MV Empire Day
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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MV Empire Day was a 7,241 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1941 as a CAM ship by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1943, she was converted to a standard cargo ship. She served until August 1944 when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-198.
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Name | Empire Day |
Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
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Port of registry | Sunderland, United Kingdom |
Builder | William Doxford & Sons Ltd |
Yard number | 673 |
Launched | 27 March 1941 |
Completed | July 1941 |
Out of service | 7 August 1944 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk, 7 August 1944 |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | |
Length | 428 ft 8 in (130.66 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 5 in (17.20 m) |
Draught | 27 feet 4+3⁄4 inches (8.350 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m) |
Installed power | 516 nhp |
Propulsion | 2SCSA diesel engine |
Complement | 34, plus 8 DEMS gunners |
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