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1.1 empire ibex
1.2 empire imp
1.3 empire impala
1.4 empire indus
1.5 empire industry
1.6 empire inventor
1.7 empire iseult
1.8 empire islander
1.9 empire isle
1.10 empire ivy
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empire ibex
empire ibex 7,208 grt (9,600 dwt) cargo ship built skinner & eddy corp. seattle. completed in 1918 edgefield united states shipping board (ussb). mowt in 1941 , renamed empire ibex. on 1 july 1943, empire ibex in collision empire macalpine in north atlantic (53°30′n 36°25′w / 53.500°n 36.417°w / 53.500; -36.417) , severely damaged. abandoned on 2 july , sank
empire imp
empire imp 129 grt tug built cochrane & sons ltd, selby. launched on 22 may 1942 , completed in july 1942. capsized on 1 august 1942 , sank @ pembroke dock, pembrokeshire.
empire impala
empire impala 6,113 grt (9,400 dwt) cargo ship built virginia shipbuilding corp, alexandria, virginia. laid down boshbish ussb , completed in 1920 clemence c morse united states transportation co. ussb in 1923 , renamed oakman. lykes brothers-ripley steamship co inc in 1933. mowt in 1940 , renamed empire impala. on 7 march 1943, empire impala member of convoy sc 121. stopped pick survivors ss egyptian had been torpedoed u-230 when herself torpedoed u-591 , sunk.
empire indus
empire indus 5,155 grt cargo ship built blohm & voss, hamburg. launched in 1923 gera german australian line, 1926 fusioned hamburg america line. on 4 april 1941, scuttled @ massawa, eritrea prior capture of port british forces. on 8 september 1942 refloated , beached enable temporary repairs carried out. mowt , renamed empire indus. on 2 may 1943, left massawa under tow ss mantola, arriving in karachi, india on 13 may repaired. on 14 april 1944, badly damaged result of explosion of ss fort stikine @ bombay. repairs completed in november 1945. sold in 1946 arden hall steamship co, cape town. renamed bosveld in 1947. sold in 1948 pan ocean navigation co, panama , renamed pan ocean. on 6 april 1958 developed leak , foundered 160 nautical miles (300 km) north west of alexandria, egypt. (33°15′n 27°55′e / 33.250°n 27.917°e / 33.250; 27.917)
empire industry
empire industry 3,721 grt cargo ship built vuijk en zoon, capelle aan den ijssel, netherlands. launched in 1916 leersum. sold in 1939 e oldendorff, lübeck , renamed henning oldendorf. on 17 november 1939, captured hms colombo in denmark strait. taken lerwick , liverpool. mowt , renamed empire industry. on 16 march 1941, empire industry sunk german battleship scharnhorst @ 43°27′n 45°25′w / 43.450°n 45.417°w / 43.450; -45.417.
empire inventor
empire inventor 9,515 grt cargo , passenger ship built ag weser, bremen. launched in 1922 werra norddeutscher lloyd. sold in 1935 societá italia flotte riuniti, genoa , renamed calabria. sold in 1937 lloyd triestino, trieste. on 10 june 1940 seized war prize @ calcutta. mowt allocated british-india sn co , intended rename empire inventor, on 8 december 1940 torpedoed u-103 , sunk @ 52°43′n 10°07′w / 52.717°n 10.117°w / 52.717; -10.117.
empire iseult
empire iseult 7,170 grt cargo ship built j l thompson & sons ltd, sunderland. launched on 14 may 1942 , completed in july 1942. dutch government in 1943 , renamed frans van mieris. sold in 1946 stoomvart maatschappij ostzee , renamed farmsum. operated under management of vinke & zonen, amsterdam. sold in 1950 e hsian steamship co ltd, hong kong , renamed kin ming. sold in 1965 kai tai marine lines ltd, formosa , renamed kai queen. operated under management of china union lines ltd. scrapped in september 1969 @ kaohsiung, taiwan.
empire islander
empire islander 2,066 grt (2,900 dwt) collier built grangemouth dockyard co ltd, grangemouth. launched on 22 june 1943 , completed in august 1943. sold in 1949 heny & mcgregor ltd, leith , renamed rattray head. sold in 1960 gino gardella, italy , renamed brick quarto. scrapped in october 1973 @ savona, italy.
empire isle
empire isle 402 grt (480 dwt) coaster built henry scarr ltd, hessle. launched on 18 february 1941 , completed in july 1941. sold in 1945 comben, longstaff & co ltd , renamed suffolkbrook. sold in 1948 lovering & sons ltd, cardiff , renamed fennel. sold in 1952 hindlea shipping co ltd , renamed hindlea. operated under management of j l hindmarsh, cardiff. lengthened in 1959, 506 grt (725 dwt). on 27 october 1959 driven ashore in moelfre bay, anglesey , broke in two. wreckage looted local inhabitants. declared total loss.
empire ivy
empire ivy 263 grt tug built goole shipbuilding & repairing co ltd, goole. launched on 22 october 1941 , completed in july 1942. sold in 1946 clyde shipping co ltd , renamed flying tempest. sold in 1962 societa salvataggi siciliana, italy , renamed poetto. renamed montelungo in 1968, scrapped in 1982.
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