SS Empire Energy

History
Name	Grete (1923–34); Gabbiano (1934–40); Empire Energy (1940–41);
Owner	C Mohlenburg Reederei GmbH (1923–34); Achille Lauro(1934–40); Ministry of War Transport (1940–41);
Operator	C Mohlenburg Reederei GmbH (1923–34); Achille Lauro(1934–40); E R Management Co Ltd (1940–41);
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany (1923–33); Hamburg (1933–34); Naples, Italy (1934–40); London, United Kingdom (1940–41);
Builder	Neptun AG
Launched	1923
Completed	July 1923
Out of service	5 November 1941
Identification	Italian Official Number 428 (1934–40; United Kingdom Official Number 167601 (1940–41); Code Letters RDMP (1923–34); ; Code Letters IBOP (1934-40); ; Code Letters GLWY (1940–41); ;
Fate	Wrecked
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	6,570 GRT (1923–34); 6,584 GRT (1934–40); 6,589 GRT (1940–41); 4,005 NRT (1923–34); 3,951 NRT (1934–40); 3,954 NRT (1940–41);
Length	440 ft 0 in (134.11 m)
Beam	57 ft 1 in (17.40 m)
Draught	25 ft 9.25 in (7.85 m)
Depth	29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
Installed power	720 nhp
Propulsion	Triple-expansion steam engine, low-pressure steam turbine, double-reduction geared driving a single screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)

Empire Energy was a 6,548 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1923 as Grete by Neptun AG, Rostock, Germany. She was sold to an Italian firm in 1932 and renamed Gabbiano. She was seized by the United Kingdom in 1940, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Energy. She served until 5 November 1941, when she ran aground off Cape Norman, Newfoundland, and was wrecked.

Location where Empire Energy was wrecked.

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