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On 19 May 1941, Empire Ridge was part of convoy HG-61 heading for Garston, Liverpool, England, when she was torpedoed at 3.24 am by U-96. It broke in two and sank approximately 90 miles (145 km) from Bloody Foreland, Ireland, position 54°47'N/11°10'W. Her captain, 29 crew members and three gunners lost their lives. One sailor and one gunner were recovered by HMS Vanquisher (D54), transferred to HMS Legion (G74) and landed at Greenock, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Fireman and Trimmer Ralph Cornish
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Newspaper clipping
From the Vancouver Province December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Fireman and Trimmer Ralph Cornish
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 116 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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