Empire Amethyst
British Steam tanker
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| Name | Empire Amethyst | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8,032 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Hadley Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Middlesbrough | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Apr 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-154 (Walther Kölle) | ||
| Position | 17.40N, 74.50W - Grid EC 6299 | ||
| Complement | 47 (47 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New Orleans - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 12.000 tons of motor spirit | ||
| History | Completed in December 1941 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) On 23 Jan, 1942, the Empire Amethyst picked up five survivors from the Innerřy, which had been sunk by U-553 (Thurmann) and landed them at Halifax. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.52 hours on 13 Apr, 1942, the unescorted Empire Amethyst (Master Geoffrey Durbridge Potter) was hit in the fore ship by one of two torpedoes from U-154 and sank in flames about 40 miles south of Haiti. The master, 45 crew members and one gunner were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 46 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Empire Amethyst.
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