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Ship Movements



EMPIRE BELL (Br)   1,744 tons, built 1930

Departure Convoy Arrival
Tyne, Apr 24, 1942 FS.785 (Methil - Southend) Southend, Apr 26, 1942
Southend, May 2, 1942 FN.697 (Southend - Methil) Tyne, May 4, 1942
Tyne, May 7, 1942 FN.701 (Southend - Methil) Methil, May 8, 1942
Methil, May 9, 1942 EN.82 (Methil - Oban) Belfast Lough, May 12, 1942
Belfast Lough, May 19, 1942 BB.176 (Belfast Lough - M Haven) Cardiff, May 21, 1942
Cardiff, May 29, 1942 Independent Milford Haven, May 31, 1942
Milford Haven, Jun 1, 1942 Independent Loch Ewe, Jun 4, 1942
  UR.27 (Loch Ewe - Reykjavik) Reykjavik, Jun 9, 1942
Reykjavik, Jun 25, 1942 RU.29 (Reykjavik - Loch Ewe) Loch Ewe, Jun 29, 1942
  WN.303 (Loch Ewe - Methil) Methil, Jul 1, 1942
Methil, Jul 2, 1942 FS.844 (Methil - Southend) Hull, Jul 3, 1942
Hull, Jul 13, 1942 FN.758 (Southend - Methil) Tyne, Jul 14, 1942
  FN.763 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Jul 20, 1942
Tyne, Jul 20, 1942 FN.763 (Southend - Methil)  
Methil, Jul 22, 1942 EN.114 (Methil - Loch Ewe) Loch Ewe, Jul 24, 1942
  UR.34 (Loch Ewe - Reykjavik) Reykjavik, Jul 31, 1942
Reykjavik, Aug 24, 1942 RU.37 (Reykjavik - Loch Ewe) Loch Ewe, Aug 28, 1942
  WN.329 (Loch Ewe - Methil) Methil, Aug 29, 1942
Methil, Aug 30, 1942 FS.895 (Methil - Southend) Hull, Sep 1, 1942
Hull, Sep 9, 1942 FN.808 (Southend - Methil) Tyne, Sep 10, 1942
Tyne, Sep 13, 1942 FN.811 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Sep 14, 1942
Methil, Sep 16, 1942 EN.138 (Methil - Loch Ewe) Loch Ewe, Sep 18, 1942

Empire Bell was lost in the N. Atlantic on Sep 25, 1942 whilst sailing independently.
Cause of loss: U 442.

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Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.