History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company, Tacoma, Washington |
Yard number | 9 |
Launched | 30 July 1919 |
Completed | 5 August 1919 |
In service | 30 September 1919 |
Identification |
|
Fate | Sunk 2 November 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 4,782 GRT |
Length | 380 ft 5 in (115.95 m) |
Beam | 53 ft 1 in (16.18 m) |
Depth | 27 ft (8.23 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine (Todd Dry Dock & Construction Co, Tacoma) 339 hp (253 kW) |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement | 42 crew (plus 8 DEMS gunners) |
Empire Antelope was a 4,782-ton cargo ship which was built as Ophis in 1919. She was renamed Bangu in 1928. In 1941 she was renamed Empire Antelope. She was sunk by the German submarine U-402 on 2 November 1942.
Ophis was built by Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company, Tacoma as yard number 9. She was allocated United States Shipping Board hull number 2630. [1] She was launched on 30 July 1919 and completed on 5 August 1919. [2] Delivery was on 30 September 1919. [1] Ophis was powered by a triple expansion steam engine and could make 10 knots. [2]
She was owned by the United States Shipping Board. [3] In March 1920, Maritime Salvors Ltd, London reported that they had been involved in the salvage of Ophis. [4] On 29 November 1920, Ophis came to the rescue of the Norwegian 3-masted barque Hebe, which had been dismasted off the Azores, Portugal. Hebe was towed in to Fayal. [5] In 1928, she was renamed Bangu [3] On 26 January 1931, she lost her propeller 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of Bahía Blanca, Argentina. [6] She was passed to the United States Maritime Commission in 1937, [3] and laid up as part of the reserve fleet. [7] In 1941, Bangu passed to the Ministry of War Transport and was renamed Empire Antelope. [3]
Empire Antelope was a member of a number of convoys during World War II.
Convoy ON 37 sailed from Liverpool on 15 November 1941 and dispersed during the night of November 23/34. Empire Antelope sailed from Aultbea. [8]
Convoy SC 77 departed Halifax, Nova Scotia on 30 March 1942 and arrived at Liverpool on 16 April. Empire Antelope was carrying a cargo of steel and other general cargo, destined for Garston. [9]
Convoy SC 94 departed Sydney, Nova Scotia on 31 July 1942. [10] Five ships from the convoy were torpedoed by simultaneous attacks of U-176 and U-379 at 13:25 Z on 8 August. Detonations of the five sinking ships caused hasty abandonment of three additional ships (including Empire Antelope) whose crews believed they had been torpedoed. [11] Empire Antelope's crewmen reboarded their slightly damaged ship and arrived at Liverpool on 13 August. [10]
Empire Antelope departed New York City on 24 October 1942 with 5,560 tons of general cargo as a member of Convoy SC 107. [10] At 08:04 hrs ( CET) [12] on 2 November 1942, the German submarine U-402, captained by Baron Siegfried von Forstner, fired torpedoed and sank Empire Antelope at 52°26′N 45°22′W / 52.433°N 45.367°W. All fifty crew members were saved by the convoy rescue ship SS Stockport and landed at Reykjavík, Iceland, on 8 November 1942. [7]
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
Bangu used the US Official Number 219009 and the Code Letters LTDP. [13] Empire Antelope used the UK Official Number 168205 and the Code Letters BCGT. [14]
History | |
---|---|
Name |
|
Owner |
|
Operator |
|
Port of registry | |
Builder | Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company, Tacoma, Washington |
Yard number | 9 |
Launched | 30 July 1919 |
Completed | 5 August 1919 |
In service | 30 September 1919 |
Identification |
|
Fate | Sunk 2 November 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 4,782 GRT |
Length | 380 ft 5 in (115.95 m) |
Beam | 53 ft 1 in (16.18 m) |
Depth | 27 ft (8.23 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine (Todd Dry Dock & Construction Co, Tacoma) 339 hp (253 kW) |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement | 42 crew (plus 8 DEMS gunners) |
Empire Antelope was a 4,782-ton cargo ship which was built as Ophis in 1919. She was renamed Bangu in 1928. In 1941 she was renamed Empire Antelope. She was sunk by the German submarine U-402 on 2 November 1942.
Ophis was built by Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company, Tacoma as yard number 9. She was allocated United States Shipping Board hull number 2630. [1] She was launched on 30 July 1919 and completed on 5 August 1919. [2] Delivery was on 30 September 1919. [1] Ophis was powered by a triple expansion steam engine and could make 10 knots. [2]
She was owned by the United States Shipping Board. [3] In March 1920, Maritime Salvors Ltd, London reported that they had been involved in the salvage of Ophis. [4] On 29 November 1920, Ophis came to the rescue of the Norwegian 3-masted barque Hebe, which had been dismasted off the Azores, Portugal. Hebe was towed in to Fayal. [5] In 1928, she was renamed Bangu [3] On 26 January 1931, she lost her propeller 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of Bahía Blanca, Argentina. [6] She was passed to the United States Maritime Commission in 1937, [3] and laid up as part of the reserve fleet. [7] In 1941, Bangu passed to the Ministry of War Transport and was renamed Empire Antelope. [3]
Empire Antelope was a member of a number of convoys during World War II.
Convoy ON 37 sailed from Liverpool on 15 November 1941 and dispersed during the night of November 23/34. Empire Antelope sailed from Aultbea. [8]
Convoy SC 77 departed Halifax, Nova Scotia on 30 March 1942 and arrived at Liverpool on 16 April. Empire Antelope was carrying a cargo of steel and other general cargo, destined for Garston. [9]
Convoy SC 94 departed Sydney, Nova Scotia on 31 July 1942. [10] Five ships from the convoy were torpedoed by simultaneous attacks of U-176 and U-379 at 13:25 Z on 8 August. Detonations of the five sinking ships caused hasty abandonment of three additional ships (including Empire Antelope) whose crews believed they had been torpedoed. [11] Empire Antelope's crewmen reboarded their slightly damaged ship and arrived at Liverpool on 13 August. [10]
Empire Antelope departed New York City on 24 October 1942 with 5,560 tons of general cargo as a member of Convoy SC 107. [10] At 08:04 hrs ( CET) [12] on 2 November 1942, the German submarine U-402, captained by Baron Siegfried von Forstner, fired torpedoed and sank Empire Antelope at 52°26′N 45°22′W / 52.433°N 45.367°W. All fifty crew members were saved by the convoy rescue ship SS Stockport and landed at Reykjavík, Iceland, on 8 November 1942. [7]
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
Bangu used the US Official Number 219009 and the Code Letters LTDP. [13] Empire Antelope used the UK Official Number 168205 and the Code Letters BCGT. [14]