Empire Guidon
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| Name | Empire Guidon | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.041 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Furness Shipbuilding Ltd, Haverton, Hill-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Anning Brothers, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 31 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-504 (Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske) | ||
| Position | 30.48S, 34.11E - Grid KP 9787 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 57 (5 dead and 52 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York - Durban (30 Oct) - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 7032 tons of military stores, general cargo and coal | ||
| History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 09.03 hours on 31 Oct, 1942, the unescorted Empire Guidon (Master Henry Burgess) was torpedoed and sunk by U-504 about 180 miles east-southeast of Durban. One crew member, one gunner and three passengers were lost. The master, 43 crew members and eight gunners were picked up by the British merchant Clan Alpine and landed at Port Elizabeth. | ||
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