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Empire Elgar - a general history

Owners: 1942 MOWT (Dover Navigation Co Ltd.) West Hartlepool: 1947 Dover Navigation Co Ltd, London-renamed Sea Minstrel: 1951 Drayton SS Co, Newcastle-on-Tyne–renamed Marandellas: 1956 I Jansen, Bergen–renamed Edward Jansen: 1960 A/S Katlander (E Paulsen) Fredrikstad–renamed Splitan: 1961 Navigation Maritime Bulgare, Varna–renamed Pirin

Masters: 1942 GL Clark.

Crew April 1942: Alan, N; Appleyard, R; Archer, S; Bernard, B; Boardman, J; Brackstone, R; Faulkener, Saxby J; Francis, T, 1st mate; Goulding; Gray, R; Gully, HJ; Harrison, J; Irvin, MW, 2nd mate; Jones, J; Kernan, J; Kilby, RM, 2nd engineer; Lauder, J, chief engineer; Luke, G; Massey, M; McCann, J, 3rd engineer; Orme, H; O’Brien, J, fireman; Patterson, G; Skinner, A; Smith, H; Sprintall, F Siddle; Storey, R; Stratton, W; Trippit, J; Verril, J; Wallace; Watson, J, 3rd mate; Wilson, JB.

She was fitted with heavy lift derricks to handle tanks, aeroplanes etc. Stores were taken aboard at West Hartlepool & Empire Elgar then went to Middlesbrough to load up war supplies. On 3 May 1942 she sailed for Methil, Loch Ewe, Iceland & North Russia.

Pirin arrived for breaking at Split on 1 October 1965. Further info BBC-WW2 People’s War-PQ 16 –Chapter 1

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