SS Empire Defender
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Empire Defender was a 5,649 GRT cargo steamship that was built in 1910 as Freienfels by Joh. C. Tecklenborg in Geestemünde, Germany. She was seized by the United Kingdom in 1914, passing to the Admiralty. In 1920, she was passed to the Secretary of State for India.
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Builder | Joh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde |
Yard number | 237 |
Launched | 20 September 1910 |
Completed | November 1910 |
Out of service | 14 November 1941 |
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Fate | sunk by torpedo |
General characteristics | |
Type | cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 128.36 m (421 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 16.80 m (55 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 7.63 m (25 ft 0 in) |
Depth | 9.52 m (31 ft 3 in) |
Installed power | 2,300 ihp (1,700 kW) |
Propulsion | Quadruple-expansion steam engine |
Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h) |
Complement | 69 (as Freienfels) |
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She was sold to Greek owners in 1925 and renamed Hadiotis. In 1928, she was sold to Italian owners and renamed Felce. In 1940, she was seized by the United Kingdom and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Renamed Empire Defender, she served until 14 November 1941, when she was sunk by torpedo. Her sinking killed four members of her crew.