This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire brigade, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 11.98 N,10 43.025 W (57.199666666667, -10.717083333333)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: EMPIRE BRIGADE

Length 121.9 meter, width: 16.2 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 5154 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: ex- hannington court, built 1912. was formerly italian 'elios'. taken as a prize of war by ministry of war transport & managed by cairns, noble & co. vessel was torpedoed & sunk by u 99 when she straggled from convoy, sc7, w of the hebrides, whilst en-route montreal to tyne & leith. cargo included 750 tons copper, 129 tons ferro alloys, & 980 tons steel.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 2200 meter

Known since: 1940

Details measurements/cartography: H01001/40 H01001/40 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 571200N, 104300W. 31.7.87 31.7.87 SINKING POSN AS ABOVE PLOTS IN OVER 2200MTRS. (WW2SL, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES, LL WW2, THE EMPIRE SHIPS).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 57 11.98 N,10 43.025 W

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