Empire Glade
British Motor merchant
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| Name | Empire Glade | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7,006 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Whiteinch, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Blue Star Line Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Nov 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-67 (Günther Müller-Stöckheim) | ||
| Position | 17.16N, 48.44W - Grid EF 2463 | ||
| Complement | 48 (1 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Alexandria - New York - UK | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | 1943 transferred to G. Heyn & Sons, Belfast; 1945 renamed Inishowen Head for Ulster SS Co; 1963 sold to Greece and renamed Maria N. for Platsani Ltda; 1972 scrapped at Istanbul. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 28 Nov, 1942, U-67 hit the unescorted Empire Glade with gunfire, but the vessel escaped and reached Charleston on 7 December. One of the six gunners aboard was killed. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 1 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Empire Glade.
ship damaged.
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