Master� Capt. Francis Reginald Broad

The ship was merely four months old and had just crossed ahead of the US ore carrier Venore while both were approaching Diamond Shoal Light Buoy.� At 02.40 CET she was hit by two torpedoes in the after tanks on the starboard side.� The flames quickly enveloped the ship, illuminating the ore carrier abaft.� The burning� Empire Gem sank later at 35 02'N-75 53'W.� Forty-three crew and six gunners were lost.� The Master and the radio operator were rescued by a US Coast Guard cutter and landed at Hatteras Inlet on January 25.�� Only three minutes later Venore was torpedoed.

Many thanks to Walter Janssens for the extra information on this page.

Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are from the German perspective and are given in CET.
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