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|lat=6.667 |long=-13.283 |caption=Location of the sinking of Empire Bruce. }} Empire Bruce was a prototype {{GRT|7,459}} cargo ship which was built in 1941 by Sir J Laing & Sons for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-123|1940|2}} on 18 April 1943. DescriptionEmpire Bruce was built by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland.[1] She was yard number 737.[2] Launched on 11 June 1941, she was completed in August 1941.[1]The ship was {{convert|423|ft|8|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|59|ft|9|in|m|2}} and a depth of {{convert|35|ft|m|2}}. She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of {{convert|24|in|cm}}, {{convert|39|in|cm}} and {{convert|68|in|cm}} bore by {{convert|48|in|cm}} stroke. The engine was built by the Central Marine Engine Works, West Hartlepool.[4] It could propel her at {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}}.[2] She had a GRT of 7,349 with a NRT of 4,497.[3] CareerEmpire Bruce's port of registry was Sunderland. She was initially operated under the management of the Larrinaga Steamship Co Ltd.[3] Management was then transferred to Christian Salvesen & Co Ltd, Leith.[4]Empire Bruce was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.
Convoy ON 14 departed Liverpool on 7 September 1941 and Loch Ewe on 10 September. It dispersed at sea on 15 September. Empire Bruce was bound for Philadelphia.[5] SinkingAt 12:39 on 18 April 1943, Empire Bruce was struck in the stern by a torpedo fired from {{GS|U-123|1940|2}}, under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst von Schroeter. The ship was carrying a cargo of 9,141 tons of linseed from Buenos Aires, Argentina to the United Kingdom via Freetown, Sierra Leone. She capsized and sank after further torpedoes were fired at 13:51 and 14:19. The entire crew of 42, and seven DEMS gunners were rescued by minesweeper {{HMS|MMS 107}}. They were landed at Freetown on 19 April.[6] The ship sank {{convert|100|nmi|km}} off Freetown ({{coord|06|40|N|13|17|W|display=title,inline}}).[1] Official Numbers and Code LettersOfficial Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Bruce had the UK Official Number 168918 and used the Code Letters BCPJ.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{cite book | first = and Sawyer, L A| last = Mitchell, W H | year = 1995| month = | title = The Empire Ships| pages = | publisher = Lloyd's of London Press Ltd| location = London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong|isbn=1-85044-275-4}} {{Empire B ships}}{{April 1943 shipwrecks}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Empire Bruce}}2. ^1 {{csr|register=MSI|id=1168918|accessdate=27 December 2009}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=41b0270.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=27 December 2009}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=43b0297.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=27 December 2009}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/on14.html |title=CONVOY ON 14 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=27 December 2009}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/2871.html |title=Empire Bruce |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=27 December 2009}} 9 : 1941 ships|Ships built on the River Wear|Empire ships|Ministry of War Transport ships|Steamships of the United Kingdom|Merchant ships of the United Kingdom|Maritime incidents in April 1943|Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II|World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean |
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