SS Empire Dell

History
NameEmpire Dell
OwnerMinistry of War Transport
OperatorGeorge Nisbet & Co
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Greenock, United Kingdom
BuilderLithgows Ltd
Yard number947
Launched26 May 1941
Out of service11 May 1942
Identification
FateTorpedoed and sunk 12 May 1942
General characteristics
TypeCAM ship
Tonnage
Length432 ft 2 in (131.72 m)
Beam56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Draught34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Depth26 ft 3 in (8.00 m)
Installed power436 ihp (325 kW)
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine
Crew41, plus 7 RAF personnel
Armament1 × Hawker Sea Hurricane
SS Empire Dell is located in North Atlantic
SS Empire Dell
Location of the sinking of Empire Dell.

SS Empire Dell was a 7,065 GRT CAM ship that was built in 1941 by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She served until May 1942, when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-124 whilst a member of Convoy ONS 92.