Empire Standard
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| Name | Empire Standard | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.047 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Joseph Robinson & Sons, North Shields | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Mar, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-596 (Gunter Jahn) | ||
| Position | 36.51N, 01.09E - Grid CH 8428 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 68 (0 dead and 68 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | KMS-10 | ||
| Route | Newport - Algiers | ||
| Cargo | Military stores | ||
| History | On 26 Mar, 1943, the Empire Standard was bombed by German aircraft at Algiers and sank. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.43 and 18.44 hours on 9 Mar, 1943, U-596 fired torpedoes at the convoy KMS-10 and observed one hit after 1 minute 59 seconds and then heard another detonation after 2 minutes 55 seconds, probably on a more distant ship. A third torpedo detonation and a boiler explosion were also heard. In fact, the first torpedo damaged the Fort Norman and the third the Empire Standard. | ||
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