Empire Breeze
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| Name | Empire Breeze | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.457 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | J. & J. Denholm Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Aug, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-438 (Rudolf Franzius) | ||
| Position | 49.22N, 35.52W - Grid BD 1672 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 49 (1 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-122 | ||
| Route | Manchester (15 Aug) - Hampton Roads | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.57 hours on 25 Aug, 1942, U-176 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the convoy ON-122 in grid BD 1667 and heard detonations after 1 minute 33 seconds and 1 minute 36 seconds. At the same time U-438 fired her first torpedo, heard a detonation after 1 minute 31 seconds and observed a ship sinking after 3 minutes. A second torpedo fired at 02.01 hours hit below the bridge of another ship and the third fired at 02.05 hours missed its target and hit a ship beyond. It seems that the Empire Breeze (Master Robert Thomson) was hit by both U-boats at the same time and sunk southeast of Cape Farewell. The second ship hit by U-438 was probably the Trolla, the only other ship hit at this time. The master, 41 crew members and six gunners from the Empire Breeze were picked up by the Irish merchant Irish Willow and landed at Dunmore, Ireland. One crew member was lost. | ||
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