arriving on 29 July. Empire Eland was a member of Convoy HX 142, which departed on 1 August and arrived at Liverpool on 18 August. She was carrying a cargo of scrap steel. Empire Eland was a member of Convoy ON 14, which departed from Liverpool on 7 September and dispersed at on 14 September. She straggled behind the convoy. At 23:48 German time on 15 September, Empire Eland was struck by a torpedo fired by , under the command of Kapitänleutnant Otto Ites. A coup de grâce fired at 23:57 missed, but a second fired at 00:30 sank the ship at . All 32 crew and five DEMS gunners were killed. Those killed serving on Empire Eland are commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial. References 1920 ships Ships built in Los Angeles Merchant ships of the United States Steamships of the United States Empire ships Ministry of War Transport ships Steamships of the United Kingdom Maritime incidents in September 1941 Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II