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Roy Stewart Kelly | |||
| Rank: | Assistant Cook | ||
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Merchant Navy | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | M.V. Empire Sailor (London) | ||
| Died: | 21/11/1942 | Age: | 18 |
| Country of burial: | Lost at Sea | Grave Photo: | Yes |
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | ||
| Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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Originally an Italian ship named Cellina was built in 1926 its gross register tonnage was 6086, it was 448ft long, 55ft wide and could make 13.5 knots. A cargo ship, it could carry 43 passengers. She was seized on the 10/06/40 in Gibralter and became a British Ministry of War Transport ship called the Empire Sailor. South-east of Cape Race, travelling from Liverpool to St. John, New Brunswick, on the 21/11/42, whilst in convoy ON145, she was torpedoed by U-518 and sunk in position 43 53N 55 12W. There were 36 survivors, but 22 crew/passengers were lost. Interestingly, her cargo contained phosgene bombs and mustard gas - something that we always officially denied having possession of. | |||
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