MV Empire Day
MV Empire Day was a 7,241
Description
The ship was built in 1941 by
The ship was 428 feet 8 inches (130.66 m) long, with a beam of 56 feet 5 inches (17.20 m). She had a depth of 35 feet 5 inches (10.80 m) and a draught of 27 feet 4+3⁄4 inches (8.350 m). She was assessed at 7,242 gross register tons (GRT), 5,021 net register tons (NRT).[3] Her deadweight tonnage (DWT) was 10,255.[4]
The ship was propelled by a 516
History
Empire Day was built for the MoWT as an
Built as a
Empire Day sailed from
Empire Day departed from Liverpool on 28 September as a member of Convoy ON 21, which dispersed at sea (45°05′N 52°37′W / 45.083°N 52.617°W) on 14 October.[11] Her destination was Halifax, where she arrived on 16 October.[7] A cargo of grain was loaded and she departed from Halifax on 22 October as a member of Convoy HX 156, which arrived at Liverpool on 5 November.[12] She departed from Liverpool in ballast on 13 November as a member of Convoy ON 36, which dispersed at sea (49°24′N 46°15′W / 49.400°N 46.250°W) on 25 November.[13] Her destination was Halifax, where she arrived on 28 November.[7] Loaded with grain, she departed Halifax on 8 December as a member of Convoy HX 164, which arrived at Liverpool on 23 December.[14]
Emoire Day departed from Liverpool on 23 January 1942 as a member of Convoy ON 59, which dispersed at sea (41°30′N 52°53′W / 41.500°N 52.883°W) on 6 February. She was carrying the convoy's
Empire Day departed from Liverpool on 22 May as a member of Convoy ON 97, which arrived at Halifax on 5 June.[19] Laden with grain, she departed from Halifax on 14 June as a member of Convoy HX 194, which arrived at Liverpool on 26 June.[20] She left the convoy at the Belfast Lough on 25 June, to join Convoy BB 191, which departed the next day and arrived at Avonmouth, Somerset on 27 June.[7]
Empire Day departed from Avonmouth on 6 July and arrived at the Belfast Lough two days later. On 10 July,[7] she joined Convoy ON 111, which had departed from Liverpool that day and dispersed at sea (41°15′N 71°25′W / 41.250°N 71.417°W on 24 July. Her destination was Halifax, where she was to disembark her Hurricane.[21] She arrived that day, and departed the next day for New York, United States, where she arrived on 27 July. Empire Day departed from New York on 16 August for Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, from where she departed on 19 August as a member of Convoy BX 34, which arrived at Halifax on 22 August.[7] Carrying general cargo and steel, she departed from Halifax the next day as a member of Convoy HX 204, which arrived at Liverpool on 4 September.[22]
Empire Day departed from Liverpool on 22 October to join Convoy KMS 1G,
Empire Day departed from Liverpool on 31 December for the Clyde, arriving the next day.
Loaded with a cargo of coal,[29] Empire Day departed from Newport on 11 March for Milford Haven, arriving the next day and departing the day after that to join Convoy ON 173,[7] which departed from Liverpool on 13 March and arrived at Halifax on 29 March. On 24 March, Empire Day was straggling behind the convoy.[29] Laden with grain,[30] she departed from Halifax on 14 April to join Convoy HX 234,[7] which had departed from New York and arrived at Liverpool on 29 April[30] She left the convoy at the Clyde on 28 April. Empire Day departed from the Clyde on 5 June for Milford Haven, arriving the next day and departing the day after that as a member of Convoy WP 351,[7] which arrived at Portsmouth on 9 June. She was the only merchant ship in the convoy, and was escorted by HMS La Combatante, HMS Limbourne, HMS Plover and HMS Stevenstone.[31] She left the convoy at Falmouth, Cornwall on 8 June.[7]
Empire Day departed from Falmouth on 18 June and sailed to Gibraltar, arriving on 24 June.
Empire Day departed from New York on 2 January 1944 for the Hampton Roads, where she joined Convoy UGS 29, which arrived at Port Said on 31 January. She then sailed to
Empire Day departed from Lourenço Marques on 21 May for
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