Empire Celt
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| Name | Empire Celt | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8,032 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Sir James German & Co Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Middlesbrough | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Feb 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-158 (Erwin Rostin) | ||
| Position | 43.50N, 43.38W - Grid BC 9475 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 53 (6 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-67 | ||
| Route | Greenock - Halifax - New York | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in December 1941 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.55 hours on 24 Feb, 1942, U-158 attacked the convoy ONS-67 about 420 miles south-southeast of St. Johns and observed two hits on the Empire Celt with columns of fire and of water, although the sinking was not seen. At 09.50 hours, U-558 attacked the same convoy in 43°51N/43°15W and fired three torpedoes in one minute intervals. Krech observed three hits and that two ships stopped, a third continued on. The first and third torpedo struck the Anadara, which was later finished off by U-587 (Borcherdt). The second torpedo may have been aimed at the Empire Celt, which continued on her way after she had been hit by U-158, but the torpedo struck the already damaged Eidanger. The Empire Celt (Master Edward McCready) later broke in two, the stern part remained afloat and was last seen in 46°45N/51°27W on 4 March. Four crew members and two gunners were lost. The master and 22 survivors were picked up by the Canadian rescue ship Citadelle and 24 survivors by HMS St. Zeno (FY 280) (Lt J.K. Craig, RNVR) and landed at St. Johns on 27 February. | ||
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