SS Empire Cromwell
History | |
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Name | Empire Cromwell |
Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
Operator | Lambert Brothers Ltd |
Port of registry | London, United Kingdom |
Builder | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd |
Launched | 8 July 1941 |
Completed | September 1941 |
Out of service | 28 November 1942 |
Identification | |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 5,970 GRT |
Length | 401 ft 0 in (122.22 m) |
Beam | 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) |
Depth | 33 ft 2 in (10.11 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
Complement | 40 + 9 DEMS gunners. |
Empire Cromwell was a 5,970 GRT
Description
Empire Cromwell was built in 1941 by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd,
Empire Cromwell was 401 feet 0 inches (122.22 m) long, with a beam of 54 feet 0 inches (16.46 m). She had a depth of 33 feet 2 inches (10.11 m). She was assessed at 5,970 GRT, 3,577 NRT.[2]
Empire Cromwell was propelled by a
History
Empire Cromwell was built for the MoWT.
Empire Cromer was completed in September 1941. She made her maiden voyage on 20 September,, arriving on 4 December.
Empire Cromwell departed from Immingham to join Convoy FN583A, which had departed from Southend on 21 December and arrived at Methil on 23 December.
Empire Cromwell departed from Southampton on 17 April to join Convoy PW 142,[4] which departed the next day and arrived at Milford Haven on 19 April.[15] She then made a voyage to Cardiff, Glamorgan and back. On 1 May,[4] she left Milford Haven to join Convoy OS 27, which departed from Liverpool on 2 May and arrived at Freetown, Sierra Leone on 19 May. She was carrying a cargo of stores bound for Suez, Egypt.[16] From Freetown, Empire Cromwell sailed via Durban, South Africa, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique and Aden to Suez, where she arrived on 15 August. She then sailed to Port Said and Haifa, Palestine. Two return voyages were made to Beirut, Syria and the Lebanon before she returned to Port Said, arriving on 19 September. She then sailed to Suez, Aden and Lourenço Marques before arriving on 2 November at Cape Town, South Africa.[4]
Empire Cromwell departed Cape Town on 4 November,
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- ^ "Convoy OS.27". Convoyweb. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "EMPIRE CROMWELL". Ubootwaffe. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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