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SS ''Empire Morn'' was a 7,092-ton CAM ship that was built in 1941. She saw service on a number of trade routes during the Second World War, making several crossings of the North Atlantic as well as voyages to Russia and Africa. She was badly damaged after hitting a mine in 1943, and spent the rest of the war laid up as a hulk. She was subsequently sold and repaired, returning to service for several companies after the war, under the names ''San Antonio'' and ''Rio Pas'' before being sold for scrapping in 1973. ''Empire Morn'' is known for the death of the second youngest person in the British services to die in the war, 14-year-old galley boy Raymond Steed. She is also the only CAM ship whose fighter pilot died in action after his aircraft was launched from the ship. ==Wartime career== ''Empire Morn'' was built by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness as yard number 769. She was launched on 1 July 1941 and completed in September 1941.〔 ''Empire Morn'' was built for the Ministry of War Transport and managed by E.J. Sutton & Co.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTOR SHIPS )〕 She served in a number of convoys during the war, occasionally sailing between British ports, such as Methil and Southend, Milford Haven and Liverpool, as well as the Arctic convoy assembly point at Loch Ewe.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ship search ) (Enter search term 'Empire Morn')〕 She sailed several times to North America, as part of convoys ON 17, ON 109 and ON 165, and back again as part of convoys SC 49, SC 50, SC 54 and SC 122.〔 In January 1942 she sailed to Gibraltar as part of convoy OG 78, returning to Liverpool in February with convoy HG 79.〔 ''Empire Morn'' was then assigned to the Arctic convoys, delivering supplies to the Soviet Union. She sailed in April 1942 as part of convoy PQ 15 to Murmansk, making the return journey in late April to May with convoy QP 12. While she was sailing with QP 12 on 26 April her aircraft catapult she launched her single Hawker Hurricane, piloted by Flying Officer John Kendal.〔 Kendal chased away a Blohm & Voss BV 138 and shot down a Junkers Ju 88.〔 According to the Fighter Direction Officer: ''Some seconds later the Hurricane was seen to dive perpendicularly into the sea, followed immediately by Kendal, his parachute opening some 50ft before he reached the water. raced to the scene and picked him up at 1004. They signalled that Kendal was alive but very seriously injured and later that he had died from his injuries.''〔 ''Empire Morn'' returned to Russia in September with convoy PQ 18. On 18 September Flying Officer Burr from ''Empire Morn'' destroyed two Heinkel He 111s and then flew to the Russian Keg Ostrov aerodrome.〔〔 ''Empire Morn'' arrived safely at Arkhangelsk, and returned to Britain with convoy QP 15.〔 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 Morn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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