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| Length (feet) : | 431.5 |
| Breadth (feet) : | 56.2 |
| Depth (feet): | 35.3 |
| Gross Registered Tonnage (g.r.t.) : | 7049 |
| Net Registered Tonnage (n.r.t.) : | 4868 |
| Engine Type : | T.3 cyl 24½, 39 & 70 -48 220lb 510nhp |
| Engine Builder : | CMEW Hartlepool |
| Additional Particulars : | Cruiser stern. Completed April 1942; Official No. 168937: Code Letters BDQX |
Empire Purcell on fire
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceThe steamship Empire Purcell on fire after being attacked by German aircraft in 1942. The ship was part of a Russian convoy and later sank.
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