History SS Empire Endurance

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location empire endurance torpedoed , sunk.



alster passed mowt , renamed empire endurance. united kingdom official number 164841 , code letters gmjj allocated. port of registry middlesbrough. placed under management of booth steamship co ltd. empire endurance member of convoy fn 255, departed southend, essex on 17 august , arrived @ methil, fife 2 days later. joined convoy oa 202, departed on 21 august , dispersed @ sea on 25 august. destination montreal, quebec, canada, arrived on 3 september. empire endurance sailed on 12 september sydney, cape breton, nova scotia, arriving 3 days later. joined convoy hx 74, departed halifax, nova scotia on 17 september , arrived @ liverpool, lancashire, united kingdom on 2 october. carrying general cargo stated bound newcastle-upon-tyne, northumberland. left convoy @ clyde on 2 october.


empire endurance departed on 25 october join convoy ob 234, had departed liverpool previous day , dispersed @ sea on 30 october. destination montreal, arrived on 6 november. departed on 18 november clyde, arriving on 27 november. ship declared prize of war on 10 december 1940, valued @ £144,000. departed on 5 january 1941 join convoy ob 270, had departed liverpool day , dispersed @ sea on 8 january. sailed saint john, new brunswick, canada, arriving on 17 january. empire endurance sailed on 3 february halifax, arriving 2 days later , departing on 9 february clyde, arrived on 21 february.


empire endurance departed on 23 february swansea, glamorgan, arriving on 1 march. sailed on 9 march avonmouth, somerset, arriving next day. departed on 29 march cardiff, glamorgan, arriving next day , sailing on 2 april newport, monmouthshire, arrived later day. sailed on 13 april milford haven, pembrokeshire, arrived on 15 april.


on 19 april, empire endurance departed milford haven, bound cape town, south africa , alexandria, egypt. manned 90 crew , had 5 passengers on board. amongst cargo fairmile b motor launches ml-1003 , ml-1037. @ 03:32 (german time) on 20 april, empire endurance hit amidships torpedo fired u-73, under command of helmut rosenbaum. @ time south west of rockall @ 53°05′n 23°14′w / 53.083°n 23.233°w / 53.083; -23.233coordinates: 53°05′n 23°14′w / 53.083°n 23.233°w / 53.083; -23.233. coup de grâce fired @ 03:57 hit under bridge, breaking in two. empire endurance sank loss of 65 crew , 1 passenger. among crew members lost captain, fred j.s. tucker of royal naval reserve. on 21 april, canadian flower-class corvette hmcs trillium picked twenty crew , 4 passengers @ 52°50′n 22°50′w / 52.833°n 22.833°w / 52.833; -22.833. landed @ greenock, renfrewshire on 25 may. on 9 may, 5 crew rescued british cargo liner highland brigade. landed @ liverpool. lost on board empire endurance commemorated on tower hill memorial, london.





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