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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Launch_of_the_cargo_ship_%E2%80%98Empire_Clough%E2%80%99_(23085004346).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Launch_of_the_cargo_ship_%E2%80%98Empire_Clough%E2%80%99_%2823085004346%29.jpg/300px-Launch_of_the_cargo_ship_%E2%80%98Empire_Clough%E2%80%99_%2823085004346%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="223" class="mw-file-element" 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style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/John_Readhead_%26_Sons" title="John Readhead & Sons">John Readhead & Sons Ltd</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Yard number</td><td>527</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>2 April 1942</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Completed</td><td>June 1942</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Out of service</td><td>10 June 1942</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Identification</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Code Letters BDVX</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><span 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/ICS_Delta.svg/23px-ICS_Delta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/ICS_Delta.svg/30px-ICS_Delta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Victor.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/ICS_Victor.svg/15px-ICS_Victor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/ICS_Victor.svg/23px-ICS_Victor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/ICS_Victor.svg/30px-ICS_Victor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_X-ray.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/ICS_X-ray.svg/15px-ICS_X-ray.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/ICS_X-ray.svg/23px-ICS_X-ray.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/ICS_X-ray.svg/30px-ICS_X-ray.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">United Kingdom <a href="/wiki/Official_Number" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Number">Official Number</a> 168655</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Torpedoed and sunk</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ship</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Tonnage</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">6,147 <a href="/wiki/Gross_register_tonnage" title="Gross register tonnage">GRT</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">4,251 <a href="/wiki/Net_register_tonnage" title="Net register tonnage">NRT</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>405 ft 8 in (123.65 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>53 ft 5 in (16.28 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Depth</td><td>32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Installed power</td><td>Triple expansion steam engine</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td>Screw propeller</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Crew</td><td>43, plus 6 <a href="/wiki/Defensively_Equipped_Merchant_Ships" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships">DEMS</a> gunners</td></tr> </tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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.infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:306px"><div style="position:relative;width:304px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="SS Empire Clough is located in North Atlantic"><img alt="SS Empire Clough is located in North Atlantic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_location_map.svg/304px-North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="304" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_location_map.svg/456px-North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, 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map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location of the sinking of <i>Empire Clough</i>.</div></div></div> <p><i><b>Empire Clough</b></i> was a 6,147 GRT <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> which was built in 1942 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd of <a href="/wiki/South_Shields" title="South Shields">South Shields</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_War_Transport" title="Ministry of War Transport">Ministry of War Transport</a> (MoWT). She was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and sunk on her maiden voyage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Empire_Clough&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ship was built as yard number 527.<sup id="cite_ref-Readhead_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Readhead-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was launched on 2 April 1942 and completed in June 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-Ships_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ships-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ship was 405 feet 8 inches (123.65 m) long, with a beam of 53 feet 6 inches (16.31 m) and a depth of 32 feet 8 inches (9.96 m). She had a GRT of 6,147 and a NRT of 4,251.<sup id="cite_ref-Clough41_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clough41-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ship was propelled by a <a href="/wiki/Triple_expansion_steam_engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple expansion steam engine">triple expansion steam engine</a>, which had cylinders of <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">23<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> inches (60 cm), <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">37<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> inches (95 cm) and 68 inches (170 cm) diameter by 48 inches (120 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Foster, Yates & Thompson Ltd, <a href="/wiki/Blackburn" title="Blackburn">Blackburn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clough41_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clough41-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Empire_Clough&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Empire Clough</i> was built for the Ministry of War Transport and placed under the management of the Larringa Steamship Co Ltd. Her port of registry was South Shields and she was allocated the <a href="/wiki/Code_Letters" class="mw-redirect" title="Code Letters">Code Letters</a> BDVX and United Kingdom <a href="/wiki/Official_Number" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Number">Official Number</a> 168655.<sup id="cite_ref-Clough41_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clough41-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On her maiden voyage, <i>Empire Clough</i> was a member of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Convoy_ON_100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convoy ON 100 (page does not exist)">Convoy ON 100</a>, which departed from <a href="/wiki/Loch_Ewe" title="Loch Ewe">Loch Ewe</a> on 2 June 1942 bound for <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>. At 03:40 on 10 June 1942, <i>Empire Clough</i> was torpedoed by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-94_(1940)" title="German submarine U-94 (1940)"><i>U-94</i></a> with the loss of five crew. The ship was abandoned, with the 44 survivors being rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Dianthus_(K94)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Dianthus (K94) (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Dianthus</i></a> and the <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portuguese</a> <a href="/wiki/Fishing_trawler" title="Fishing trawler">trawler</a> <i>Argus</i>. They were landed at <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador">St John's</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Newfoundland" title="Dominion of Newfoundland">Newfoundland</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a> respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-Uboat_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uboat-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Empire Clough</i> sank at <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=SS_Empire_Clough&params=51_50_N_35_00_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51掳50鈥睳</span> <span class="longitude">35掳00鈥瞁</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.833掳N 35.000掳W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.833; -35.000</span></span></span></a></span></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ships_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ships-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those lost on <i>Empire Clough</i> are commemorated at the <a href="/wiki/Tower_Hill_Memorial" title="Tower Hill Memorial">Tower Hill Memorial</a> in London.<sup id="cite_ref-THM_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THM-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Empire_Clough&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/E-Ships/empireclough1942.html">"SS Empire Clough (1942)"</a>. <i>Tyne Built Ships</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(Ca%E2%80%93Cl)" title="List of Empire ships (Ca鈥揅l)">Ca鈥揅l</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(Co%E2%80%93Cy)" title="List of Empire ships (Co鈥揅y)">Co鈥揅y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(D)" title="List of Empire ships (D)">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(E)" title="List of Empire ships (E)">E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(F)" title="List of Empire ships (F)">F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(G)" title="List of Empire ships (G)">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(H)" title="List of Empire ships (H)">H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(I%E2%80%93J)" title="List of Empire ships (I鈥揓)">I鈥揓</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(K)" title="List of Empire ships (K)">K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(L)" title="List of Empire ships (L)">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(M)" title="List of Empire ships (M)">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(N)" title="List of Empire ships (N)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(O)" title="List of Empire ships (O)">O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(P)" title="List of Empire ships (P)">P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(R)" title="List of Empire ships (R)">R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(Sa%E2%80%93Sh)" title="List of Empire ships (Sa鈥揝h)">Sa鈥揝h</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(Si%E2%80%93Sy)" title="List of Empire ships (Si鈥揝y)">Si鈥揝y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(Ta%E2%80%93Te)" title="List of Empire ships (Ta鈥揟e)">Ta鈥揟e</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(Th%E2%80%93Ty)" title="List of Empire ships (Th鈥揟y)">Th鈥揟y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_(U%E2%80%93Z)" title="List of Empire ships (U鈥揨)">U鈥揨</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>See 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navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vasa_(ship)" title="Vasa (ship)"><i>Vasa</i></a> (1628)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galera_Victoria" title="Galera Victoria"><i>Galera Victoria</i></a> (1729)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Georgiana" title="SS Georgiana"><i>Georgiana</i></a> (1863)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flach_(submarine)" title="Flach (submarine)"><i>Flach</i></a> (1866)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Grosser_Kurf%C3%BCrst_(1875)" title="SMS Grosser Kurf眉rst (1875)"><i>Grosser Kurf眉rst</i></a> (1878)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_minesweepers_Inkerman_and_Cerisoles" title="French minesweepers Inkerman and Cerisoles"><i>Cerisoles</i></a> (1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_minesweepers_Inkerman_and_Cerisoles" title="French minesweepers Inkerman and Cerisoles"><i>Inkerman</i></a> (1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_battleship_Bismarck" title="German battleship Bismarck"><i>Bismarck</i></a> (1941)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano"><i>Shinano</i></a> (1944)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Passenger ships<br />and cargo liners</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sea_Venture" title="Sea Venture">Sea Venture</a></i> (1609)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RMS_Amazon_(1851)" title="RMS Amazon (1851)"><i>Amazon</i></a> (1851)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_City_of_Philadelphia_(1854)" title="SS City of Philadelphia (1854)"><i>City of Philadelphia</i></a> (1854)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Era_(1854_ship)" title="New Era (1854 ship)"><i>New Era</i></a> (1854)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RMS_Tayleur" title="RMS Tayleur"><i>Tayleur</i></a> (1854)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Willem_III" title="SS Willem III"><i>Willem III</i></a> (1871)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Geltwood" title="Geltwood">Geltwood</a></i> (1875)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Friedrich_der_Grosse" title="SS Friedrich der Grosse"><i>Friedrich der Grosse</i></a> (1896/1922)</li> <li>RMS <i><a href="/wiki/Titanic" title="Titanic">Titanic</a></i> (1912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_City_of_Honolulu" title="SS City of Honolulu"><i>City of Honolulu</i></a> (1896/1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Georges_Philippar" title="MS Georges Philippar"><i>Georges Philippar</i></a> (1932)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RMS_Magdalena_(1948)" title="RMS Magdalena (1948)"><i>Magdalena</i></a> (1949)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Hans_Hedtoft" title="MS Hans Hedtoft"><i>Hans Hedtoft</i></a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Zenobia" title="MS Zenobia"><i>Zenobia</i></a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cargo ships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)" title="Batavia (1628 ship)"><i>Batavia</i></a> (1629)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vansittart_(1718_EIC_ship)" title="Vansittart (1718 EIC ship)"><i>Vansittart</i></a> (1719)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortuyn_(1722)" title="Fortuyn (1722)"><i>Fortuyn</i></a> (1723)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zeewijk" title="Zeewijk">Zeewijk</a></i> (1727)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_(1748)" title="Amsterdam (1748)"><i>Amsterdam</i></a> (1749)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Captain_(1772_ship)" title="Royal Captain (1772 ship)"><i>Royal Captain</i></a> (1773)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartwell_(1787_ship)" title="Hartwell (1787 ship)"><i>Hartwell</i></a> (1787)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Green_(1829_ship)" title="George Green (1829 ship)"><i>George Green</i></a> (1830)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrier_Pigeon_(ship)" title="Carrier Pigeon (ship)"><i>Carrier Pigeon</i></a> (1852)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schomberg_(1855)" title="Schomberg (1855)"><i>Schomberg</i></a> (1855)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Irex" title="SS Irex"><i>Irex</i></a> (1890)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Dumaru" title="SS Dumaru"><i>Dumaru</i></a> (1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Hastier_(1919)" title="SS Hastier (1919)"><i>Hastier</i></a> (1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adolf_Vinnen_(barquentine)" title="Adolf Vinnen (barquentine)"><i>Adolf Vinnen</i></a> (1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Frost" title="SS Empire Frost"><i>Empire Frost</i></a> (1941)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Michael_E" title="SS Michael E"><i>Michael E</i></a> (1941)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Alexander_Macomb" title="SS Alexander Macomb"><i>Alexander Macomb</i></a> (1942)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Empire Clough</i></a> (1942)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Empire_Drum" title="MV Empire Drum"><i>Empire Drum</i></a> (1942)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1, 2</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Dryden" title="SS Empire Dryden"><i>Empire Dryden</i></a> (1942)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1, 2</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_George_Calvert_(1942)" title="SS George Calvert (1942)"><i>George Calvert</i></a> (1942)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Stephen_Hopkins" title="SS Stephen Hopkins"><i>Stephen Hopkins</i></a> (1942)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Florizel" title="SS Empire Florizel"><i>Empire Florizel</i></a> (1943)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_John_Morgan" title="SS John Morgan"><i>John Morgan</i></a> (1943)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>1</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penlee_lifeboat_disaster" title="Penlee lifeboat disaster"><i>Union Star</i></a> (1981)<span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>2</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Ranga" title="MV Ranga"><i>Ranga</i></a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Reijin" title="MV Reijin"><i>Reijin</i></a> (1988)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Racing yachts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USC%26GS_Eagre" title="USC&GS Eagre"><i>Mohawk</i></a> (1876)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>1 = Due to enemy action. 2 = Maiden revenue-earning voyage.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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U-652"><i>U-652</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">3 Jun: <a href="/wiki/USS_Bunting_(AMc-7)" title="USS Bunting (AMc-7)">USS <i>Bunting</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Iron_Chieftain" title="SS Iron Chieftain"><i>Iron Chieftain</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Northwestern" title="SS Northwestern"><i>Northwestern</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">4 Jun: <a href="/wiki/SS_Iron_Crown" title="SS Iron Crown"><i>Iron Crown</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kaga" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga"><i>Kaga</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_S%C5%8Dry%C5%AB" title="Japanese aircraft carrier S艒ry奴"><i>S艒ry奴</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">5 Jun: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akagi" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi"><i>Akagi</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/MV_C._O._Stillman" title="MV C. O. Stillman"><i>C.O. Stillman</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Hiry%C5%AB" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Hiry奴"><i>Hiry奴</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">6 Jun: <a href="/wiki/USS_Hammann_(DD-412)" title="USS Hammann (DD-412)">USS <i>Hammann</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Mikuma" title="Japanese cruiser Mikuma"><i>Mikuma</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">7 Jun: <a href="/wiki/SS_Coast_Trader" title="SS Coast Trader"><i>Coast Trader</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Edith_(ID-3459)" title="USS Edith (ID-3459)"><i>Edith</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Gannet_(AM-41)" title="USS Gannet (AM-41)">USS <i>Gannet</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Yorktown_(CV-5)" title="USS Yorktown (CV-5)">USS <i>Yorktown</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">8 Jun: <a href="/wiki/SS_Agios_Georgios_IV" title="SS Agios Georgios IV"><i>Agios Georgios IV</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Said" title="SS Said"><i>Said</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">10 Jun: <a href="/wiki/MS_Abkhazia" title="MS Abkhazia"><i>Abkhazia</i></a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Empire Clough</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">12 Jun: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Grove_(L77)" title="HMS Grove (L77)">HMS <i>Grove</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">13 Jun: <a href="/wiki/MS_Gruziya" title="MS Gruziya"><i>Gruziya</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Supetar" title="SS Supetar"><i>Supetar</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-157_(1941)" title="German submarine U-157 (1941)"><i>U-157</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">15 Jun: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Airedale" title="HMS Airedale">HMS <i>Airedale</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Bedouin" title="HMS Bedouin">HMS <i>Bedouin</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_City_of_Oxford" title="SS City of Oxford"><i>City of Oxford</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Hasty_(H24)" title="HMS Hasty (H24)">HMS <i>Hasty</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Thurso" title="SS Thurso"><i>Thurso</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Italian_cruiser_Trento" title="Italian cruiser Trento"><i>Trento</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 Jun: <a href="/wiki/SS_Argo_(1898_Napier)" title="SS Argo (1898 Napier)"><i>Argo</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Hermione_(74)" title="HMS Hermione (74)">HMS <i>Hermione</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/ORP_Kujawiak_(L72)" title="ORP Kujawiak (L72)">ORP <i>Kujawiak</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Managua_(1919)" title="SS Managua (1919)"><i>Managua</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Nestor_(G02)" title="HMAS Nestor (G02)">HMAS <i>Nestor</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Port_Nicholson_(1918)" title="SS Port Nicholson (1918)"><i>Port Nicholson</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">17 Jun: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Wild_Swan_(D62)" title="HMS Wild Swan (D62)">HMS <i>Wild Swan</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 Jun: <a href="/wiki/MV_Macdhui_(1930)" title="MV Macdhui (1930)"><i>Macdhui</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">19 Jun: <a href="/wiki/USS_S-27" title="USS S-27">USS <i>S-27</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Soviet_submarine_Shch-214" title="Soviet submarine Shch-214"><i>Shch-214</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_YP-389" title="USS YP-389">USS <i>YP-389</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nissan_Maru" title="Nissan Maru">Nissan Maru</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 Jun: <a href="/wiki/SS_Fort_Camosun" title="SS Fort Camosun"><i>Fort Camosun</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 Jun: <a href="/wiki/USS_R-19_(SS-96)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS R-19 (SS-96)">HMS <i>P514</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMSAS_Parktown_(T39)" title="HMSAS Parktown (T39)">HMSAS <i>Parktown</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 Jun: <a href="/wiki/SS_Rio_Tercero" title="SS Rio Tercero"><i>Rio Tercero</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 Jun: <a href="/wiki/USS_West_Elcasco_(ID-3661)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS West Elcasco (ID-3661)">USAT <i>Major General Henry Gibbins</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Resolute_(schooner)" title="Resolute (schooner)"><i>Resolute</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 Jun: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Yamakaze_(1936)" title="Japanese destroyer Yamakaze (1936)"><i>Yamakaze</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 Jun: <a href="/wiki/MV_Putney_Hill" title="MV Putney Hill"><i>Putney Hill</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 Jun: <a href="/wiki/SS_Las_Choapas" title="SS Las Choapas"><i>Las Choapas</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Tuxpam_(Mexican_oil_tanker)" title="SS Tuxpam (Mexican oil tanker)"><i>Tuxpam</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 Jun: <a href="/wiki/Italian_aviso_Diana" title="Italian aviso Diana"><i>Diana</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Everalda" title="SS Everalda"><i>Everalda</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Thomas_McKean" title="SS Thomas McKean"><i>Thomas McKean</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_William_Rockefeller" title="SS William Rockefeller"><i>William Rockefeller</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 Jun: <a href="/wiki/SS_Express_(1940)" title="SS Express (1940)"><i>Express</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Hornbill_(AMc-13)" title="USS Hornbill (AMc-13)">USS <i>Hornbill</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Medway_(1928)" title="HMS Medway (1928)">HMS <i>Medway</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-158_(1941)" title="German submarine U-158 (1941)"><i>U-158</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">3 Jun: <a href="/wiki/Italian_submarine_Luigi_Torelli" title="Italian submarine Luigi Torelli"><i>Luigi Torelli</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">6 Jun: <a href="/wiki/Italian_submarine_Luigi_Torelli" title="Italian submarine Luigi Torelli"><i>Luigi Torelli</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">7 Jun: <a href="/wiki/USS_Grayling_(SS-209)" title="USS Grayling (SS-209)">USS <i>Grayling</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 Jun: <a href="/wiki/MV_Kronprinsen" title="MV Kronprinsen"><i>Kronprinsen</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 Jun: <a href="/wiki/USS_S-28" title="USS S-28">USS <i>S-28</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">14 Jun: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Liverpool_(C11)" title="HMS Liverpool (C11)">HMS <i>Liverpool</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">15 Jun: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Newcastle_(C76)" title="HMS Newcastle (C76)">HMS <i>Newcastle</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 Jun: <a href="/wiki/Italian_destroyer_Strale_(1931)" title="Italian destroyer Strale (1931)"><i>Strale</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 Jun: <i><a href="/wiki/USS_Osborne_(DD-295)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Osborne (DD-295)">Matagalpa</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in 1941">1941</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1941" title="List 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