Empire Spring
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| Name | Empire Spring | ||
| Type: | Catapult armed merchant (CAM) | ||
| Tonnage | 6,946 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Donaldson Brothers Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Feb 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-576 (Hans-Dieter Heinicke) | ||
| Position | 42N, 55W - Grid BB 8851 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 53 (53 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | ON-63 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Manchester - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.37 hours on 14 Feb, 1942, the Empire Spring (Master Alexander McKechan), dispersed from convoy ON-63 (convoy commodore), was torpedoed and sunk by U-576 southeast of Sable Island. The master, the commodore A.D.H. Dibben OBE RNR, 41 crew members, five gunners and five naval staff members were lost. | ||
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