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''Goodleigh'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1928 by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland for the Dulverton Steamship Company. In 1937 she was sold to Fisser & Van Doornum, Emden and was renamed ''Christian Van Doornum''. She was in port in Canada when war was declared between the United Kingdom and Germany. She was seized as a war prize and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Renamed ''Empire Commerce'', she served until 9 June 1940 when she struck a mine off Margate, Kent. She was beached and her cargo was salvaged, but ''Empire Commerce'' was deemed a constructive total loss and was scrapped ''in situ''. She was the first Empire ship lost through enemy action in the Second World War. ==Description== The ship was built by J L Thompson Ltd, Sunderland. She was launched in 1928, and completed in March of that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS )〕 The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 3,845 and a NRT of 2,323.〔 The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by J Dickinson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland.〔 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 Goodleigh (1928)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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