SS Empire Burton
Introduction '''''Empire Burton''''' was a  CAM Ship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Completed in August 1941, she was torpedoed on 20 September 1941 by  and sunk.
Description ''Empire Burton'' was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Pallion for the MoWT. She was yard number 466. ''Empire Burton'' was launched on 29 May 1941 and completed in August 1941.The ship was  long, with a beam of  and a depth of . She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , , and  bore by  stroke. The engine was built by North East Marine Engine Works, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Career ''Empire Burton'' had a short career. She was completed in August 1941 and placed under the management of Common Brothers Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Her port of registry was Sunderland. ''Empire Burton'' was a member of two convoys. ;ON 9Convoy ON 9 departed from Milford Haven  on 19 August 1941 and Liverpool on 20 August. It dispersed at sea on 25 August. ''Empire Burton'' was bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia. ;SC 44Convoy SC 44 departed from Halifax, calling at Sydney from where the convoy departed on 11 September bound for Liverpool. She was carrying a cargo of  of wheat. At 01:13 (German time) on 20 September 1941,  fired four torpedoes, one of which hit ''Empire Burton'' and sank her with the loss of two of the 60 crew. The ship was east of Cape Farewell at the time (). The 58 survivors were rescued by  and landed at Reykjavík, Iceland. Those lost on ''Empire Burton'' are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial, London.
Official Numbers and Code Letters Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. ''Empire Burton'' had the United Kingdom Official Number 168915 and used the Code Letters BCMR.
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