SS Empire Eve

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Coordinates: 36°37′N 00°46′E / 36.617°N 0.767°E / 36.617; 0.767
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History
NameEmpire Eve
OwnerMinistry of War Transport
Operator
  • J A Billmeir & Co Ltd (1941– )
  • Headlam & Sons Ltd ( –1943)
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Sunderland, United Kingdom
BuilderWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd
Launched26 April 1941
CompletedJune 1941
Out of service18 May 1943
Identification
  • United Kingdom
    Official Number
    168912
  • Code Letters BCLM (1945–46)
FateTorpedoed and sunk by U-414, 18 May 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeCAM ship
Tonnage
Length401 ft 0 in (122.22 m)
Beam54 ft 0 in (16.46 m)
Depth33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
Installed power292 nhp
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine
Crew61, + 10 DEMS gunners (4 Army, 6 Navy), 1 Torpedo man (for catapult maintenance), 1 Radar mechanic, 6 Radar operators, 1 Naval aircraft directing officer, 7 RAF personnel
Armament1 x Sea Hurricane, 1 x 40mm Bofors gun later replaced by 12-pounder anti-aircraft gun, 4 x 19mm Onlikon guns, bank of upward projecing rockets (UPs), Parachute floating aerial mines (FAMs)
SS Empire Eve is located in Algeria
SS Empire Eve
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Location where Empire Eve was torpedoed and sunk off Algeria.

Empire Eve was a 5,979 

Sunderland, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She served until 1943, when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-414
off Algeria.

Description

The ship was built in 1941 by

Sunderland, Co Durham.[1]

The ship 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 30 feet 2 inches (9.19 m). She was assessed at 5,970 GRT, 388 NRT.[2]

The ship was propelled by a 292

triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 23+1⁄2 inches (60 cm), 38 inches (97 cm) and 66 inches (170 cm) diameter by 45 inches (110 cm) stroke. The engine was built by George Clark (1938) Ltd, Sunderland.[3]

History

Empire Eve was launched on 26 April 1941 and completed in June. She was placed under the management of J A Billmeir & Co Ltd. Her port of registry was Sunderland. The United Kingdom

Code Letters BCLM were allocated.[2] Management would later be transferred to Headlam & Sons Ltd, Whitby, Yorkshire.[3]

Empire Eve was towed from Sunderland to the

Squadron Code NJ-V. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on 6 September.[8] She left the convoy at the Clyde, arriving on 7 September.[4]

Empire Eve sailed on 19 September to join Convoy ON 18,[4] which had departed from Liverpool that day and dispersed at 45°25′N 50°25′W / 45.417°N 50.417°W / 45.417; -50.417 on 2 October. She was bound for Halifax,[9] where she arrived on 5 October. She departed the next day for Saint John, New Brunswick, arriving on 7 October and sailing four days later for Halifax, where she arrived on 12 October.[4] Empire Eve was a member of Convoy HX 155, which departed on 16 October and arrived at Liverpool on 31 October. She was carrying a cargo of grain,[10] and left the convoy at the Belfast Lough on 30 October.[4]

Empire Eve then sailed to Liverpool,[4] from where she departed on 15 November as a member of Convoy ON 37, which dispersed at 59°10′N 20°00′W / 59.167°N 20.000°W / 59.167; -20.000 on 30 November. Her destination was Halifax,[11] where she arrived on 5 December.[4] Laden with a cargo of grain, she returned with Convoy HX 165, which departed on 15 December and arrived at Liverpool on 30 December.[12] She left the convoy at the Clyde, arriving on 28 December.[4]

Empire Eve then sailed to Liverpool,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, arriving on 1 February. Empire Eve sailed on 7 February for Halifax, where she arrived on 11 February.[4] She was a member of Convoy HX 175, which departed on 13 February and arrived at Liverpool on 25 February. She was carrying a cargo of grain but was not carrying an aircraft.[14]

Empire Eve departed on 17 March as a member of Convoy OG 81, which arrived at Gibraltar on 29 March.[15] She left the convoy and put into the Clyde, arriving on 18 March. She sailed on 8 April to join Convoy OG 82,[4] which had departed from Liverpool that day and arrived at Gibraltar on 20 April.[16] She departed on 12 May to make a round trip to Melilla, Spain, returning on 15 May.[4] Empire Eve was a member of Convoy HG 83, which departed on 22 May and arrived at Liverpool on 3 June. She was carrying a cargo of iron ore bound for Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[17] She arrived at the Clyde on 2 June.[4] She then spent 6 weeks being fitted out for an Arctic convoy to Russia. However, due to the heavy losses suffered by another convoy under enemy action, this convoy was cancelled after loading had commenced.[18] The Empire Eve never went to Russia.

Empire Eve sailed on 25 July to join Convoy ON 116,

lorries bound for Manchester, Lancashire.[23] and had a deck cargo of 4 Sherman tanks and 8 crated Mustang fighters.[18]

Empire Eve was a member of Convoy ON 134, which departed from Liverpool on 26 September and arrived at

Vice Commodore. She was bound for Halifax,[24] where she arrived on 14 October. A round trip was made to Saint John via convoys HF 8 and FH 11, arriving back at Halifax on 30 October. Empire Eve sailed on 4 November to join Convoy SC 108,[4] which had departed from New York on 1 November and arrived at Liverpool on 19 November. Her cargo consisted flour and grain.[25] She left the convoy at the Clyde on 18 November.[4]

Empire Eve sailed to Liverpool and joined Convoy ON 150,[4] which departed on 1 December and arrived at New York on 25 December. She was bound for Halifax,[26] arriving on 22 December. She departed on 25 December to make a round trip to Saint John, returning to Halifax (loaded with wheat [18]) on 7 January 1943. Empire Eve sailed on 15 January to join Convoy SC 117,[4] which had departed from New York on 12 January and arrived at Liverpool on 3 February. She was carrying general cargo and grain.[27] She arrived at the Clyde on 2 February.[4]

Empire Eve sailed on 22 February to join Convoy ON.169,[4] which departed from Liverpool that day and arrived at New York on 21 March. She was bound for Halifax,[28] where she arrived on 17 March.[4] Laden with a cargo of grain, she departed on 31 March as a member of Convoy SC 125, which arrived at Liverpool on 15 April.[29] She left the convoy at the Belfast Lough on 14 April,[4] joining Convoy BB 279, which sailed that day and arrived at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire the next day.[30] She sailed on 20 April for Cardiff, Glamorgan, arriving later that day,[4] where she was loaded with coal and returned to fully operational status with a Hurricane fighter and full radar crew.[18]

Empire Eve sailed on 3 May for Milford Haven, arriving the next day. She sailed immediately to join Convoy OS47 km,

LCT. They were landed at Algiers.[32] Those killed serving on Empire Eve are commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.[34]

References

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  2. ^ a b "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "EMPIRE EVE". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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  8. ^ "CONVOY HX 146". Warsailors. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Convoy ON 18". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Convoy HX.155". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Convoy ON.37". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  12. ^ "CONVOY HX 165". Warsailors. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Convoy ON.56". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  14. ^ "CONVOY HX 175". Warsailors. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  15. ^ "Convoy OG.81". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  16. ^ "Convoy OG.82". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  17. ^ "CONVOY HG 83". Warsailors. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  18. ^ a b c d e f Recollections of Radar Mechanic Jim Dimond, May 2013, Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  19. ^ "Convoy ON.116". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  20. ^ "Convoy HS.40". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  21. ^ "Convoy SQ.28". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  22. ^ "Convoy QS.30". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  23. ^ "CONVOY SC.98". Warsailors. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  24. ^ "Convoy ON.134". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  25. ^ "Convoy SC.108". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  26. ^ "Convoy ON.150". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  27. ^ "Convoy SC.117". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  28. ^ "Convoy ON.169". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  29. ^ "Convoy SC.125". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  30. ^ "Convoy BB.279". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  31. ^ "Convoy OS.47/KMS.14". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  32. ^ a b "Empire Eve". Uboat. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  33. ^ "Convoy KMS.14". Convoyweb. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  34. ^ "Empire Eve to Empire Ghyll". Brian Davis. Retrieved 9 September 2011.

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