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Empire Defiance
''Iserlohn'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1909 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg, Germany. She was ceded to the United Kingdom in 1919, passing to the Admiralty. In 1921, she was sold into merchant service and renamed ''Union City''. She was sold to Finland in 1924 and renamed ''Wasaborg''. In 1935, she was sold to Italy and renamed ''Erica''. In 1940, she was seized by the United Kingdom and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Renamed ''Empire Defiance'', she served until June 1944, when she was sunk as a blockship at Sword, Ouistreham, France in support of Operation Overlord. She was salvaged in 1951 and scrapped at Antwerp, Belgium. Description The ship was built in 1909 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg. She was yard number 426. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . She was assessed at , . Her DWT was 7,669. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Shipping Controller
Shipping Controller was a post created by the Lloyd George Coalition Government in 1916 under the New Ministries and Secretaries Act 1916, New Ministries and Secretaries Act (6 & 7 George 5 c.68) to regulate and organize merchant shipping in order to supply the United Kingdom with the materials to fight World War I, the war following severe losses. Shipping Controllers The first Shipping Controller was Joseph Paton Maclay, 1st Baron Maclay, Sir Joseph Maclay, later Baron Maclay who was appointed on 10 December 1916. The second Shipping Controller was William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Lord Pirrie from 1918. See also *Minister of Shipping References External links * * *{{cite web , url= http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=C874 , title=Records inherited and created by the Ministry of Transport, Shipping Divisions , publisher=The National Archives (United Kingdom), The National Archives Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |