SS Iserlohn (1909)
Iserlohn was a 4,667 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1909 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg, Germany. She was ceded to the United Kingdom in 1919, passing to the Admiralty. In 1921, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Union City. She was sold to Finland in 1924 and renamed Wasaborg. In 1935, she was sold to Italy and renamed Erica. In 1940, she was seized by the United Kingdom and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Renamed Empire Defiance, she served until June 1944, when she was sunk as a blockship at Sword, Ouistreham, France in support of Operation Overlord. She was salvaged in 1951 and scrapped at Antwerp, Belgium.
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SS Iserlohn (1909)
Iserlohn was a 4,667 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1909 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg, Germany. She was ceded to the United Kingdom in 1919, passing to the Admiralty. In 1921, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Union City. She was sold to Finland in 1924 and renamed Wasaborg. In 1935, she was sold to Italy and renamed Erica. In 1940, she was seized by the United Kingdom and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Renamed Empire Defiance, she served until June 1944, when she was sunk as a blockship at Sword, Ouistreham, France in support of Operation Overlord. She was salvaged in 1951 and scrapped at Antwerp, Belgium.
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Iserlohn was a 4,667 GRT cargo ...... scrapped at Antwerp, Belgium.
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1944-06-07
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1909-08-14
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Scuttled as blockship in 1944, salvaged and scrapped in 1951
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Location of the scuttling of Empire Defiance.
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Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik
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Ship class
*Cargo ship
*Storage hulk
*Blockship
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Ship fate
Scuttled as blockship in 1944, salvaged and scrapped in 1951
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*United Kingdom Official Numbe ...... IBNN
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Ship launched
1909-08-14
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*Iserlohn
*Union City
*Wasaborg
*Erica
*Empire Defiance
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Ship operator
*Deutsche-Australische Dampfsc ...... J Brocklebank
*J & J Denholm
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Ship out of service
1944-06-07
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*Deutsche-Australische Dampfsc ...... Co
*Ministry of War Transport
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Ship propulsion
Triple expansion steam engine
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Ship registry
* Hamburg, Germany
* United K ...... and
* Naples, Italy
* London
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*7,669 DWT
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Iserlohn was a 4,667 GRT cargo ...... scrapped at Antwerp, Belgium.
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SS Iserlohn (1909)
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*Empire Defiance (1940-44)
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*Erica (1935-40)
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*Iserlohn (1909-21)
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*Union City (1921-24)
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*Wasaborg (1924-35)
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