SS Empire Blanda
History | |
---|---|
Name |
|
Owner |
|
Operator |
|
Port of registry | |
Builder | Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow |
Yard number | 715 |
Launched | 30 September 1919 |
Completed | November 1919 |
Out of service | 19 February 1941 |
Identification | |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-69, 19 February 1941 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 423 ft 5 in (129.06 m) |
Beam | 56 ft (17.07 m) |
Depth | 28 ft 7 in (8.71 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
Crew | 37 plus 3 DEMS gunners (Empire Blanda) |
Empire Blanda was a cargo ship that Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow built in 1919 as Nile. It was sold to a Yugoslavian company in 1930 and renamed Sokol in 1933, serving until 1939 when it was sold to a Panamanian company and renamed Rio Grande. In 1940, the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) requisitioned Nile, which was renamed Empire Blanda. On 19 February 1941 U-69 torpedoed Nile, sinking it.
Description
The ship was a 5,593
Career
Nile was owned by the Nile Steamship Co Ltd and operated under the management of Glen & Co Ltd.[3] Its port of registry was Glasgow.[3] In 1930, Nile was sold to Jugoslovenska Plovidba DD, Susak.[1] It was renamed Sokol in 1933.[4]
In 1939, Sokol was sold to Compagnia Panamena de Vapores Ltda and renamed Rio Grande. It was operated under the management of T & N Coumantaros Ltd,
Convoy HX 107 departed Halifax on 3 February 1941 and was to arrive at Liverpool on 28 February. Empire Blanda was carrying a cargo of steel, bound for Glasgow.
Official Numbers and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to
Nile used the
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.)
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ a b "1141932". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ "Search results for "1141932"". Miramar Ship index. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "CONVOY HX 51". Warsailors. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ a b c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "CONVOY HX 107". Warsailors. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "Empire Blanda". Uboat. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "Ship Index A-F". Brian Watson. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 23 November 2009.