Empire Dryden
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| Name | Empire Dryden | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.164 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Wm. Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-572 (Heinz Hirsacker) | ||
| Position | 34.21N, 69.00W - Grid DC 3248 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 51 (26 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York (17 Apr) - Table Bay - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 7000 tons of government and general cargo | ||
| History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.06 hours on 20 Apr, 1942, the unescorted Empire Dryden (Master Robert Powley) was torpedoed and sunk by U-572 east of Cape Hatteras. The master, 22 crew members and three gunners were lost. 22 crew members and three gunners were picked up by the passenger ship Monarch of Bermuda and landed at Bermuda. | ||
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