Empire Ocelot
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Empire Ocelot | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,759 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Ames Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Seattle WA | ||
| Owner | W.A. Souter & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-32 (Hans Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 54° 37'N, 21° 30'W - Grid AL 5461 | ||
| Complement | 34 (2 dead and 32 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-218 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Liverpool - Philadelphia - Baltimore | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as American West Jena for US Shipping Board, Seattle; 1925 renamed Myrtle for Forest Transportation Corp, Seattle; 1930 renamed San Marcos for Pacific-Atlantic SS Co, Portland OR. 1940 given to Britain and renamed Empire Ocelot by Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on event | At 16.09 hours on 28 Sep 1940 the Empire Ocelot (Master Peter Bonar), dispersed from convoy OB-218, was torpedoed and damaged by gunfire by U-32 southwest of Rockall. The abandoned vessel sank later in 54°55N/22°06W. Two crew members were lost. The master and 31 crew members were picked up by the British destroyer HMS Havelock (H 88) (Capt E.B.K. Stevens DSC) and landed at Liverpool. | ||
| On board | We have details of 3 people who were on board. | ||
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