Empire Mica
| Name | Empire Mica | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8.032 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Furness Shipbuilding Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jun, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-67 (Günther Müller-Stöckheim) | ||
| Position | 29.25N, 85.17W - Grid DB 4987 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (33 dead and 14 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Houston, Texas - New Orleans, Louisiana - Key West - UK | ||
| Cargo | 12.000 tons of vapourising oil | ||
| History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.50 hours on 29 Jun, 1942, the unescorted Empire Mica (Master Hugh Gordon Bradford Bentley) was torpedoed and sunk by U-67 in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of Cape St.George, Florida. 33 crew members were lost. The master, seven crew members and six gunners were picked up by a US Coast Guard cutter and landed at Panama City. | ||
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