Empire Tennyson
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Empire Tennyson | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,880 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Wm. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Joseph E. Murrell & Son, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
| Date of attack | 1 Oct 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-175 (Heinrich Bruns) | ||
| Position | 9° 27'N, 60° 05'W - Grid EO 1452 | ||
| Complement | 40 (4 dead and 36 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Demerara (30 Sep) - Trinidad | ||
| Cargo | 3000 tons of bauxite | ||
| History | Completed in March 1942 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on event | At 09.38 hours on 1 Oct 1942 the unescorted Empire Tennyson (Master Alfred Ernest Wright) was torpedoed and sunk by U-175 southeast of Trinidad. The U-boat erroneously reported the ship as Tennessee. The master and three crew members were lost. 30 crew members and six gunners were picked up by the American gunboat USS PG-58 and landed at Port of Spain, Trinidad. | ||
| On board | We have details of 13 people who were on board. | ||
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