SS Empire Brigade
Hannington Court in Antwerp | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | John Priestman & Co, Sunderland |
| Yard number | 239 |
| Launched | 10 October 1912 |
| Completed | November 1912 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | sunk by torpedo, October 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | 5,166 GRT, 3,217 NRT |
| Length | 400.0 ft (121.9 m) |
| Beam | 53.5 ft (16.3 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) |
| Depth | 26.6 ft (8.1 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | triple-expansion engine; 440 NHP |
| Propulsion | 1 × screw |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Crew | 41 |
SS Empire Brigade was a cargo steamship. She was built for Court Line in 1912 as Hannington Court. In 1936, Achille Lauro bought her and renamed her Elios. In 1940, the United Kingdom seized her as a war prize; and the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) took her over. She became an Empire ship, with the name Empire Brigade. Four months later, a German U-boat sank her by torpedo, killing six members of her crew.
She was the first of three Court Line ships that were called Hannington Court. All three were built at shipyards in Sunderland. The second was a motor ship that was built in 1939, and caught fire and sank in 1941. The third was a motor ship that was built in 1954; sold in 1963 and renamed; and scrapped in 1976.