Empire Banner
British Steam merchant
Name | Empire Banner | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 6,699 tons | ||
Completed | 1942 - Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland | ||
Owner | W.T. Gould & Co Ltd, Cardiff | ||
Homeport | Sunderland | ||
Date of attack | 7 Feb 1943 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-77 (Otto Hartmann) | ||
Position | 36° 48'N, 1° 32'E - Grid CH 8190 | ||
Complement | 72 (0 dead and 72 survivors). | ||
Convoy | KMS-8 | ||
Route | Penarth - Bona | ||
Cargo | 3800 tons of military supplies, including tanks and transport | ||
History | Completed in September 1942 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
Notes on event | At 02.00 hours on 7 Feb 1943, U-77 fired a spread of four torpedoes at convoy KMS-8 west of Algiers and sank the ships in station #13 and #14, the Empire Webster and Empire Banner. The master, 46 crew members, 15 gunners and ten passengers (Army personnel) from the Empire Banner (Master Jeffrey James Bedford, OBE) were picked up by HMCS Camrose (K 154) (T/Lt L.R. Pavillard, RCNVR) and landed at Algiers. | ||
On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. |
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