Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
SS Empire Banner
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Empire Banner was a 6,699 GRT cargo ship which was built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland in 1942 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was torpedoed by U-77 on 7 February 1943 and sunk later that day by enemy aircraft.
Location of the sinking of Empire Banner.
Remove ads
History
Summarize
Perspective
Empire Banner was built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland as yard number 286. She was launched on 29 June 1942 and completed in September 1942. She was built for the MoWT[1] and was operated under the management of W T Gould & Co Ltd,[2] Cardiff.[3]
Empire Banner was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.
- MKS 3X
Convoy MKS 3X sailed from Bône, Algeria on 3 December 1942 and arrived at Liverpool on 19 December. Empire Banner joined the convoy at Algiers She was fitted with anti-torpedo nets although these were reported as being broken on departure from Algiers.[4]
- KMS 8G
Convoy KMS 8G which departed the Clyde on 21 January 1943.[5] Empire Banner was carrying 3,800 tons of military supplies, including tanks and other transport. She had departed from Penarth and was destined for Bône. On 7 February 1943, she was torpedoed by U-77 at 02:00 hours. Her position was 36°48′N 01°32′E.[3] Empire Banner headed for Oran but at 06:00 she was finished off by an enemy aircraft.[6] All 47 crew, 15 DEMS gunners and 10 soldier passengers were rescued by HMCS Camrose and landed at Algiers.[3]
Remove ads
Official number and code letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
Empire Banner had the UK Official Number 169083 and used the Code Letters BCXC.[2]
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads