SS Empire Bell
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Empire Bell was a 1,744 GRT collier which was built by Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona, Sweden as the 2,023 GRT passenger ship Belgia in 1930. In 1940 she was rebuilt as a cargo ship. In 1941, she was damaged by enemy bombing and burnt out. She was salvaged and sold to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), repaired and renamed Empire Bell. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-442 on 25 September 1942.
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Builder | Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona |
Yard number | 28 |
Launched | 11 January 1930 |
Completed | 7 May 1930 |
Out of service | 25 September 1942 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-442 |
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Length | 286 ft 2 in (87.22 m) |
Beam | 40 ft 2 in (12.24 m) |
Depth | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
Propulsion | One compound steam engine, 124 hp (92 kW) |
Crew | 31, plus 6 DEMS gunners |
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