Empire Attendant
British Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart.
| Name | Empire Attendant | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7,524 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Barclay, Curle & Co, Whiteinch, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Andrew Weir & Co, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Jul 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-582 (Werner Schulte) | ||
| Position | 23° 48'N, 21° 51'W - Grid DT 6153 | ||
| Complement | 59 (59 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OS-33 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Liverpool - Durban - Karachi | ||
| Cargo | Stores and vehicles | ||
| History | Launched as motor passenger ship Magnava, completed as Domala (8441 tons) for British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London On 2 Mar 1940, the Domala was bombed by a German aircraft, set on fire and beached in Solent. She was rebuilt as steam merchant Empire Attendant for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on event | At 03.30 hours on 15 July 1942 the Empire Attendant (Master Thomas Grundy), dispersed from convoy OS-33, was torpedoed and sunk by U-582 south of the Canary Islands. The master, 49 crew members and nine gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 59 people who were on board. | ||
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