Empire Webster
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Empire Webster | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7,043 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Short Bros, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Hall Brothers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Sunderland | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Feb 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-77 (Otto Hartmann) | ||
| Position | 36° 47'N, 1° 37'E - Grid CH 8190 | ||
| Complement | 63 (4 dead and 59 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | KMS-8 | ||
| Route | Glasgow - Bona | ||
| Cargo | 3000 tons of coal and military stores | ||
| History | Completed in October 1942 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.00 hours on 7 Feb 1943, U-77 fired a spread of four torpedoes at convoy KMS-8 80 miles west of Algiers and sank the ships in station #13 and #14, the Empire Webster and Empire Banner. The master, 49 crew members, one gunner and eight Army personnel from the Empire Webster (Master Alexander Roderick Duncan) were picked up by HMCS Camrose (K 154) (T/Lt L.R. Pavillard, RCNVR) and landed at Algiers. Three crew members and one gunner were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 5 people who were on board. | ||
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