SS Empire Caribou
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Empire Caribou was a 4,861 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1919 for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as Waterbury. She was sold in 1920 to the American Star Line and renamed Northern Star. In 1923, she was sold to American Sugar Transporters Inc and renamed Defacto. In 1941 she was passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Caribou. On 10 May 1941, she was torpedoed and sunk by U-556.
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Builder | Downey Shipbuilding Corp |
Yard number | 10 |
Launched | 23 July 1919 |
Completed | November 1919 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk, 10 May 1941. |
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Tonnage | |
Length | 386 ft 8 in (117.86 m) |
Beam | 52 ft 2 in (15.90 m) |
Depth | 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Screw propellor |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Crew | 41, plus 4 DEMS gunners (Empire Caribou) |
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