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SS Empire FrostUnited Kingdom
NameEmpire Frost
OwnerMinistry of War Transport
OperatorG Heyn & Sons Ltd
Port of registryGreenock
BuilderLithgows
Yard number939
Launched2 September 1940
CompletedDecember 1940
Maiden voyage11 January 1941
Out of service13 March 1941
IdentificationUnited Kingdom Official Number 166992
FateBombed and sunk
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage7,005 GRT, 5,129 NRT
Length432 ft 2 in (131.72 m) overall
Beam56 ft 1 in (17.09 m)
Depth34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
SS Empire Frost is located in the United Kingdom
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Location where Empire Frost was bombed and sunk

Empire Frost was a 7,005 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1940 by Lithgows, Port Glasgow for the Ministry of War Transport. She was bombed and sunk in St Georges Channel on 13 March 1941 on the return leg of her maiden voyage.

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