Empire Redshank
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Empire Redshank | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.615 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Federal Shipbuilding Co, Kearny NJ | ||
| Owner | Donaldson Brothers Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Feb, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-606 (Hans-Heinrich Döhler) | ||
| Position | 46.53N, 34.32W - Grid BD 5441 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (0 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-166 | ||
| Route | Cardiff - Belfast Lough - Galveston | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as American Braddock for US Shipping Board, Newark NJ; 1937 transferred to US Maritime Commission and laid up as reserve. 1941 given to Britain and renamed Empire Redshank by Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.20 hours on 22 Feb, 1943, U-606 attacked the convoy ON-166 east of St.Johns, Newfoundland and torpedoed three ships, the Empire Redshank, Chattanooga City and Expositor. The U-boat was lost after the attack. At 23.50 hours on 22 February, the badly damaged Empire Redshank (Master John Houston Clinton) was sunk by gunfire by the Canadian corvette HMCS Trillum (K 172) (Lt P.C. Evans) after the corvette had picked up the master, 39 crew members and seven gunners. The survivors were landed at St.Johns. | ||
If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us.