SS Empire Dryden
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Empire Dryden was a 7,164 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1941 by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Completed in February 1942, she had a short career, being torpedoed and sunk on 20 April 1942 by U-572.
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History | |
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Name | Empire Dryden |
Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Builder | William Doxford & Sons Ltd |
Yard number | 682 |
Launched | 22 October 1941 |
Completed | February 1942 |
Maiden voyage | 27 February 1942 |
Out of service | 20 April 1942 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 428 ft 8 in (130.66 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 5 in (17.20 m) |
Draught | 27 feet 4+3⁄4 inches (8.350 m) |
Depth | 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m) |
Installed power | 511 nhp |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Crew | 45, plus 6 DEMS gunners |
Armament | one 4-inch gun, one 20mm gun, four machine guns |
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