Empire Turnstone
British Steam merchant
Name | Empire Turnstone | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 6,113 tons | ||
Completed | 1918 - Columbia River Shipbuilding Corp, Portland OR | ||
Owner | Kaye, Son & Co Ltd, London | ||
Homeport | London | ||
Date of attack | 23 Oct 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-621 (Horst Schünemann) | ||
Position | 54° 40'N, 28° 00'W - Grid AK 6922 | ||
Complement | 46 (46 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | ONS-136 (straggler) | ||
Route | Tyne - Loch Ewe - Port Sulphur, Louisiana | ||
Cargo | Ballast | ||
History | Launched as British War Arrow, completed June 1918 as Western City for US Shipping Board, Seattle. 1937 transferred to US Maritime Commission, Seattle and laid up as reserve. On 4 Feb 1941, given to Britain and renamed Empire Turnstone by Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
Notes on event | On 10 Oct 1942 the Empire Turnstone (Master Henry Bell Collins) in convoy ONS-136 experienced engine trouble and turned back on 21 October. | ||
On board | We have details of 46 people who were on board. |
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