Empire Geraint
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Empire Geraint | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,991 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd | ||
| Owner | Royal Mail Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Mar 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-775 (Erich Taschenmacher) | ||
| Position | 51N, 05W - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | MH-44 | ||
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| History | 1945 transferred to Lamport & Holt Line; 1946 renamed Millais for the same owner; 1952 renamed Oregon Star for Blue Star Line, London; 1954 renamed Panamanian Captayannis for Iris Shipping & Trading Corp, Panama. On 28 Feb, 1962 went aground at 51°40N/03°25E, was later refloated and scrapped at Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Netherlands. | ||
| Notes on loss | |||
Location of attack on Empire Geraint.
ship damaged.
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