Empire Celt was an 8,032 GRT tanker which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).
Empire Celt was built by Furness Shipbuilding Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees,[1] as yard number 335.
[3] Empire Celt was a member of Convoy ON 67, which departed Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire on 13 February 1942 bound for North America.
[6] The stern section was considered salvageable, and the tug Foundation Franklin was despatched on 9 March to assist but failed to find any trace of Empire Celt and she was presumed to have sunk at position 43°50′N 43°38′W / 43.833°N 43.633°W / 43.833; -43.633.
[1][6] Those lost on Empire Celt are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial, London.