| 词条 | SS Empire Clough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|lat=51.833 |long=-35 |caption=Location of the sinking of Empire Clough. }} Empire Clough was a {{GRT|6147|link=off}} cargo ship which was built in 1942 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was torpedoed and sunk on her maiden voyage. DescriptionThe ship was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields as yard number 527.[2] She was launched on 2 April 1942 and completed in June 1942.[3] The ship was {{convert|405|ft|8|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|53|ft|6|in|m|2}} and a depth of {{convert|32|ft|8|in|m|2}}. She had a GRT of 6,147 and a NRT of 4,251.[4] The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of {{convert|23+1/2|in|cm}}, {{convert|37+1/2|in|cm}} and {{convert|68|in|cm}} diameter by {{convert|48|in|cm}} stroke. The engine was built by Foster, Yates & Thompson Ltd, Blackburn.[4] HistoryEmpire Clough was built for the Ministry of War Transport and placed under the management of the Larringa Steamship Co Ltd. Her port of registry was South Shields and she was allocated the Code Letters BDVX and United Kingdom Official Number 168655.[4]On her maiden voyage, Empire Clough was a member of Convoy ON 100, which departed from Loch Ewe on 2 June 1942 bound for Boston and New York. At 03:40 on 10 June 1942, Empire Clough was torpedoed by {{GS|U-94|1940|2}} with the loss of five crew. The ship was abandoned, with the 44 survivors being rescued by {{HMS|Dianthus|K94|6}} and the Portuguese trawler Argus. They were landed at St John's, Newfoundland and in Greenland respectively.[5] Empire Clough sank at {{Coord|51|50|N|35|00|W}}.[3] Those lost on Empire Clough are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial, London.[6] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/E-Ships/empireclough1942.html|title=SS Empire Clough (1942)|publisher=www.tynebuiltships.co.uk|accessdate=24 May 2017}} {{coord|51|50|N|35|0|W|display=title}}{{Empire C ships}}{{Maiden voyage sinkings}}{{June 1942 shipwrecks}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.johnbage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/John%20Readhead%20Shipyard%20Page%206.htm |title=John Readhead's Shipyard - 1909 to 1968 |publisher=John Bage |accessdate=24 April 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120804140158/http://www.johnbage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/John%20Readhead%20Shipyard%20Page%206.htm |archivedate=4 August 2012 |df=dmy-all }} 3. ^1 {{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}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=41b0997.pdf|title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS|publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=24 April 2010}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship.html?shipID=1778 |title=Empire Clough |publisher=U-boat |accessdate=24 April 2010}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.benjidog.co.uk/Tower%20Hill/Ship%20Index%20A-F.html |title=Ship Index A-F |publisher=Brian Watson |accessdate=20 May 2011}} External links{{commons category|Empire Clough (ship, 1942)}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Empire Clough}} 8 : 1942 ships|Ships built on the River Tyne|Empire ships|Ministry of War Transport ships|Steamships of the United Kingdom|Maritime incidents in June 1942|Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II|World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean |
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