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|long=-45.366 |lat=52.33 |caption=Location of the sinking of Empire Antelope }} Empire Antelope was a 4,782 ton cargo ship which was built as Ophis in 1919. She was renamed Bangu in 1928. In 1941 she was renamed Empire Antelope. She was sunk by the German submarine U-402 on 2 November 1942. HistoryOphis was built by Todd Dry Dock and Construction Corporation, Tacoma as yard number 9. She was allocated United States Shipping Board hull number 2630.[1] She was launched on 30 July 1919 and completed on 5 August 1919.[2] Delivery was on 30 September 1919.[1] Ophis was powered by a triple expansion steam engine and could make 10 knots.[2]She was owned by the United States Shipping Board.[5] In March 1920, Maritime Salvors Ltd, London reported that they had been involved in the salvage of Ophis.[3] On 29 November 1920, Ophis came to the rescue of the Norwegian 3-masted barque Hebe, which had been dismasted off the Azores, Portugal. Hebe was towed in to Fayal.[4] In 1928, she was renamed Bangu[5] On 26 January 1931, she lost her propeller {{convert|200|nmi|km}} south of Bahía Blanca, Argentina.[5] She was passed to the United States Maritime Commission in 1937,[5] and laid up as part of the reserve fleet.[6] In 1941, Bangu passed to the Ministry of War Transport and was renamed Empire Antelope.[7] War ServiceEmpire Antelope was a member of a number of convoys during World War II.
Convoy ON 37 sailed from Liverpool on 15 November 1941 and dispersed during the night of November 23/34. Empire Antelope sailed from Aultbea.[8]
Convoy SC 77 departed Halifax, Nova Scotia on 30 March 1942 and arrived at Liverpool on 16 April. Empire Antelope was carrying a cargo of steel and other general cargo, destined for Garston.[9]
Official number and code lettersOfficial Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Bangu used the US Official Number 219009 and the Code Letters LTDP.[13] Empire Antelope used the UK Official Number 168205 and the Code Letters BCGT.[14]References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/toddtacoma.htm |title= Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma WA |publisher=Ship Building History |accessdate=2 January 2009}} {{coord|52|26|N|45|22|W|display=title}}{{Design 1014 ships}}{{Empire A ships}}{{November 1942 shipwrecks}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Empire Antelope}}2. ^1 {{csr|register=MSI|id=2219009|accessdate=2 January 2009}} 3. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Maritime Salvors Ltd |day_of_week=Friday |date=5 March 1920 |page_number=25 |issue=42351 |column=A-C}} 4. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Mails and Shipping, Casualty Reports |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=1 December 1920 |page_number=22 |issue=42582 |column=D}} 5. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Mails and Shipping, Casualty Reports |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=28 January 1931 |page_number=22 |issue=45732 |column=E}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/2345.html |title=Empire Antelope |publisher=U-boat.net |accessdate=2 January 2009}} 7. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireA.html |title=EMPIRE - A |publisher=Mariners-L |accessdate=2 January 2009}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/on37.html |title=CONVOY ON (S) 37 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=2 January 2009}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/sc77.html |title=CONVOY SC 77 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=2 January 2009}} 10. ^1 2 {{cite book| title=The Allied Convoy System 1939-1945 |author=Hague, Arnold |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=2000 |isbn=1-55750-019-3 |page=135&137}} 11. ^{{cite book| title=North Atlantic Run |author=Milner, Marc |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=1985 |isbn=0-87021-450-0 |page=145}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/ships.cgi?boat=402;nr=7 |title=EMPIRE ANTELOPE |publisher=Ubootwaffe |accessdate=2 January 2009}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=31b0122.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data|accessdate=2 January 2009}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=43b0294.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data|accessdate=2 January 2009}} 9 : Ships built in Washington (state)|1919 ships|Steamships of the United States|Merchant ships of the United States|Design 1014 ships of the Ministry of War Transport|Steamships of the United Kingdom|Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II|World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean|Maritime incidents in November 1942 |
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