SS Empire Eve
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
Empire Eve was a 5,979 GRT CAM ship that was built in 1941 by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She served until 1943, when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-414 off Algeria.
Description
The ship was built in 1941 by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham.
The ship was 401 feet 0 inches (122.22 m) long, with a beam of 54 feet 0 inches (16.46 m). She had a depth of 30 feet 2 inches (9.19 m). She was assessed at 5,970 GRT, 388 NRT.
The ship was propelled by a 292 nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 23+1⁄2 inches (60 cm), 38 inches (97 cm) and 66 inches (170 cm) diameter by 45 inches (110 cm) stroke. The engine was built by George Clark (1938) Ltd, Sunderland.
History
Empire Eve was launched on 26 April 1941 and completed in June. She was placed under the management of J A Billmeir & Co Ltd. Her port of registry was Sunderland.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7393649. Authority coordinates are 59.000, -17.000. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1941, 1943 and 1938.
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