Empire Prairie
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| Name | Empire Prairie | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.010 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Kaye, Son & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-654 (Ludwig Forster) | ||
| Position | 35N, 60W - Grid CB 6788 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 49 (49 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Halifax - Capetown - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 9022 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.20 hours on 10 Apr, 1942, the unescorted Empire Prairie (Master Richard Townsend Payne) was torpedoed and sunk by U-654 east of Philadelphia. The master, 43 crew members and five gunners were lost. | ||
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