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''Empire Defender'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1910 as ''Freienfels'' by JC Tecklenborg AG, Wesermünde, Germany. She was seized by the United Kingdom in 1914, passing to the Admiralty. In 1920, she was passed to the Secretary of State for India. She was sold to Greece in 1925 and renamed ''Hadiotis''. In 1928, she was sold to Italy and renamed ''Felce''. In 1940, she was seized by the United Kingdom and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Renamed ''Empire Defender'', she served until 14 November 1941, when she was torpedoed and sunk. Her sinking killed four crew members on board. ==Description== The ship was built in 1910 by JC Tecklenborg AG, Wesermünde. She was yard number 237. As built, the ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at , . Her DWT was 8,705.〔 The ship had a quadruple expansion steam engine, with cylinders of 61 cm (21 inches), 88 cm (34 inches), 128 cm (50 inches) and 189 cm (74 inches) diameter by 137 cm (53 inches) stroke.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS )〕 The engine was built by JC Tecklenborg, Wesermünde. It drove a screw propeller and could propel the ship at .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Empire Defender」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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