SS Empire Bunting
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Skinner & Eddy Corporation, Seattle, Washington |
| Yard number | 57 |
| Launched | 28 June 1919 |
| Completed | August 1919 |
| Identification |
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| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 6,318 GRT |
| Length | 401 ft 7 in (122.40 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 8 in (16.66 m) |
| Depth | 32 ft 5 in (9.88 m) |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
SS Empire Bunting was a 6,318
Description
Empire Bunting was built as Eelbeck by the
Career
Eelbeck's port of registry was Seattle.
Empire Bunting went on to sail in a considerable number of convoys across the North Atlantic, often carrying scrap steel or general cargo to Britain from Canada or the United States.[5]
- SC 38
Convoy SC 38 departed Sydney, Nova Scotia on 22 July 1941 and arrived at Liverpool on 8 August. Empire Bunting was carrying a cargo of scrap steel. She was forced to return to St John's after she collided with the Greek merchant ship Dimitrios Chandris.[6]
- SC 121
Convoy SC 121 departed New York on 23 February 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 14 March.[7] Empire Bunting was one of three ships which joined the convoy from St. John's, Newfoundland.[7][8] She was carrying a general cargo bound for the Clyde.[7] On 11 March, her steering failed and she arrived at Liverpool under tow.[8]
- HX 254
Convoy HX 254 departed New York on 27 August 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 12 September. Empire Bunting was carrying a general cargo bound for Glasgow. She put into St John's with an engine defect which was causing her to produce heavy smoke and run at reduced speed.[9]
In early 1944 she was reassigned to be operated by
Empire Bunting was salvaged in 1947, towed to Strangford Lough and broken up there.[3]
Official Numbers, code letters and call signs
Official Numbers were a forerunner to
Eelbeck used the code letters LSGC until 1934,[2] when they were replaced with the Call sign KINQ.[12] Empire Bunting used the call sign GMKM.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b "2218667". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ a b c d "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ a b c "EMPIRE - B". mariners-l.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ a b c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ "Ship search". Convoyweb. Retrieved 6 January 2009. (Enter search term 'Empire Bunting')
- ^ "Convoy SC 38". Convoyweb. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ a b c "CONVOY SC 121". Warsailors. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Convoy SC 121". Convoyweb. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ "CONVOY HX 254". Warsailors. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ a b Colledge. Ships of the Royal Navy, Vol. 2. p. 119.
- ^ "Convoy Corncob 1". Convoyweb. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
References
- Colledge, J.J. Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index Volume 2: Navy-built Trawlers, Drifters, Tugs and Requisitioned Ships. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
- Finch, Ted (2001). "Empire - B". The 'Empire' Ships. mariners-l.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- "2218667". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- Hague, Arnold. "Ship search". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Convoyweb. Retrieved 18 February 2009. (Enter search term 'Empire Bunting')
