SS Empire Oak

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ship
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:can cargo of food and supplies
gptkbp:cargo_capacity 10,000 tons
gptkbp:cargo_route UK to North America
gptkbp:cargo_types general cargo
gptkbp:casualties most lost
gptkbp:completed gptkb:1944
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Ministry_of_War_Transport
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:40
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:depth 3,000 meters
gptkbp:displacement 9,000 tons
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:railway
gptkbp:fate sunk
sunk by enemy action
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1944
1945
gptkbp:gross_tonnage 7,000 tons
7,176 GT
gptkbp:historical_role military supply ship
gptkbp:historical_significance World War II logistics
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Empire Oak
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Birkenhead
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1944
gptkbp:launched_in in 1940
gptkbp:length 138.7 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
2000s
partially intact
gptkbp:named_after the oak tree
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_event sunk during convoy duty
gptkbp:number_built J. 1000
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:the_Ministry_of_War_Transport
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Ministry_of_War_Transport
gptkbp:owner_after_war gptkb:British_Transport_Commission
gptkbp:position near Iceland
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbine
gptkbp:requisitioned gptkb:1942
gptkbp:result missing at sea
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:SS_Empire_Elm
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:boat
1945
during World War II
in 1942
by a German U-boat
the coast of Newfoundland
gptkbp:sunk_coordinates 60° N 30° W
gptkbp:survivors few
gptkbp:was_a_steamship powered by coal
gptkbp:was_attacked during a convoy mission
gptkbp:was_involved_in the Battle of the Atlantic
gptkbp:was_lost with all hands on board
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Convoy_SC_67
gptkb:the_British_Merchant_Navy
gptkbp:was_registered_in gptkb:London
gptkbp:was_requisitioned_by the British government
gptkbp:was_torpedoed by U-boat U-123
gptkbp:width 17.4 meters
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1944