Empire Heath
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| Name | Empire Heath | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.643 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Joseph Robinson & Sons, North Shields | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 11 May, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-129 (Richard von Harpe) | ||
| Position | 19S, 31W - Grid FR 45 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 56 (55 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Victoria, Brazil - Freetown - Loch Ewe | ||
| Cargo | Iron ore | ||
| History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), given to Mark Whitwill & Son, 1942 transferred to Joseph Robinson & Sons. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 11 May 1944, the unescorted Empire Heath (Master William Thompson Brown DSC) was torpedoed and sunk by U-129 east-northeast of Rio de Janeiro. The master, 45 crew members and nine gunners were lost. One crew member was taken prisoner by the U-boat. | ||
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