American Enemy

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Empires Scrapped

Empire Ballantyne
Empire Ballantyne was a 6,959 GRT cargo ship which was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 21 October 1941 and completed in February 1942. Sold to the Belgian Government in 1943 and renamed Belgian Airman. Sunk by U-879 on 14 April 1945 in Chesapeake Bay

Empire Baltic
Empire Baltic was built as LST 3519 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. Launched in September 1945. Chartered to Atlantic Steam Navigation Company in 1946 and renamed Empire Baltic. Rebuilt by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Tilbury as a vehicle ferry. Management passed to the British-India Line in 1961. Arrived at Spezia, Italy for scrapping on 10 July 1962.

Empire Bank
Empire Bank was a 402 GRT coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Launched on 12 April 1941 and completed in August 1941. Sold in 1946 to Metcalfe Motor Coasters Ltd, London and renamed Rose-Julie M. Sold in 1956 to MAC Shipping Co Ltd, Glasgow. Operated under the management of T J Metcalf, London.Empires Scrapped in January 1966 at Queenborough, Kent.

List of Empire ships - B

The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with "Empire". Mostly they were used during World War II by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), who owned the ships but contracted out their management to various shipping lines. Some ships requisitioned during the Suez Crisis were also given the Empire prefix. They were acquired from a number of sources. Many were built for the MoWT, others obtained from the USA, still others were captured or seized from enemy powers.

Empire Baffin
Empire Baffin was a 6,978 GRT cargo ship that was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. She was launched on 28 August 1941 and completed in October 1941. In May 1942 she was a member of Convoy PQ 16. Damaged by bombing but managed to reach the Kola Inlet. Commissioned in 1943 as HMS Sancroft and converted to a cable layer for Operation Pluto. Renamed Empire Baffin in 1946. Sold to Stag Line Ltd later that year and renamed Clintonia. Operated under the management of J Robinson & Sons, North Shields. Sold in 1960 to Alcestis Shipping Co, S.A. and renamed Aspis. Operated under the management of Faros Shipping Co Ltd, London. Scrapped at Yokosuka, Japan December 1963.

Empire Balham
Empire Balham was a 1,061 GRT cargo ship which was built by G Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd, Greenock. Launched on 18 December 1944 and completed in May 1945. Sold in 1946 to Queenship Navigation Ltd and renamed Nordic Queen. Operated under the management of Coast Lines Ltd. Sold in 1958 to Maldavian National Trading Corporation (Ceylon) Ltd and renamed Maldive Star. Scrapped in December 1972 at Gadani Beach, Pakistan.

Empire Ballad
Empire Ballad was a 6,640 GRT cargo ship which was built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 17 December 1941 and completed in March 1942. Sold in 1946 to Alexander Shipping Co Ltd and renamed Bibury. Operated under the management of Houlder Bros Ltd. Sold in 1951 to Halcyon Lijn NV, the Netherlands and renamed Stad Massluis. Sold in 1962 to Compagnia Navigazione Jaguar and renamed Jaguar. Operated under the management of Palomba & Salvatori, Italy. Sold in 1966 to Olamar S.A. and renamed Goldfield, still under the same management. Sold in 1968 to Compagnia de Navigazione Sulamar and renamed Poseidone. Operated under the management of V Coccoli, Italy. Ran aground in September 1969 and put into Naples. Sold for scrap and arrived under tow at Split, Yugoslavia on 21 November 1969.

Alove for Enemies

The band was founded in 2000, and released their first six song EP independently. The group was founded by singer Erich Barto and drummer A.J. Gonzalez. The band was signed to independent label Polytope records and toured twice under this label. After A.J. Gonzalez left the band, they replaced Gonzalez with Mike Desario for most of 2003. In late 2003 Jon Hernandez joined just before the band signed to Californian label Strikefirst Records, a subsidiary of Facedown Records. They released the EP Broken Pledge in December 2003 and played many gigs to support it.

In March 2004 Alove for Enemies signed with the main Facedown Records label. A year later, the album The Harvest was released; it was supported by a full US tour and by a European tour in spring 2005.

2006 saw the release of "Resistance" on Facedown Records.

On September 4, 2007, Alove For Enemies announced their break up on their myspace blog. They played Facedown Fest East Coast in Maryland as their penultimate show, on Sept. 29, 2007. Their final show was played on Long Island Oct. 5, 2007. Former guitar player Bill Meis joined them for "Center of Attention" and "Angels Don't Burn".