Empire Gilbert
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| Name | Empire Gilbert | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.640 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Turner, Brightman & Co, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-586 (Dietrich von der Esch) | ||
| Position | 70.15N, 13.50W - Grid AA 9468 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 67 (64 dead and 3 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tyne - Loch Ewe - Reykjavik - Archangel | ||
| Cargo | War material | ||
| History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.18 hours on 2 Nov, 1942, the unescorted Empire Gilbert (Master William Williams) was torpedoed and sunk by U-586 north of Iceland. The master, 46 crew members and 17 gunners were lost. One crew member and two gunners were taken prisoner by the U-boat and landed at Skjomenfjord, Norway on 5 November. | ||
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