SS Empire Burton
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Empire Burton was a 6,966 GRT CAM Ship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Completed in August 1941, she was torpedoed on 20 September 1941 by U-74 and sunk.
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Name | Empire Burton |
Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
Operator | Common Bros Ltd |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Builder | Short Brothers Ltd, Pallion |
Yard number | 466 |
Launched | 29 May 1941 |
Completed | August 1941 |
Out of service | 20 September 1941 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-74 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 427 ft 5 in (130.28 m) |
Beam | 57 ft (17.37 m) |
Depth | 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
Crew | 49, plus 5 DEMS gunners and 6 RAF personnel |
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