SS Empire Blanda
Empire Blanda was a cargo ship which was built in 1919 by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow as Nile. She was sold to a Yugoslavian company in 1930 and renamed Sokol in 1933, serving until 1939 when she was sold to a Panamanian company and renamed Rio Grande. In 1940, she was requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Blanda. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-69 on 19 February 1941.
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SS Empire Blanda
Empire Blanda was a cargo ship which was built in 1919 by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow as Nile. She was sold to a Yugoslavian company in 1930 and renamed Sokol in 1933, serving until 1939 when she was sold to a Panamanian company and renamed Rio Grande. In 1940, she was requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Blanda. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-69 on 19 February 1941.
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Empire Blanda was a cargo ship ...... k by U-69 on 19 February 1941.
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1941-02-19
builder
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1.289304e+2
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1.70688e+1
ship launched
1919-09-30
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Torpedoed and sunk by U-69, 19 February 1941
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25,174,902
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731,557,290
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Ship identification
*UK Official Number 141932
*C ...... HPKQ
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*Code Letters GLXW
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Ship operator
*Glen & Co
*Jugoslovenska Plo ...... s
*Larrinaga Steamship Co Ltd
Ship owner
*Nile Steamship Co Ltd
*Jugos ...... da
*Ministry of War Transport
Ship propulsion
Triple expansion steam engine
Ship registry
* Glasgow
* Glasgow
* Susak
* Panama City
* London
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Empire Blanda was a cargo ship ...... k by U-69 on 19 February 1941.
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SS Empire Blanda
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*Empire Blanda (1940-41)
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*Nile (1919-33)
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*Rio Grande (1939-40)
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*Sokol (1933-39)
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