SS Empire Beaumont

History

Class and type:	Cargo ship
Name:	Empire Beaumont
Owner:	Ministry of War Transport
Operator:	W Runciman & Co Ltd
Port of registry:	Middlesbrough
Builder:	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees
Laid down:	15 August 1941
Launched:	31 March 1942
Completed:	June 1942
Identification:	UK Official Number 164854 Code Letters BDWD
Fate:	Torpedoed and sunk, 13 September 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage:	7,044 GRT
Length:	431 ft 3 in (131.45 m)
Beam:	56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Depth:	35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Propulsion:	One triple expansion steam engine

Location of the sinking of Empire Beaumont.

Empire Beaumont was a 7,044 GRT cargo ship which was built by Furness Shipbuilding Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees in 1942. She was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and managed by W Runciman & Co Ltd. Empire Beaumont had a short career, being sunk on 13 September 1942 while a member of Convoy PQ 18.

Description

Empire Beaumont was built by Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees.^[1] She was yard number 345 and was laid down on 15 August 1941^[2] Empire Beatrice was launched on 31 March 1942 and completed in June that year. She had a GRT of 7,044.^[1] Her port of registry was Middlesbrough. Empire Beaumont was managed by W Runciman & Co Ltd for the MoWT.^[3]

Career

Empire Beaumont was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.

UR 32

onvoy UR 32 sailed from Loch Ewe on 11 July 1942 and was destined for Reykjavík, Iceland. Arrival was on or about 16 July.^[4]

PQ 18

Convoy PQ 18 sailed from Loch Ewe on 2 September 1942 and arrived at Archangelsk on 21 September.^[5] At 15:15 on 13 September, Empire Beaumont was attacked by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26 and torpedoed.^[1]^[6] Empire Beaumont was still afloat at 16:45 although it was believed that she had sunk by 18:30. Thirty-three survivors were rescued by HMS Sharpshooter. The majority of them were transferred to HMS Scylla and five were landed at Archangelsk for transfer to SS Empire Bard.^[6] Those lost on Empire Beaumont are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial, London.^[7]

Official Numbers and Code Letters

Official numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Beaumont had the UK Official Number 164854 and used the Code Letters BDWD.^[3]

Propulsion

Empire Beaumont was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 24½ inches (62 cm), 39 inches (99 cm), and 70 inches (180 cm) diameter by 48 inches (120 cm) stroke. It was built by Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Hartlepool.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
↑ "1164854". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 20 October 2009. (subscription required (help)).
1 2 3 "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Retrieved 20 October 2009.
↑ "CONVOY UR 32". Warsailors. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
↑ "Convoy PQ.18". Convoyweb. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
1 2 "Convoy PQ18". Halcyon Class Ships. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
↑ "Ship Index A-F". Brian Watson. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

Empire ships beginning with Empire B

Cargo ships	Empire Baffin Empire Balfour Empire Balham Empire Ballad Empire Ballantyne Empire Bank¹ Empire Banner Empire Barbados² Empire Bard² Empire Bardolph³ Empire Baron Empire Barracuda Empire Barrie Empire Baxter Empire Bay Empire Beacon¹ Empire Beaconsfield Empire Beatrice Empire Beaumont Empire Beauty Empire Beaver³ Empire Bede Empire Bell Empire Bermuda Empire Birdsay Empire Bison Empire Blackwater Empire Blanda Empire Blessing Empire Blossom Empire Bond Empire Boswell Empire Bowman Empire Boy Empire Breeze Empire Bridge¹ Empire Brigade Empire Bromley¹ Empire Brook¹ Empire Bruce Empire Brutus Empire Buckler Empire Buffalo Empire Builder Empire Bulbul¹ Empire Bunting Empire Burton Empire Buttress Empire Byng² Empire Byron

Landing ships	Empire Baltic Empire Battleaxe Empire Broadsword

Ocean liners	Empire Bittern Empire Brent Empire Bure⁴

Tankers	Empire Bairn¹ Empire Barkis¹ Empire Barnaby¹ Empire Belgrave¹ Empire Benefit Empire Beresford Empire Billow¹ Empire Bombardier Empire Bounty Empire Boxer¹ Empire Bronze Empire Bute¹

Tugs	Empire Barbara⁵ Empire Bascobel Empire Becky⁵ Empire Belle⁵ Empire Ben⁵ Empire Bess Empire Betsy⁵ Empire Birch⁵ Empire Bracken⁵

A B Ca–Cl Co–Cy D E F G H I–J K L M N O P R Sa–Sh Si–Sy Ta–Te Th–Ty U–Z

1 Coaster 2 Heavy lift ship 3 Refrigerated Cargo Ship 4 Cargo liner 5 Coastal tug

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1942

Shipwrecks	1 Sep: U-756 2 Sep: U-222 3 Sep: U-162, U-705 4 Sep: Kashino 5 Sep: USS Gregory, USS Little 6 Sep: Anshun 7 Sep: HMCS Raccoon 9 Sep: USCGC Muskeget 10 Sep: American Leader, Arno 11 Sep: HMCS Charlottetown, Empire Dawn, Yayoi 12 Sep: Hektoria, Laconia, U-88 13 Sep: Empire Beaumont, Oliver Ellsworth, Oregonian, Stalingrad 14 Sep: Atheltemplar, HMS Coventry, Mary Luckenbach, HMCS Ottawa, HMS Sikh, U-589 15 Sep: U-261, USS Wasp 16 Sep: HMS Talisman, U-457 17 Sep: Mae 19 Sep: USS O'Brien 20 Sep: Empire Hartebeeste 21 Sep: U-446 22 Sep: RFA Gray Ranger 23 Sep: HMAS Siesta 25 Sep: Empire Bell, HMS Somali, U-253, HMAS Voyager 26 Sep: HMS Veteran 27 Sep: Stephen Hopkins, Stier, U-165 29 Sep: Empire Avocet

Other incidents	2 Sep: U-626 3 Sep: USS Wakefield 8 Sep: USS Wakefield 10 Sep: Kuroshio Maru 15 Sep: USS O'Brien 20 Sep: HMS Somali 23 Sep: HMAS Voyager

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