ST Empire Birch
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Empire Birch was a Template:GRT tug built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1942 she struck a mine and sank.
Description
Empire Birch was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle.[1] She was yard number 418 and was launched on 9 August 1941 with completion on 12 December.[2] She was Script error: No such module "convert". long, with a beam of Script error: No such module "convert". and a draught of Script error: No such module "convert".. Her GRT was 245 with a NRT of 229.[3]
Career
Empire Birch was operated by the MoWT, her port of registry was Hull.[3] She was the lead ship of the Birch-class tugs.[4] On 10 August 1942, Empire Birch hit a mine in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Portuguese East Africa Script error: No such module "convert". north of Lourenço Marques (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".). Although she was beached and abandoned, Empire Birch slid off the beach and sank in deep water.[1]
Official Numbers and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Bermuda had the UK Official Number 167111 and the Code Letters BCMV.[3]
Propulsion
Empire Birch was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of Script error: No such module "convert"., Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert". bore by Script error: No such module "convert". stroke. It was built by the O D Holmer & Co, Hull.[3]
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- 1941 ships
- Ships built on the Humber
- Tugboats of the United Kingdom
- Ministry of War Transport ships
- Empire ships
- Steamships of the United Kingdom
- Ships sunk by mines
- Maritime incidents in August 1942
- World War II shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean