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Empire Mica - (1941-1942)
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"Empire Mica".Empire Mica
06.1941 - 8,032 grt
Built by Furness Shipbuilding Co., Haverton, for (tanker) M.O.W.T.
Measurements: 479 feet (oa)/464 feet length x 61 feet breadth.
Engines: T3cyl.
1941: Operated by Anglo-American for M.O.W.T.
29.06.1942: Sunk by submarine (U.67) torpedo in N. Atlantic, 29.25 N - 85.17 W.
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Year Built
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Vessel Name
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Builder
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Yard No
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Vessel Type
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Propulsion
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1941
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164846
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EMPIRE MICA
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Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
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328
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Tanker
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Screw Steamer
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Name
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Official number
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Flag
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IMO
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EMPIRE MICA
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164846
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GBR
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Year built
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Date launched
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Date completed
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1941
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10/04/1941
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07/1941
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Vessel type
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Vessel description
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Tanker Oil
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Steel Screw Steamer
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Builder
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Yard
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Yard no
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Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Haverton Hill
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328
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Tonnage
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Length
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Breadth
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Depth
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Draft
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8032 grt / 4662 nrt / 12245 dwt
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479 ft 0 in
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61 ft 2 in
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27 ft 1 in
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Engine builder
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Richardsons, Westgarth & Co. Ltd.
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Engine detail
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T3cyl (28, 46, 76 x 51in), 674mn, engine aft, 1 screw
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First owner
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First port of register
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Registration date
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Ministry of War Transport (Anglo-American Oil Co.), Middlesbrough
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Middlesbrough
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Other names
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Subsequent owner and registration history
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Vessel history
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Remarks
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End year
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Fate / Status
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1942
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Torpedoed 29/06/1942
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Disposal Detail
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29/06/1942 torpedoed by U.67 in 29.25N - 85.17W near Panama City, Florida on passage Houston and New Orleans via Key West to U.K. with refined products.
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Additional Information from U-Boatnet :
Name
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Empire Mica
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Type:
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Steam tanker
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Tonnage
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8,032 tons
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Completed
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1941 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough
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Owner
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Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, London
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Homeport
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Middlesbrough
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Date of attack
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29 Jun 1942
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Nationality: British
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Fate
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Sunk by U-67 (Günther Müller-Stöckheim)
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Position
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29° 25'N, 85° 17'W - Grid DB 4987
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Complement
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47 (33 dead and 14 survivors).
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Convoy
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Route
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Houston, Texas - New Orleans, Louisiana - Key West - UK
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Cargo
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12,000 tons of vapourising oil
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History
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Completed in July 1941 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT)
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Notes on event
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At 07.50 hours on 29 June 1942 the unescorted Empire Mica (Master Hugh Gordon Bradford Bentley) was hit on the port side by two G7a torpedoes from U-67 in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of Cape St. George, Florida. The tanker immediately caught fire, exploded and sank after breaking apart. Two of the three launched lifeboats were caught in the flaming oil on the surface and its occupants died. 27 crew members and six gunners were lost. The master and 13 crew members were picked up by the motor boats Sea Dream and Countess from Apalachicola and landed at Panama City.
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