SS British Corporal
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British Corporal was a 6,972 GRT tanker that was built in 1922 by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was built for the British Tanker Company.
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Owner |
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Operator | British Tanker Company (1922-42) |
Port of registry | London, United Kingdom |
Builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co Ltd[1] |
Yard number | 923 |
Launched | May 1922 |
Out of service | 14 August 1942 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tanker |
Tonnage | |
Length | 440 ft 0 in (134.11 m) |
Beam | 57 ft 1 in (17.40 m) |
Draught | 33 ft 11 in (10.34 m) |
Depth | 26 ft 7 in (8.10 m) |
Installed power | Two steam turbines, double reduction geared |
Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Crew | 45 + 10 DEMS gunners (Empire Corporal) |
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In 1940, she was damaged in an attack by German E-boats. She was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Corporal. She returned to service in 1942 following repairs, but was torpedoed and sunk on 18 August by U-598 off the coast of Cuba.