Empire Dell
British Catapult armed merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Empire Dell | ||
| Type: | Catapult armed merchant (CAM) | ||
| Tonnage | 7,065 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | George Nisbet & Co, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Greenock | ||
| Date of attack | 12 May 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Johann Mohr) | ||
| Position | 53° 00'N, 29° 57'W - Grid AK 9435 | ||
| Complement | 48 (2 dead and 46 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-92 | ||
| Route | Garston (6 May) - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in August 1941 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on event | At 01.56, 01.59 and 02.06 hours on 12 May 1942, U-124 fired torpedoes at convoy ONS-92 southeast of Cape Farewell and observed hits on three ships. At 02.22 hours, U-124 made a second attack and observed one hit amidships after 1 minute 56 seconds. Mohr claimed three ships totalling 16.100 tons sunk. However, only two ships were hit at the time of the first attack, the Empire Dell and Llanover. The master, 38 crew members and seven passengers (RAF personnel) from the Empire Dell (Master Hugh MacKinnon) were rescued. 25 survivors were picked up by HMCS Shediac (K 110) (T/Lt J.E. Clayton, RCNR) and landed at St. John’s, Newfoundland on 17 May. 21 survivors were picked up by the British rescue ship Bury (Master Lawrence Edwin Brown, OBE) and landed at St. John’s on 16 May. Two crew members were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 5 people who were on board. | ||
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