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Empire Oil - (1941-1942)
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Empire Oil
05.1941 - 8,029 GRT
(tanker)
Built by Furness Shipbuilding C0., Haverton, for M.O.W.T.
Measurements: 479 feet (oa)/464 feet length x 61 feet
breadth.
Engines: T3cyl.
1941: Operated by AngloAmerican for M.O.W.T.
10.9.1942: Sunk by submarine (U659) torpedo in N. Atlantic, 51.23 N - 28.13 W.
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Year Built
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O.N
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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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164845
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EMPIRE OIL
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Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
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327
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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 OIL
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164845
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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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11/02/1941
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05/1941
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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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327
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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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8030 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 10/09/1942
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Disposal Detail
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10/09/1942 torpedoed by U.584 and U.659 in 51.23N - 28.13W on passage Swansea for New York in ballast.
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