SS Empire Adventure

History
Name	Eastney (1920–1924); Germaine L D (1924–1931); Andrea (1931–1940); Empire Adventure (1940);
Owner	Romney Steamship Co Ltd, London (1921–1924); L Dreyfus et Compagnie, France (1924–1931); Società Anonima di Navigazione Corrado, Genoa (1931–1940); Ministry of War Transport (1940);
Operator	Owner operated except:-; Runciman Shipping Co Ltd (1940);
Port of registry	London (1921–1922); London (1922–1924); Dunkirk (1924–1931); Genoa (1931–1940); London (1940);
Builder	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Sunderland
Yard number	256
Launched	13 October 1920
Completed	February 1921
Identification	UK Official Number 146165 (1921–1924, 1940); Italian Official Number 1829 (1931–1940); Code Letters NDAT (1931–1933); ; Code letters IBXA (1933–1940); ; Code letters GLXW (1940); ;
Fate	Torpedoed night of 20/21 September 1940, sank 23 September 1940
General characteristics
Tonnage	5,145 GRT
Length	375 ft (114.30 m)
Beam	51 ft 2 in (15.60 m)
Depth	31 ft 7 in (9.63 m)
Propulsion	1 x triple expansion steam engine (Wallsend Slipway Co Ltd, Newcastle) 370 NHP
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement	39

Sunk

Torpedoed

Location of the torpedo attack and sinking of Empire Adventure

SS Empire Adventure was a 5,787-ton steamship built in 1920 as Eastney. She was sold to a company in France in 1924 and renamed Germaine L D. In 1931 she was sold to a company based in Italy, being renamed Andrea, and then seized by the British Government in 1940 and renamed Empire Adventure. She was torpedoed on the night of 20/21 September 1940 and sank while under tow on 23 September 1940.