Empire Thrush
Empire Thrush under her former name Lorain.
| Name | Empire Thrush | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.160 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Federal Shipbuilding Co, Kearny NJ | ||
| Owner | Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, Montreal | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-203 (Rolf Mützelburg) | ||
| Position | 35.08N, 75.18W - Grid CA 7968 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 55 (0 dead and 55 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tampa, Florida - Halifax - Mersey | ||
| Cargo | 5000 tons of rock phosphate, 740 tons of TNT and 2800 tons of citrous pulp | ||
| History | Built as American Lorain for US Shipping Board, Newark; 1937 transferred to US Maritime Commission, Newark and laid up as reserve. In 1942 given to Britain and renamed Empire Thrush by Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.15 hours on 14 Apr, 1942, the unescorted Empire Thrush (Master George Frisk) was torpedoed and sunk by U-203 near Cape Hatteras. The master, 47 crew members and seven gunners were picked up by the American merchant Evelyn and landed at Norfolk, Virginia. | ||
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