SS Empire Conveyor

History
Name	Farnworth (1917–24); Illinois (1926–34); Mount Pentelikon (1934–39); Gloria (1939); Empire Conveyor (1939–40);
Owner	R S Dalgleish Ltd (1917–24); Harlem Steamship Co Ltd (1924–26); CGT (1926–34); Kulukundis Shipping Co SA (1934–39); Orion Schiffahrts GmbH (1939); Ministry of War Transport (1939–40);
Operator	R S Dalgleish Ltd (1917–24); F Newson (1924); Brown, Jenkinson & Co Ltd (1924–26); CGT (1926–32); Rethymis & Kulukundis Ltd (1934–39); E Behnke (1939); H Hogarth & Sons Ltd (1939–40);
Port of registry	Newcastle upon Tyne (1917–23); Newcastle upon Tyne (1923–26); Le Havre (1926–34); Piraeus (1934–39); Rostock (1939); London (1939–40);
Builder	Richardson, Duck & Co
Yard number	651
Launched	20 March 1917
Completed	June 1917
Out of service	20 June 1940
Identification	code letters OTRW (1926–34); ; Call sign SVAV (1934–39); ; call sign DHBB (1939); ; call sign GLTN (1939–40); ; UK official number 140672 (1917–26, 1939–40);
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	5,911 GRT;; tonnage under deck 4,589;; 3,682 NRT;
Length	400.3 ft (122.0 m)
Beam	51.6 ft (15.7 m)
Draught	26 feet (7.9 m)
Depth	32.9 ft (10.0 m)
Installed power	440 NHP
Propulsion	3-cylinder Triple expansion steam engine; screw
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Crew	41 (Empire Conveyor)
Notes	Laid up 1932–34

Location of the sinking of Empire Conveyor off Scotland.

Empire Conveyor was a 5,911 GRT shelter deck cargo ship that was built in 1917 as Farnworth by Richardson, Duck and Company, Thornaby-on-Tees, England. After a sale in 1924 she was renamed Illinois. In 1926, she was sold to France, and in 1934 to Greece and was renamed Mount Pentelikon. In 1939, she was sold to Germany and was renamed Gloria.

At the outbreak of the Second World War she was in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She tried to return to Germany but was captured by the Royal Navy, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conveyor. She served until 20 June 1940 when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-122 off Barra Head.

History

Name	Farnworth (1917–24) Illinois (1926–34) Mount Pentelikon (1934–39) Gloria (1939) Empire Conveyor (1939–40)
Owner	R S Dalgleish Ltd (1917–24) Harlem Steamship Co Ltd (1924–26) CGT (1926–34) Kulukundis Shipping Co SA (1934–39) Orion Schiffahrts GmbH (1939) Ministry of War Transport (1939–40)
Operator	R S Dalgleish Ltd (1917–24) F Newson (1924) Brown, Jenkinson & Co Ltd (1924–26) CGT (1926–32) Rethymis & Kulukundis Ltd (1934–39) E Behnke (1939) H Hogarth & Sons Ltd (1939–40)
Port of registry	Newcastle upon Tyne (1917–23) Newcastle upon Tyne (1923–26) Le Havre (1926–34) Piraeus (1934–39) Rostock (1939) London (1939–40)
Builder	Richardson, Duck & Co
Yard number	651
Launched	20 March 1917
Completed	June 1917
Out of service	20 June 1940
Identification	code letters OTRW (1926–34) Call sign SVAV (1934–39) call sign DHBB (1939) call sign GLTN (1939–40) UK official number 140672 (1917–26, 1939–40)
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	5,911 GRT; tonnage under deck 4,589; 3,682 NRT
Length	400.3 ft (122.0 m)
Beam	51.6 ft (15.7 m)
Draught	26 feet (7.9 m)
Depth	32.9 ft (10.0 m)
Installed power	440 NHP
Propulsion	3-cylinder Triple expansion steam engine; screw
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Crew	41 (Empire Conveyor)
Notes	Laid up 1932–34