SS Empire Burton
History | |
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Name | Empire Burton |
Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
Operator | Common Bros Ltd |
Port of registry | Sunderland |
Builder | Short Brothers Ltd, Pallion |
Yard number | 466 |
Launched | 29 May 1941 |
Completed | August 1941 |
Out of service | 20 September 1941 |
Identification | |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-74 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 427 ft 5 in (130.28 m) |
Beam | 57 ft (17.37 m) |
Depth | 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
Crew | 49, plus 5 DEMS gunners and 6 RAF personnel |
Empire Burton was a 6,966
Description
Empire Burton was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Pallion for the MoWT.[1] She was yard number 466.[2] Empire Burton was launched on 29 May 1941 and completed in August 1941.[1]
The ship was 427 feet 5 inches (130.28 m) long, with a beam of 57 feet (17.37 m) and a depth of 34 feet 3 inches (10.44 m). She was propelled by a
Career
Empire Burton had a short career. She was completed in August 1941 and placed under the management of Common Brothers Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- ON 9
Convoy ON 9 departed from
- SC 44
Convoy SC 44 departed from Halifax, calling at Sydney from where the convoy departed on 11 September bound for Liverpool. She was carrying a cargo of 9,106 long tons (9,252 t) of wheat. At 01:13 (German time) on 20 September 1941, U-74 fired four torpedoes, one of which hit Empire Burton and sank her with the loss of two of the 60 crew. The ship was east of Cape Farewell at the time (61°34′N 35°05′W / 61.567°N 35.083°W[2]). The 58 survivors were rescued by HMS Honeysuckle and landed at Reykjavík, Iceland.[4] Those lost on Empire Burton are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial, London.[6]
Official Numbers and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.)
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- ^ a b c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Empire Burton". Uboat. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Convoy ON 9". Warsailors. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Ship Index A-F". Brian Watson. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.