SS Empire Asquith - History - Wartime

Wartime

Empire Asquith was built by Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was yard number 9, launched on 4 September 1944 and completed in November 1944. She was built for the Ministry of War Transport and managed by R Chapman & Son.

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

SC167

Empire Asquith was a member of Convoy SC 167, which departed Halifax, Nova Scotia in mid February 1944 and arrived at Liverpool on 2 March. She was carrying a cargo of lumber bound for the Tyne.

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