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History
NameEmpire Dryden
OwnerMinistry of War Transport
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Sunderland, United Kingdom
BuilderWilliam Doxford & Sons Ltd
Yard number682
Launched22 October 1941
CompletedFebruary 1942
Maiden voyage27 February 1942
Out of service20 April 1942
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 169010
  • Code Letters BCTN
FateTorpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
  • 7,164 GRT
  • 5,051 NRT
Length428 ft 8 in (130.66 m)
Beam56 ft 5 in (17.20 m)
Draught27 feet 4+34 inches (8.350 m)
Depth35 ft 5 in (10.80 m)
Installed power511 nhp
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Crew45, plus 6 DEMS gunners
Armamentone 4-inch gun, one 20mm gun, four machine guns
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Location where Empire Dryden was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the United States.

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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