Empire Cromwell
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Empire Cromwell | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,970 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Wm. Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Lambert Brothers Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Nov 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-508 (Georg Staats) | ||
| Position | 9° 00'N, 58° 30'W - Grid EO 1590 | ||
| Complement | 49 (24 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Haifa - Capetown (4 Nov) - Trinidad - New York | ||
| Cargo | 1000 tons of chrome ore | ||
| History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.17 hours on 28 Nov 1942 the unescorted Empire Cromwell (Master Philip Dent) was torpedoed and sunk by U-508 about 160 miles southeast of Galeota Point, Trinidad. The master, 20 crew members and three gunners were lost. 19 crew members and six gunners were picked up two days later by British MTB´s and landed at Port of Spain, Trinidad. | ||
| On board | We have details of 26 people who were on board. | ||
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