On this day (8th December) WW2 Shipwreckollections

MV Empire Spenser (1942-1942)

The MV Empire Spenser was a British war tanker built in 1942 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., and owned by the Ministry of War Transport. She was to meet her end on 8^th December 1942.

Whilst en route from Curaçao to Stanlow, UK via New York, USA, the MV Empire Spenser was torpedoed by a German U-boat (captained by Freiherr Walter Von Steinaecher) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

Out of the 58-strong crew complement, one person was lost at sea.

The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society provided the survivors with £90/5s worth of financial support – the equivalent of £4,105 today.

Photo credit: www.wrecksite.eu