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History
NameEmpire Bay
OwnerMinistry of War Transport
OperatorJoseph Constantine Steamship Line Ltd
Port of registryUnited Kingdom West Hartlepool
BuilderW Gray & Co Ltd, Hartlepool
Launched20 August 1940
CompletedNovember 1940
Identification
  • UK Official Number 160786
  • Code Letters GNFX
FateSunk by German bombing 15 January 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage2,824 GRT
Length310 ft 6 in (94.64 m)
Beam44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine 255 hp (190 kW)
Armament1 x 4" gun, 4 x machine guns
SS Empire Bay is located in the United Kingdom
SS Empire Bay
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Location of the sinking of Empire Bay.

Empire Bay was a 2,824 GRT collier.[1] She was built by W Gray & Co Ltd, Hartlepool in 1940. She was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and managed by the Joseph Constantine Steamship Line Ltd. Empire Bay was sunk by German bombing off Middlesbrough on 15 January 1942.

  1. ^ Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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