
2832:
2826:
2820:
2814:
2808:
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2796:
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2784:
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2772:
2766:
2760:
2754:
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2742:
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2724:
2718:
2716:
2712:Empire Nigel
2710:
2708:
2704:Soviet Union
2701:
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2670:
2668:
2660:
2654:
2648:
2642:
2636:
2630:
2624:
2618:
2612:
2607:
2601:Empire Saxon
2599:
2593:
2587:
2581:
2575:
2571:Empire Pearl
2569:
2563:
2557:
2551:
2545:
2541:Empire Field
2539:
2533:
2527:
2523:Empire Eagle
2521:
2515:
2511:Empire Druid
2509:
2503:
2499:Empire Carey
2497:
2491:
2486:
2479:
2473:
2467:
2461:
2455:
2449:
2443:
2437:
2431:
2425:
2419:
2413:
2407:
2401:
2395:
2389:
2383:
2377:
2371:
2365:
2361:Empire Crown
2359:
2353:
2349:Empire Cadet
2347:
2341:
2334:
2328:
2322:
2320:
2313:
2307:
2301:
2295:
2287:
2279:
2275:Empire Kamal
2273:
2265:
2261:Empire Spray
2259:
2255:Empire Sound
2253:
2247:
2241:
2237:Empire River
2235:
2229:
2223:
2217:
2211:
2205:
2199:
2193:
2187:
2181:Empire Trust
2179:
2175:Empire Robin
2173:
2167:
2161:
2155:
2151:Empire Mavis
2149:
2143:
2137:
2131:
2122:
2115:
2109:
2103:
2096:
2090:
2084:
2078:
2069:
2063:
2057:
2051:
2045:
2037:
2019:
2017:
2009:
2005:
1985:
1979:
1969:
1963:
1957:
1951:
1950:
1943:
1937:
1931:
1925:
1919:
1915:Empire Fowey
1913:
1910:
1905:
1874:
1865:Empire Eagle
1864:
1859:
1854:
1849:
1842:
1836:
1832:Empire Tamar
1830:
1824:
1821:Gooseberry 5
1820:
1814:
1808:
1802:
1797:
1793:Gooseberry 4
1792:
1789:Gooseberry 5
1788:
1785:Gooseberry 1
1784:
1778:
1742:
1725:North Africa
1722:
1694:North Africa
1683:
1660:
1654:
1648:
1642:
1636:
1608:
1591:
1587:Empire Ridge
1585:
1579:
1573:
1571:
1568:Ore carriers
1560:
1554:
1548:
1546:
1536:Empire Roach
1534:
1528:
1522:
1516:
1503:
1497:
1491:
1485:
1479:
1473:
1468:
1461:
1457:Empire Grebe
1455:
1449:
1443:
1437:
1416:
1408:
1402:
1398:Empire Doric
1396:
1390:
1384:
1378:
1372:
1349:
1343:
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1314:
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1302:
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1224:
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1210:
1197:
1184:
1178:
1172:
1168:Empire Malta
1166:
1160:
1154:
1148:
1142:
1136:
1130:
1127:Empire Malta
1126:
1120:Empire Wolfe
1118:
1112:
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1100:
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1052:
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1005:
999:
993:
987:
983:Empire Elgar
981:
975:
969:
963:
957:
953:Empire Carey
951:
945:
939:
933:
927:
921:
914:Empire Malta
913:
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705:
698:
693:
688:Empire Might
686:
680:
676:Empire Grace
674:
668:
662:
655:Empire Trust
653:
648:
643:Empire Pride
641:
635:
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614:
591:
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583:
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204:adding to it
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137:World War II
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41:Please help
36:verification
33:
5238:Thames Tugs
4830:E Evangelia
4758:E Evangelia
4755:, latterly
4737:Kish Island
4729:, latterly
4680:Kaliningrad
4634:Great Lakes
4582:Empire Wave
4508:Empire Surf
4459:Empire Star
4428:Empire Song
4422:F. J. Wolfe
4390:Arromanches
4348:Cape Palmas
4235:Empire Mica
4178:Empire Moon
4081:Empire Lake
4029:New York –
3999:as part of
3993:Empire Hope
3932:Empire Hail
3912:Empire Gold
3819:Cape Norman
3712:Empire Drum
3696:Empire Dell
3662:Empire Dawn
3655:Missolonghi
3650:Empire Dace
3496:5 July 1942
3494:Barents Sea
3422:Grangemouth
3418:Halifax, NS
3383:Empire Bell
3376:Spitsbergen
3302:New Orleans
3263:Wabana, NFL
3215:Empire Gold
3164:Empire Yare
3044:Empire Teme
2954:Empire Nidd
2888:Empire Gala
2882:Empire Gage
2834:Empire Dart
2583:Empire Pict
2577:Empire Penn
2565:Empire Onyx
2427:Empire Mull
2403:Empire Gala
2379:Empire Duke
2355:Empire Call
2343:Empire Bute
2324:Empire Gala
2315:Empire Lily
2201:Empire Ford
2195:Empire Dyke
2139:Empire Deep
2106:Netherlands
2065:Empire Swan
1838:Empire Tana
1749:Southampton
1735:and in the
1702:Middle East
1680:War service
1656:Empire Rest
1581:Empire Ness
1575:Empire Moat
1530:Empire Dace
1524:Empire Chub
1505:Empire Tern
1499:Empire Skua
1469:Empire Gull
1419:Suez Crisis
1339:Empire Gull
971:Empire Dirk
923:Empire Bard
850:Empire Byng
770:Empire Life
752:Empire Haig
713:Port Hobart
694:Empire Star
682:Empire Hope
649:Empire Song
637:Empire Gala
621:cargo liner
596:flight deck
530:, formerly
477:Wave Victor
457:Success III
405:Sword Beach
347:Empire Fang
292:Tramp ships
253:naval ships
229:cargo ships
161:tonnage war
125:Empire ship
5537:Ship types
5501:Categories
5483:Ocean ship
5469:See also:
5243:7 December
5218:9 November
5159:Wreck Site
4888:Park ships
4763:Costinești
4562:London to
4498:Empire Sun
4408:Empire Sky
4322:Alexandria
4148:Seychelles
4146:N. of the
4131:Belle Isle
4117:North Cape
3964:Malin Head
3942:The Azores
3882:Empire Gem
3841:Empire Eve
3763:Ionian Sea
3723:Alexandria
3704:Empire Dew
3689:Tanganyika
3670:Empire Day
3582:Barra Head
3275:Malin Head
3196:submarines
3186:War losses
3158:Empire Wey
2960:Empire Ock
2942:Empire Lea
2840:Empire Dee
2720:Empire Ayr
2529:Empire Elk
2133:Empire Boy
1927:Empire Ken
1863:(formerly
1853:(formerly
1781:blockships
1769:Hartlepool
1765:Birkenhead
1757:Portsmouth
1673:See also:
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869:in 1946),
758:Empire Joy
627:Modjokerto
403:lying off
296:deadweight
264:Government
211:March 2015
69:newspapers
5479:Park ship
5471:Fort ship
5141:The Times
4899:Citations
4718:in 2004.
4702:Indonesia
4692:Laut Sawu
4615:Survivors
4600:Baltimore
4522:Stornoway
4412:Archangel
4352:Cape Town
4121:Reykjavík
3761:while in
3741:Table Bay
3516:Roode Zee
3392:Reykjavík
3352:Gibraltar
1431:Singapore
867:Beljeanne
819:Belpareil
547:HMS
525:HMS
275:Admiralty
5293:Archived
4862:See also
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4732:Khoula F
4690:The tug
4651:Ramsgate
4640:ST
4630:schooner
4560:en route
4356:Freetown
4338:en route
4278:en route
4243:en route
4097:en route
4075:Monrovia
4065:Falmouth
4027:en route
3987:Greenock
3984:en route
3896:Gunfleet
3860:Demerara
3831:en route
3771:Brindisi
3675:CAM ship
3609:Murmansk
3606:en route
3512:Trinidad
3472:CAM ship
3434:Hebrides
3388:Loch Ewe
3324:Trinidad
3306:Freetown
3299:en route
3279:en route
3244:en route
3200:aircraft
3198:, enemy
1994:and the
1350:LST 3512
1199:Dredging
813:Belmoira
568:catapult
549:Audacity
543:Hannover
527:Activity
516:CAM ship
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453:Chant 28
449:Chant 12
444:Chant 69
440:Chant 63
436:Chant 61
424:Chant 24
418:Chant 26
413:Chant 26
401:Chant 23
390:Chant 69
386:Chant 60
314:Coasters
304:derricks
249:coasters
245:colliers
4747:former
4739:on the
4725:former
4664:former
4380:Garston
4376:Melilla
4246:Houston
4239:Florida
4143:Pinguin
3807:Rockall
3767:Taranto
3745:Bermuda
3283:Cardiff
3247:Botwood
3229:in the
3227:U-boats
3204:E-boats
2030:Belgium
2026:Liberty
1992:Harwich
1860:Norjerv
1850:Norfalk
1753:Gosport
1669:Service
1627:⁄
1519:ferries
1513:Ferries
1362:Preston
1358:Hamburg
1354:Tilbury
1129:class:
617:Dunkirk
488:tankers
467:Tankers
432:Chant 7
409:Chant 7
329:Petters
241:tankers
224:Britain
153:U-boats
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4793:Cervia
4706:Poetto
4684:Russia
4676:Vityaz
4642:Cervia
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3783:Mobile
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4536:Clyde
4432:Malta
4327:U-654
4273:U-601
4267:U-211
4256:Ceuta
4086:U-181
3959:U-482
3847:U-414
3736:U-572
3718:U-136
3680:U-198
3622:U-508
3577:U-122
3559:U-410
3507:U-564
3455:U-125
3420:, to
3397:U-442
3311:U-154
3295:Haiti
3192:mines
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