About: SS Empire Defender

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dbo:abstract	Empire Defender was a 5,649 GRT cargo steamship that was built in 1910 as Freienfels by Joh. C. Tecklenborg in Geestemünde, Germany. She was seized by the United Kingdom in 1914, passing to the Admiralty. In 1920, she was passed to the Secretary of State for India. She was sold to Greek owners in 1925 and renamed Hadiotis. In 1928, she was sold to Italian owners and renamed Felce. In 1940, she was seized by the United Kingdom and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Renamed Empire Defender, she served until 14 November 1941, when she was sunk by torpedo. Her sinking killed four members of her crew. (en)
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dbo:shipLaunch	1910-09-20 (xsd:date)
dbo:status	sunk by torpedo
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dbp:caption	Approximate position of Empire Defenders wreck off Tunisia. (en)
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dbp:relief	yes (en)
dbp:shipBuilder	Joh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde (en)
dbp:shipComplement	69 (xsd:integer)
dbp:shipCompleted	November 1910 (en)
dbp:shipFate	sunk by torpedo (en)
dbp:shipIdentification	code letters QJVC code letters JLGB code letters NPCL call sign IBVL call sign GPJG *UK official number 139043 (en)
dbp:shipLaunched	1910-09-20 (xsd:date)
dbp:shipName	Freienfels Hadiotis Felce Empire Defender (en)
dbp:shipOperator	DDG Hansa Grahams & Co director, India Office Shipping Pnevmaticos, Rethymnis & Yannaghas Achille Lauro fu Giochine & Co The City Line Ltd *Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd (en)
dbp:shipOutOfService	1941-11-14 (xsd:date)
dbp:shipOwner	DDG Hansa Admiralty Secretary of State for India Pnevmaticos, Rethymnis & Yannaghas Kassos Steam Nav Co Ltd Achille Lauro fu Giochine & Co *Ministry of War Transport (en)
dbp:shipPropulsion	dbr:Marine_steam_engine
dbp:shipRegistry	* Bremen * London * Syra * Naples * London (en)
dbp:shipTonnage	* * * 8,705 DWT 9,113 DWT (en)
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rdfs:comment	Empire Defender was a 5,649 GRT cargo steamship that was built in 1910 as Freienfels by Joh. C. Tecklenborg in Geestemünde, Germany. She was seized by the United Kingdom in 1914, passing to the Admiralty. In 1920, she was passed to the Secretary of State for India. (en)
rdfs:label	SS Empire Defender (en)
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foaf:name	Empire Defender (1940–41) (en) Felce (1928–40) (en) Freienfels (1910–25) (en) Hadiotis (1925–28) (en)
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