SS Empire Bell
Empire Bell was a 1,744 GRT collier which was built by Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona, Sweden as the 2,023 GRT passenger ship Belgia in 1930. In 1940 she was rebuilt as a cargo ship. In 1941, she was damaged by enemy bombing and burnt out. She was salvaged and sold to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), repaired and renamed Empire Bell. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-442 on 25 September 1942.
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SS Empire Bell
Empire Bell was a 1,744 GRT collier which was built by Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona, Sweden as the 2,023 GRT passenger ship Belgia in 1930. In 1940 she was rebuilt as a cargo ship. In 1941, she was damaged by enemy bombing and burnt out. She was salvaged and sold to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), repaired and renamed Empire Bell. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-442 on 25 September 1942.
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Empire Bell was a 1,744 GRT co ...... by U-442 on 25 September 1942.
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1942-09-25
builder
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1930-05-07
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8.71728e+1
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ship launched
1930-01-11
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Torpedoed and sunk by U-442
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24,897,370
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731,626,700
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Location of the sinking of Empire Bell.
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Ship identification
*Swedish Official Number 7636 ...... SHTN
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*Code Letters BDSW
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Ship operator
*F Sternhagen - "Gotha Line"
*James Westroll Ltd, Sunderland
Ship owner
*Förnyade Ångfartygs Aktiebolag Götha
*Ministry of War Transport
Ship propulsion
One compound steam engine,
Ship registry
* Gothenborg
* South Shields
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62.31666666666667 -15.45
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Empire Bell was a 1,744 GRT co ...... by U-442 on 25 September 1942.
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SS Empire Bell
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*Belgia (1930-41)
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*Empire Bell (1941-42)
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