SS Empire Celt

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.