SS Empire Brigade
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Hannington Court.
SS Empire Brigade was a 5,184 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1912 as SS Hannington Court. She served through the First World War and was sold in 1936 to Achille Lauro, who renamed her Elios. In 1940 when Italy declared war on France and the United Kingdom she was interned by the UK as a war prize and taken over by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which renamed her Empire Brigade. Four months later she was torpedoed and sunk by U-99.
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As the Hannington Court, prior to 1936 | |
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United Kingdom, Italy | |
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Builder | Sir John Priestman & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Yard number | 239 |
Launched | 10 October 1912 |
Completed | November 1912 |
Out of service | 19 October 1940 |
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Fate | Sunk by torpedo from U-99 |
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Class and type | cargo steamship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 400.0 feet (121.9 m) |
Beam | 53.5 feet (16.3 m) |
Draught | 23 feet 9 inches (7.24 m) |
Depth | 26.6 feet (8.1 m) |
Installed power | 440 NHP |
Propulsion | triple-expansion steam engine; single screw |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Crew | 41 |
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