List of Empire ships (R)
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Empire Rabaul
Empire Rabaul was a 7,307 Gross register tonnage (GRT) cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields. Launched on 27 November 1944 and completed in February 1945. Sold in 1947 to B J Sutherland & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne and renamed Dumfries. Sold in 1953 to Chine Shipping Co Ltd and renamed Charles Dickens. Operated under the management of Anglo-Danubian Transport Co Ltd, London. Sold in 1956 to the Yugoslavian Government and renamed Pohorje. Arrived on 21 April 1967 at Trieste, Italy for scrapping.[2]
Empire Race
Empire Race was a 244 GRT tug which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Launched on 21 November 1944 and completed in June 1942. Sold in 1962 to Società di Navigazione Capiece, Italy and renamed Capo d’Orlando.[3]
Empire Rain
Empire Rainbow
Empire Rainbow was a 6,942 GRT CAM ship which was built by Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd, Greenock. Launched on 27 December 1940 and completed in May 1941. Torpedoed on 26 July 1942 and sunk by U-607 at 47°08′N 42°57′W / 47.133°N 42.950°W while a member of Convoy ON 113.[5]
Empire Raja
Empire Raleigh
Empire Rancher
Empire Rancher was a 332 GRT collier which was built by J Harker Ltd, Knottingley. Launched on 2 January 1943 and completed in June 1943. Sold in 1947 to Anglo-Danubian Transport Co Ltd, London and renamed Shelley. Sold in 1948 to Coppack Brothers & Co, Hull. Stranded on 6 June 1965 in Strangford Lough. Refloated and taken in tow but sank on 8 June in Belfast Lough.[8]
Empire Ranger
Empire Rangoon
Empire Rani
Empire Rani was a 7,575 GRT cargo ship which was built by Joh. C. Tecklenborg AG, Wesermünde. Completed in 1921 as Marienfels for Hansa Line, Bremen. Captured on 25 August 1941 at Bandar Shapur, Iran. To MoWT and renamed Empire Rani. Sold in 1950 to San Giorgio del Porto, Italy, and renamed Karachi. Scrapped in June 1959 at Osaka, Japan.[12]
Empire Ransom
Empire Ransom was a 2,905 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 31 August 1943 and completed in November 1943. Sold in 1946 to Kelvin Shipping Co Ltd and renamed Baron Elibank. Operated under the management of H Hogarth & Sons Ltd. Sold in 1959 to Empros Shipping Co Ltd, Greece, and renamed Armenistis. Arrived on 6 July 1971 at Tamise, Belgium for scrapping.[13]
Empire Rapier
Empire Raven
Empire Rawlinson
Empire Rawlinson was a 9,912 GRT cargo liner which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 22 June 1944 and completed in November 1944. Allocated in 1946 to the French Government and renamed Monkay. Sold in 1950 to Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, France. Sold in 1959 to Compagnia Marittima Marmara SA, Panama and renamed Dimitrios. Sold in 1969 to S A Wisdom Ltda, Panama, and renamed Tropero. Operated under the management of A Bottacchi SA, Argentina. Arrived on 1 February 1972 at Campan, Argentina for scrapping.[17]
Empire Ray
Empire Ray was a 6,919 GRT CAM ship which was built by Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd, Greenock. Launched on 25 March 1941 and completed in June 1941. Sold in 1945 to King Line Ltd and renamed King Alfred. Arrived on 16 March 1963 at Hamburg, West Germany for scrapping.[5]
Empire Raymond
Empire Razorbill
Empire Reaper
Empire Reaper was a 322 GRT collier which was built by J Harker Ltd, Knottingley. Launched on 17 October 1942 and completed in April 1943. Sold in 1947 to Anglo-Danubian Transport Co Ltd, London and renamed Browning. Sold in 1949 to Kerton Shipping Co Ltd and renamed Moreton Corbet. Sold in 1953 to Fowey Harbour Commissioners, Fowey, Cornwall and renamed Lerryn. Sold in 1964 to Seabourne Aggregate Co Ltd, Southampton. Converted to a sand carrier and renamed Pen Adur. Sold in 1969 to South Coast Shipping Co Ltd, Southampton, and renamed Sand Wren. Sold in 1973 to Bowen & Caine, Southampton, and renamed Margaret Smith. Capsized on 28 June 1978 at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Towed to a position off Yarmouth but sank at 52°42′N 01°28′W / 52.700°N 1.467°W.[8]
Empire Record
Empire Record was a 2,902 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 24 October 1942 and completed in December 1942. Sold in 1948 to Stanhope Steamship Co Ltd and renamed Stanway. Sold in 1951 to Williamson Shipping Co Ltd and renamed Yorkbrook. Operated under the management of Comben, Longstaff & Co Ltd. Sold in 1954 to I Jansen, Norway, and renamed Elisabeth Jansen. Sold in 1959 to Marine Venture Corp, New York, and renamed Celia B. Sold in 1963 to Prymo Meltemi Compagnia Navigazione SA, Panama and renamed Saint Mary. Sold in 1964 to Angelmar Shipping Co Ltd, Panama, and renamed Sea Maid. On 7 January 1965, she lost her propeller and suffered engine damage northeast of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Towed to Willemstad and abandoned as a constructive total loss. Sold for scrapping at Curaçao, but resold and towed to Rotterdam. Scrapped in March 1969 at Bilbao, Spain.[20]
Empire Redshank
Empire Regent
Empire Reindeer
Empire Reindeer was a 6,259 GRT (9,600 DWT) cargo ship which was built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearney, New Jersey. Completed as Clarion for USSB. To MoWT in 1941 and renamed Empire Reindeer. Torpedoed on 10 August 1942 and sunk by U-660 at 57°00′N 22°30′W / 57.000°N 22.500°W while a member of Convoy SC 94.[21]
Empire Rennie
Empire Rennie was a 6,626 GRT cargo ship which was built by C Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 7 October 1941 and completed in December 1941. Allocated in 1942 to the Dutch Government and renamed Frans Hals. Sold in 1946 to Van Nievelt, Goudriaan Stoomscheeps Maatschappij NV, Rotterdam and renamed Alchiba. Sold in 1956 to DDG Hansa, Bremen and renamed Rheinfels. Sold in 1968 to Permataris Shipping Co Ltd, Cyprus, and renamed Permataris. On 6 June 1975 she suffered an engine room fire east of Malta (36°45′N 16°25′E / 36.750°N 16.417°E). Abandoned but later reboarded. Arrived on 12 June at Augusta, Sicily and laid up. To Piraeus, Greece, arriving on 11 July and laid up. Scrapped in February 1979 at Piraeus.[22]
Empire Reserve
Empire Reserve was a 5,693 GRT tanker which was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Completed in 1916 as Mytilus for Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd. Requisitioned by MoWT in 1941. Arrived on 14 August 1942 at Harwich, Essex for use as an oil fuel depot. Intended to be renamed Empire Reserve but the name was not taken up. Returned to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd in 1946 and towed to Plaju, Indonesia. Used as a floating oil depot. Scrapped in November 1950 in Bombay.[23]
Empire Resistance
Empire Resistance was a 1,631 GRT cargo ship which was built by Feviks Jernskibsbyg, Fevik, Norway. Completed in 1908 as Ottar. Sold in 1935 to Servizio Italo-Portoghese Anonimo di Navigazione, Genoa, Italy and renamed Libano. Seized in June 1940 at Gibraltar. To MoWT and renamed Empire Resistance. Sold in 1946 to Resistance Shipping Co, London, and renamed Resistance. Sold in 1949 to Giacomo Costa, Genoa and renamed Beatrice C. Sold in 1954 to Raffaele Romano, Naples and renamed Acilia. Sold in 1956 to Apostolo & Ruffini, Genoa and renamed Cilin. Scrapped in June 1959 at Savona, Italy.[12]
Empire Rest
Empire Reynard
Empire Reynard was a 325 GRT coaster which was built by Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft. Launched on 11 July 1942 and completed in October 1942. Allocated in 1943 to the Dutch Government and renamed Westerhaven. Sold in 1946 to Société Anonyme Jean Negri, France and renamed Orsuro. Sold in 1949 to Compagnie Charentaise de Transports Maritimes, France and renamed Chassiron. Sold in 1951 to R T V Hall, Dublin and renamed Kilbride. Sold in 1972 to T Rive, Dublin, then sold in 1973 to Mrs Joyce Hercock, Hull and renamed Joyce. Scrapped in April 1974 at Hull.[25]
Empire Reynolds
Empire Reynolds was an 8,128 GRT tanker which was built in 1942 by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Sold to H E Moss & Co. London in 1946 and renamed Luminous. Sold in 1956 to Compagnia Sicula di Armamento Cosarma, Italy and renamed Potere. Renamed Miriella later that year. Scrapped in 1960 in Trieste.[26]
Empire Rhodes
Empire Rhodes was a 7,050 GRT cargo ship which was built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee. Launched on 19 September 1941 and completed in December 1941. On 18 December 1945 her cargo of jute caught fire at Gdynia, Poland. She was scuttled in an attempt to extinguish the fire, that burnt until 3 January 1946. Towed to Kiel, Germany on 23 February 1946, then to Falmouth. Arrived on 11 April 1946 at Glasgow. Sold on 25 February 1947 to be scuttled but repaired instead. Sold to the South Georgia Co and renamed Culter. Operated under the management of Christian Salveson & Co Ltd, Leith. Sold in 1959 to M Ipar, Istanbul and renamed Virginia Ipar. Scrapped in September 1970 at Istanbul.[27]
Empire Rhondda
Empire Ribble
Empire Ribble was a 4,545 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Completed in 1922 as Dunstaffinage. Sold in 1939 to F A Vinnen & Co, Bremen and renamed Magdalene Vinnen. Damaged in July 1943 during Allied air raid on Hamburg. Towed to Copenhagen for repairs and seized there in May 1945. To MoWT and renamed Empire Ribble. Chartered to the Dutch Government and renamed Osterbeek. Allocated to the Dutch Government in 1946 and sold the next year to Erhardt & Dekkers, Netherlands, renamed Winterswijk. Sold in 1954 to Peak Steamship Co, Hong Kong, and renamed Universal Trader. Sold in 1958 to Great Southern Steamship Co, Hong Kong. Scrapped in 1959 at Yokohama, Japan.[29]
Empire Richmond
Empire Rider
Empire Rider was a 964 GRT (1,100 DWT) coaster which was built by Scott & Sons, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire. Launched on 15 September 1943 and completed in October 1943. Sold in 1946 to O Dorey & Sons Ltd, Guernsey and renamed Rocquaine. Scrapped in 1961 at Terneuzen, Netherlands.[31]
Empire Ridge
Empire Ridge was a 2,922 GRT ore carrier which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 7 February 1941 and completed in April 1941. Torpedoed on 19 May 1941 and sunk by U-96 at 55°08′N 10°40′W / 55.133°N 10.667°W.[32]
Empire Ridley
Empire Rita
Empire Rita was a 292 GRT tug which was built by Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd., Port Glasgow. Launched on 15 December 1945 and completed in May 1946. To the Admiralty in 1946 and renamed Frisky in 1959. Sold in 1970 to S O Mar, Malta. Scrapped in March 1979 at Naples.[36]
Empire Rival
Empire River
Empire River was a 325 GRT coaster which was built by J S Watson Ltd, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Launched on 8 September 1941 and completed in December 1941. Allocated in 1943 to the Dutch Government and renamed Oosterhaven. Sold in 1946 to M R Couton, France, and rename Jean-Marc. Sold in 1947 to André Richard, France, and renamed Jean-Marc Richard. Sold in 1950 to Hindlea Shipping Co Ltd, Cardiff and renamed Marshlea. Sold in 1952 to F A Ashmead & Son Ltd, Bristol and renamed Peter Leigh. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1956. Sold in 1965 to Carbo Centre SA, France. Converted to a sand carrier and renamed Carbo-Centre.[25]
Empire Roach
Empire Roach was a 716 GRT coaster which was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Launched on 25 August 1942 and completed in October 1942. Operated under the management of Townsend Brothers Ltd until 1965, then Ellerman's Westcott & Laurence Line Ltd. Sold in 1968 to Progressive Trading Agency Ltd, Malta. Sold in 1970 to Cantieri Navale Giuseppe, Italy. Laid up at Augusta, Sicily awaiting conversion to a floating crane. Dismantled in 1978, her hull was used as a barge at Augusta.[38]
Empire Roamer
Empire Robin
Empire Rock
Empire Rock was a 7,064 GRT cargo ship which was built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 22 April 1943 and completed in July 1943. Sold in 1946 to S G Embiricos Ltd, London and renamed Admiral Codrington. Sold in 1956 to E Szabados, Italy and renamed Sandro Primo. Sold in 1959 to D Lijnzaad Transport-en-Handel, Rotterdam and renamed Amalie B. Scrapped in August 1960 at Hamburg, West Germany.[39]
Empire Roden
Empire Roden was a 2,837 GRT cargo ship which was built by Helsingørs Maskinbyggeri, Helsingør, Denmark. Completed in 1943 as Halsnaes but renamed Helgenaes later that year. Requisitioned by Germany in 1943, to DDG Hansa, Bremen and renamed Kronenfels. Seized in May 1945 at Copenhagen. To MoWT and renamed Empire Roden. Allocated to the United States in 1947, to USMC then sold later that year to Sword Line Inc., New York, and renamed Florida Sword. Sold in 1956 to Gecapo Maritime Navigation, Liberia and renamed Cheyenne. Sold in 1957 to Supreme Navigation Corp, Liberia, and renamed St Nicholas. Ran aground on 8 August 1958 on a reef 135 nautical miles (250 km) off Kingston, Jamaica. Salvage efforts abandoned in September 1968, declared a total loss.[29]
Empire Roderick
Empire Roderick was a 235 GRT tug which was built by A Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen. Launched on 21 December 1945 and completed in February 1946. To the Admiralty in 1947 and renamed Security. Scrapped in April 1966 at Burcht, Belgium.[40]
Empire Roding
Empire Roding was a 2,957 GRT cargo ship which was built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg. Completed in 1937 as Ernst L M Russ for Ernst Russ, Hamburg. Seized in May 1945 at Flensburg. To MoWT and renamed Empire Roding. Allocated to the US in 1946, to USMC. Sold in 1947 to Eastport Steamship Corp, New York, and renamed Eastport. Sold in 1950 to Zim Israel Navigation Co, Israel, and rename Tsfonit. Sold in 1961 to Agenzia Generale Navigazione Marittima, Italy and renamed Flamatt. Sold in 1963 to Nana Trading & Shipping Co Ltd, Liberia, and renamed Florita. Sold in 1970 to Raffaele di Maio, Liberia and renamed Pamela. Scrapped in August 1972 at Trieste, Italy.[29]
Empire Roger
Empire Roger was a 235 GRT tug which was built by A Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen. Launched on 10 April 1944 and completed in May 1944. Sold in 1949 to J Fisher & Sons,
Empire Ronaldsay
Empire Rosa (I)
Empire Rosa was a 593 GRT tug which was built by Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay-on-Tyne. Launched on 30 December 1944 as Empire Rosa and completed in April 1945 as Empire Jean. Sold in 1946 to Metal Industries Ltd and renamed Metinda III. To Armada Española in 1961 and renamed R A 3.[42]
Empire Rosa (II)
Empire Rosa was a 292 GRT tug which was built by
Empire Rosalind
Empire Rosalind was a 7,290 GRT cargo ship that was built by the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd, Burntisland, Fife. Launched on 10 November 1942 and completed in January 1943. Sold in 1949 to W Runciman & Co Ltd and renamed Rosemoor. Sold in 1952 to W H Schlieker AG, West Germany and renamed Helga. Sold in 1959 to August Bolten, West Germany, and renamed Helga Bolten. Sold in 1960 to Krupp Seeschiffahrt GmbH, West Germany and renamed Sollingen. Sold later that year to Oversea Shipping Co SA and renamed Mar Feliz. Operated under the management of Mariner Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong. Ran aground on 17 September 1960 in the Straat Kidjang, Indonesia, and damaged her bottom. Proceeded to Singapore then Hong Kong. Scrapped in 1960 in Hong Kong.[44]
Empire Roseberry
Empire Roseberry was a 2,370 GRT tanker which was built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Glasgow. Completed in July 1944. Struck a mine on 24 August 1944 off Normandy, France, and sank.[45]
Empire Rother
Empire Rowan
Empire Rowan was a 9,462 GRT CAM ship which was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow. Completed in 1922 as Lochgoil for Royal Mail Lines Ltd. Damaged by a mine on 6 October 1939 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from the Scarweather Light Vessel, Bristol Channel. Beached at Mumbles. Declared a constructive total loss but repaired. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed Empire Rowan. Torpedoed on 27 March 1943 by aircraft in Bay of Collo, northwest of Bône, Algeria and sunk. Wreck exploded underwater on 8 January 1951, believed to be caused by an unofficial salvage attempt.[47]
Empire Ruby
Empire Ruby was a 667 GRT (800 DWT) coaster which was built by
Empire Runner
Empire Runner was a 313 GRT (350 DWT) collier which was built by Richard Dunston Ltd, Thorne. Launched on 23 August 1943 and completed in October 1943. Sold in 1947 to South Coast Sand & Ballast Co Ltd. Converted to a sand sucker and renamed Sand Runner. Sold in 1954 to Zinal Steamship Co Ltd. Operated under the management of J Burness & Sons Ltd, London. Sold in 1954 to Burness Shipping Co Ltd, London. Remained under Burness's management until 1956, then operated under the management of William Cory & Son Ltd. Scrapped in July 1970 at Southampton.[49]
Empire Rupert
Empire Rupert was a 487 GRT tug which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole. Launched on 10 November 1942 and completed in May 1943. Collided on 24 January 1945 with SS Twickenham Ferry 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Dover, Kent (51°03′N 01°32′E / 51.050°N 1.533°E) and sank.[50]
Empire Ruskin
Empire Ruskin was a 7,037 GRT cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields. Launched on 14 July 1942 and completed in September 1942. Allocated in 1943 to the Dutch Government and renamed Van der Capelle. Sold in 1947 to Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd NV, Amsterdam and renamed Delfland. Sold in 1959 to Cerrahogullari Umumi Nakliyat TAS, Istanbul and renamed M Esref. Arrived on 13 October 1968 at Istanbul for scrapping.[51]
Empire Russell
Empire Ruth
Empire Ruth was a 258 GRT tug which was built by Scott & Sons, Bowling. Launched on 18 December 1944 and completed in February 1945. Sold in 1948 to the Iraqi Government and renamed Hadhir. Sold in 1966 to Iraqi Ports Administration and renamed Al Zab.[53]
See also
The above entries give a précis of each ship's history. For a fuller account see the linked articles.
References
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 100.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 317.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 98.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 70.
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- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 52.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 215.
- ^ The National Archives - Reference: HO 45/24477
- ^ "Seamen Sentenced For Aiding Enemy." Times, London, England, 21 Feb. 1946: 2. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 75.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 440.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 199.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 426–27.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 410.
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- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 187.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 310.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 415.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 198.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 416.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 44.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 393.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 368.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 234.
- ^ "EMPIRE - R". Mariners. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 465–66.
- ^ a b c Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 466.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 220.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 237.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 367.
- ^ "OPERATION PLUTO". Miracle Street. 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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- ^ Glover, Bill (2012). "HMS Latimer". History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications. Atlantic-Cable.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 86.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 326.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 64–65.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 362.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 25.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 308.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 106.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 305.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 325.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 29.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 155.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 393–94.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 394.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 292.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 214.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 304.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 99.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 149.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 320.
Sources
- Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.