MV Empire Day
| History | |
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| Name | Empire Day |
| Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Sunderland, United Kingdom |
| Builder | William Doxford & Sons Ltd |
| Yard number | 673 |
| Launched | 27 March 1941 |
| Completed | July 1941 |
| Out of service | 7 August 1944 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk, 7 August 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | |
| Length | 428 ft 8 in (130.66 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 5 in (17.20 m) |
| Draught | 27 feet 4+3⁄4 inches (8.350 m) |
| Depth | 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m) |
| Installed power | 516 nhp |
| Propulsion | 2SCSA diesel engine |
| Complement | 34, plus 8 DEMS gunners |
| Armament |
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Location of the attack by U-198 on Empire Day off the coast of what is now Tanzania
MV Empire Day was a 7,241 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1941 as a CAM ship by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1943, she was converted to a standard cargo ship. She served until August 1944 when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-198.