SS Empire Frost
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Empire Frost |
Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
Operator | G Heyn & Sons Ltd |
Port of registry | Greenock |
Builder | Lithgows |
Yard number | 939 |
Launched | 2 September 1940 |
Completed | December 1940 |
Maiden voyage | 11 January 1941 |
Out of service | 13 March 1941 |
Identification | United Kingdom Official Number 166992 |
Fate | Bombed and sunk |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 7,005 GRT, 5,129 NRT |
Length | 432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) overall |
Beam | 56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) |
Depth | 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Empire Frost was a 7,005
St Georges Channel
on 13 March 1941 on the return leg of her maiden voyage.
Description
The ship was 432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) overall, with a beam of 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m). She had a depth of 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m). She was assessed at 7,005 GRT, 5,129 NRT,.[1]
The ship was propelled by a
propeller.[1]
History
The ship was built as yard number 939 by
Official Number 166992. Her port of registry was Greenock and she was operated under the management of G Heyn & Sons Ltd, Greenock.[1]
Empire Frost departed from the
Baltimore, Maryland, United States where she arrived on 30 January.[2] She loaded a cargo of wheat,[4] and sailed on 11 February for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, arriving on 16 February.[2] She departed on 18 February with Convoy SC 23, which was bound for Loch Ewe.[4]
On 12 March 1941, Empire Frost was bombed whilst in
St Georges Channel.[5] Severely damaged,[6] she was taken in tow the next day by the Dutch tug Seine,[1][5] but was bombed and sunk by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 27,[6] with the loss of six of her crew. Those lost on Empire Frost are commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Empire Frost". Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "EMPIRE FROST". Convoyweb. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Convoy OB.272". Convoyweb. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Convoy SC.23". Convoyweb. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ a b "Seekreig 1941 März" (in German). Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Empire Eve to Empire Ghyll". Brian Davis. Retrieved 31 March 2019.