EmpireD
- ️E Finch
|
NAME EMPIRE - |
G..T | LEN. | BEAM | B'LDR | COMP | HISTORY |
| Dabchick | 5874 | 410 | 54.2 | A4 | 1919 | 1919 KISNOP, US Shipping Board, Portsmouth, NH. 1937 US Maritime Commission, Portsmouth, NH 1940 EMPIRE DABCHICK, MOWT managed by Sir W. Reardon Smith & Sons. 1940 MOWT managed by J. Morrison & Son. 3.12.42 Torpedoed and sunk by U.183 at 43.00N 58.17W |
| Dace | 716 | 180 | 40 | 23 | 1942 | Ferry. MOWT 1943 Requisitioned by Royal Navy. 1.12.44 Mined and sunk at entrance to Missolonghi, Greece while serving with Royal Navy. |
| Daffodil | 394 | 180 | 28 | B85 | 1940 | 1940 CARIBE II, S.G.Hallstrom, Amsterdam. 1940 EMPIRE DAFFODIL, MOWT 1946 GREENFINCH, General Steam Nav.Co.Ltd 1966 MOIRA, G.M.Moundreas & Bros, Greece. 1966 STAR OF MEDINA, Orri Navigation Line, Saudi Arabia. |
| Damsel | 784 | 193 | 31 | 39 | 1942 | Coastal Tanker. 1942 MOWT managed by C.Rowbotham. 1946 MOWT managed by Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co. 1947 PASS OF BALMAHA, Bulk Oil SS Co, London. 1967 Scrapped Dalmuir. |
| Darby | 203 | 95 | 25 | 36 | 1943 | Estuary tug. MOWT (naval work) 1947 EGERTON, The Admiralty. 1958 H.G.Pounds, Portsmouth. 1961 IRVING BEECH, J.D.Irving Ltd, Canada. 1.12.67 Ashore near Sydney, N.S, total loss. |
| Daring | 7059 | 433 | 56 | 13 | 1943 | 1943 MOWT managed by J.Morrison & Son. 1946 MARIETTA, Leith Hill Shipping Co, London 1958 Bury Hill Shipping Co. 1959 Scrapped at Split. |
| Dart | 4186 | 377 | 54 | B37 | 1925 | 1925 SKANELAND, Angf.Aktieb.Tirfing, Gothenburg 1927 PERNAMBUCO, Hamburg South America Line, Hamburg. 1945 Seized by Allies at Kiel. 1945 EMPIRE DART, MOWT managed by F.Carrick & Co, Newcastle. 1946 KRASNODAR, U.S.S.R. 1975 Scrapped Split. |
| Darwin | 6765 | 419 | 57 | 11 | 1941 | 1941 MOWT managed by Evan T.Radcliffe & Co. 1943 MOWT managed by Chr.Salvesen & Co, Leith. 1945 Chr.Salvesen & Co, Leith. 1946 CULRAIN, same owner. 1959 MERSINIDI, North Europe & Persian Gulf Transport Corp, Monrovia. 1966 scrapped Singapore. |
| Daughter | 2026 | 272 | 40 | 39 | 1944 | Collier. MOWT 1946 GLANRHYD, Harries Bros & Co, Swansea. 1948 NOELDALE, Tavistock Shipping Co, London. 1949 KINNAIRD HEAD, Henry & McGregor Ltd, Leith. 1961 BRICK QUINTO, Gino Gardella, Italy. 1976 Scrapped Savona. |
| Dawn | 7241 | 429 | 56 | 09 | 1941 | 1941 MOWT managed by W.Runciman & Co. 12.9.42 Sunk by German surface raider MICHEL at 32.27S 03.39W. |
| Day | 7242 | 429 | 45 | 09 | 1941 | 1941 MOWT managed by Stephens Sutton Ltd. 7.8.44 Torpedoed and sunk by U.198 at 07.06S 42.00E |
| Deben | 11251 | 474 | 61 | B34 | 1922 | Passenger ship. 1922 THURINGIA, Hamburg America Line, Hamburg. 1929 GENERAL SAN MARTIN, Hamburg South America Line, Hamburg. 1940 German Navy accommodation and hospital ship. 1945 Seized by Allies at Copenhagen. 1946 EMPIRE DEBEN, MOWT (Troopship), managed by Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. 1949 Scrapped Newport |
| Dee | 7839 | 489 | 61 | B17 | 1939 | 1939 NEIDENFELS, Hansa Line, Bremen. 1945 Seized by Allies at Eckernforde. 1945 EMPIRE DEE, MOWT managed by William Thomson & Co.(Ben Line) 1946 ADMIRAL USHAKOV, U.S.S.R. 1975 Scrapped Split. |
| Deed | 6766 | 417 | 56 | 03 | 1943 | 1943 MOWT managed by Mungo Campbell & Co. 1946 DEED, Sussex SS Co (Embiricos), London. 1951 DORO, Cia Nav Doro, Panama (Embiricos) 1956 LEONIDAS CAMBANIS, Z & G.L. Cambanis, Piraeus. 1964 EVER FORTUNE, Reliance Marine Corp, Liberia. 1964 EVER HAPPINESS, First Steamship Co, Taipeh, Taiwan. 1966 scrapped Taiwan. |
| Deep | 878 | 203 | 33 | 15 | 1941 | Coaster. MOWT 1942 STARKENBORGH, Netherlands Government. 1947 SPAARNESTROOM, Hollandsche Stoomboot Maats, Rotterdam. 1961 ERATO SARTES, Sartes Corp, Greece. 1963 ANTONIOS P, Antonios I Petras, Greece. 1969 Scrapped Piraeus after grounding. |
| Defender | 5649 | 435 | 55 | B79 | 1910 | 1910 FREIENFELS, Hansa Line, Bremen. 1914 Seized by Britain at Calcutta, requisitioned by The Admiralty, managed by Grahams & Co. 1920 Transferred to Secretary of State for India. 1925 HADIOTIS, Pnevmaticos, Rethymnis & Yannaghas, Greece. 1927 Kassos S.N.Co, Greece 1929 FELCE, Achille Lauro & Co, Naples. 11.6.40 Seized by Britain at Haifa. 1941 EMPIRE DEFENDER, MOWT 14.11.41 Torpedoed and sunk by aircraft off Galeta Island, Mediterranean. |
| Defiance | 4667 | 413 | 54 | B62 | 1909 | 1909 ISERLOHN, Deutsche-Australische Line, Hamburg. 1919 Ceded to Britain, managed by British India S.N.Co. 1921 UNION CITY, St.Just SS Co, Bideford 1924 WASABORG, J.A.Zachariassen, Finland. 1935 ERICA, Achille Lauro & Co, Naples. 10.6.40 Seized by Britain at Liverpool. 1940 EMPIRE DEFIANCE, MOWT managed by T & J. Brocklebank, Liverpool. 1944 MOWT managed by J & J. Denholm. 6.44 Sunk as blockship at Normandy. 1951 Salvaged and scrapped Antwerp. |
| Dell | 7065 | 431 | 56 | 17 | 1941 | MOWT 11.5.42 Torpedoed and sunk by U.124 at 53.00N 29.57W |
| Demon | 269 | 108 | 26 | 34 | 1943 | Ocean going tug. MOWT 1943 Transferred to The Admiralty. 1945 Ministry of Transport. 1949 The Admiralty. 1962 Chartered to US Navy, Clyde area. 1964 Transferred to HMS SEA EAGLE, training school, Londonderry. 26.3.65 Holed in collision with m/v NORSE LION. 1966 Scrapped Dublin. |
| Denis | 274 | 105 | 27 | 36 | 1943 | Coastwise tug. MOWT (naval work, Mediterranean) 1948 FLYING METEOR, Clyde Shipping Co. 1962 ROYAL ROSE, I.C.Guy Ltd, Cardiff. 1963 YEWGARTH, R & J.H.Rea Ltd. 14.9.65 Crushed against lock wall by ore carrier ALDERSGATE at Cardiff, total loss. Scrapped Newport. |
| Deptford | 2040 | 272 | 40 | 39 | 1946 | Collier. MOWT, completed as - 1946 SNCF No.1, Soc.Nationale d'Affretements, France. 1947 PERRIGNY, Soc.Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais, France. 1958 Soc.Navale Caennaise, France. 1962 OTTO PRUSS, Hanseatische Keiswerke GmbH, Germany. 1962 converted to gravel suction dredger. 1966 HANSEAT III, O.A.Muller, Germany. 1974 Bredo Baltic Gravels, Panama. 1975 Scrapped Hamburg. |
| Derwent | 4026 | 366 | 51 | 18 | 1930 | 1930 STAKESBY, Rowland & Marwood SS Co (Headlam & Son,
Whitby) 25.8.40 Torpedoed and sunk by U.124 off Lewis, Hebrides, salvaged and repaired as - 1942 EMPIRE DERWENT, MOWT managed by Neill & Pandelis, London 1946 SWAN POINT, Cereal Shipping & Trading Co, London. 31.7.49 ashore Chittagong, total loss. |
| Dew | 7005 | 431 | 56 | 17 | 1941 | MOWT 12.6.41 Torpedoed and sunk by U.48 at 51.09N 30.16W |
| Diamond | 8236 | 466 | 59 | 14 | 1941 | Tanker. MOWT 1942 NORSOL, Norwegian Government. 1946 KOLLBJORG, A/S Kollbjorg, Oslo. 1956 STORO, Rederi Norland, Sweden. 1959 Scrapped Hong Kong. |
| Dickens | 9819 | 484 | 68 | 10 | 1942 | Tanker. MOWT managed by Anglo-American Oil Co. 1946 ESSO APPALACHEE, Anglo-American Oil Co. 1947 Esso Petroleum Co. 1960 Scrapped Faslane. |
| Diplomat | 6498 | 440 | 54 | 62 | 1926 | Tanker. 1926 BRITISH DIPLOMAT, British Tanker Co 1940 EMPIRE DIPLOMAT, MOWT managed by British Tanker Co. Depot ship at Oran. 1946 Scrapped Dunston. |
| Dirk | 2942 | 315 | 46 | 28 | 1943 | MOWT 1951 NANCY MOLLER, Moller Line Ltd, Hong Kong. 1951 MOUNT AUSTIN, Mount Line Ltd, Hong Kong. 1952 COOLABAH, Australian Government. 1956 TROON BREEZE, Cambay Prince SS Co, Hong Kong. 1964 CACHUPIN, San Fernando SS Co, Panama. 1966 KOWLOON No.1, Shui Cheung Shipping & Trading Co, Hong Kong. 16.9.67 Aground at Hachinohe, Japan - total loss. 1968 Scrapped Opama, Japan |
| Dockland | 683 | 162 | 33 | 59 | 1944 | Hopper. MOWT 1944 W.101, The Admiralty 1947 W.31, same owners. 1963 Ministry of Public Buildings & Works, London 1970 Offered for sale at Rosyth but no further trace. |
| Dolly | 257 | 106 | 30 | 54 | 1943 | Coastwise tug. MOWT 1953 THUNDERER, Steel & Bennie, Glasgow. 1958 OCEAN OSPREY, Saint John Tugboat Co, Bermuda. |
| Dolphin | 5543 | 390 | 54.2 | A1 | 1920 | 1920 VABA, US Shipping Board, Phiadelphia 1921 Charbonneau Rajola Co, New York 1923 American-Italian SS Co, New York, converted to tanker. 1926 Tankers Corp, New York. 1927 Steamer Vaba Corp. (US Tankship Corp), New York. 1929 RUTH KELLOGG, Kellog SS Corp, NY. 1940 Ministry of Shipping, London, managed by Gow Harrison & Co. 1941 EMPIRE DOLPHIN, same owner. 1947 Scrapped Briton Ferry |
| Dombey | 813 | 193 | 31 | 43 | 1944 | Coastal Tanker. MOWT managed by Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co. 1947 ALLURITY, F.T.Everard & Sons, London. 1965 Scrapped Bruges. |
| Dominica | 7319 | 431 | 56 | 22 | 1945 | 1945 MOWT managed by R.Chapman & Son, Newcastle. 1946 INDIAN ENDEAVOUR, India SS Co, Calcutta. 1966 Scrapped Hong Kong. |
| Don | 2553 | 290 | 43 | 69 | 1895 | 1895 BARLBY, Sir R.Ropner & Co, West Hartlepool. 1926 NOEMI, D.A.Mango, Greece. 1930 NOEMI-JULIA, Noemijulia SS Co (W.G.Walton) 1940 Cia.Maritime Panama Ultramar, Panama. 1941 IRISH HAZEL, Irish Shipping Ltd, Eire. 1943 EMPIRE DON, MOWT. 1945 IRISH HAZEL, Irish Shipping Ltd, Eire. 1949 UMAN, Turk Silepcilik Limitet, Turkey. 6.1.60 Aground Kefken Point, Anatolia - total loss. |
| Doon | 17362 | 550 | 72 | B5 | 1936 | Passenger ship. 1936 PRETORIA, German East Africa Line. 1939 German Navy. 1945 Seized by Allies at Copenhagen. 1945 EMPIRE DOON, MOWT (Troopship) managed by Orient Line. 1949 EMPIRE ORWELL (Troopship), Managed by Orient Line. 1959 GUNUNG DJATI, Alfred Holt & Co, Liverpool. 1962 Indonesian Government. 1964 Pelajaran Sang Saka, Djakarta. 1965 Perusahaan Pelajaran Arafat, Djakarta. 1979 KRI TANJUNG PANDAN, Indonesian Navy troopship. 1981 Accommodation vessel at Djakarta. 1987 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Dorado | 5527 | 410 | 54.2 | A4 | 1920 | 1920 TOLOSA, US Shipping Board, Portsmouth, NH 1937 US Maritime Commission, Portsmouth, NH. 1940 EMPIRE DORADO, MOWT managed by Runciman Ltd. 22.11.41 Sank in tow at 57.58N 20.38W after collision with Greek s/s THEOMITOR . |
| Doreen | - | - | - | - | - | See EMPIRE HEDDA |
| Doric | 4291 | 330 | 54 | 14 | 1945 | Landing Ship (Tank) 1945 LST-3041 1948 EMPIRE DORIC, MOT chartered to F. Bustard & Sons Ltd. 1960 Scrapped Port Glasgow. |
| Doris | 258 | 106 | 30 | 50 | 1944 | Coastwise tug. MOWT (naval work, Persian Gulf) 1945 Chartered to British Tanker Co. 1948 BAHRAMAND, Petroleum SS Co, London. 1958 B.P.Tanker Co. 1968 TEHAMTAN, A.Shafei, Iran. |
| Dorothy | 260 | 106 | 30 | 50 | 1945 | Coastwise tug. MOWT (naval work, Singapore / Japan) 1949 Malaya Railways. 1958 DOROTHY, Malaya Government, Port Swettenham Port Authority. 1970 Straits Engineers Ltd, Singapore. 1975 STRAITS WINNER, World Dredging Ltd. Panama. 1981 Sold to shipbreakers. 1983 Scrapped Jurong, Singapore. |
| Dorrit | 965 | 198 | 34 | 50 | 1944 | Coaster. MOWT 1945 LIEUTENANT LANCELOT, Cia.Navale Caennaise, France. 1954 HOLDERNITH, Holderness SS Co, Hull. 1963 Scrapped Grays, Essex. |
| Douglas | 1925 | 287 | 44 | B86 | 1943 | 1943 WILHELMSHAVN, Hamburg America Line, Hamburg. 1945 Seized by Allies at Kiel. 1945 EMPIRE DOUGLAS, MOWT 1946 KORSUN SHEVTSHENKOVSKY, U.S.S.R. 1972 Scrapped Ghent. |
| Dove | 2503 | 345 | 48 | B61 | 1945 | 1940 Laid down as HERMES for KNSM, Holland. 1945 Seized by Allies at Bolnes (uncompleted) 1949 EMPIRE DOVE, MOT. 1949 MacAndrews & Co, London. 1953 POZARICA, same owners. 1964 BLUE FIN, Soc.Anon.Letasa, Spain. 28.11.65 Sank in tow in Bay of Biscay after losing rudder and cargo shifted. |
| Dovey | 2883 | 297 | 46 | B92 | 1929 | 1929 HERCULES, Neptun Line, Bremen. 1945 Seized by Allies at Copenhagen. 1945 EMPIRE DOVEY, MOWT. 1946 KIROVOGRAD, U.S.S.R. 1968 Scrapped West Germany. |
| Downland | 683 | 162 | 33 | 57 | 1945 | Hopper dredger. MOWT 1945 Superintendent Civil Engineer, Bombay. 1946 CHAS. A. PHAYER, Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners. 1966 LEVEN, Devonport Marine Board, Tasmania 1988 Scrapped Devonport, Tasmania. |
| Dragon | 6854 | 430 | 57 | B33 | 1941 | Captured by Japan before completion. 1942 GYOKU MARU, Japanese Government 18.09.44 Torpedoed and sunk by USS THRESHER 100 miles WNW of Mokpo, Korea. |
| Drayton | 7023 | 433 | 56 | 23 | 1942 | MOWT 1942 BELGIAN SAILOR, Belgian Government. 1946 CAPITAINE BIEBUYCK, Cie.Maritime Belge, Antwerp. 1958 KASTAV, Kvarnerska Plovidba, Yugoslavia 1965 IVORY TELLUS, Ivory Shipping Co, Hong Kong. 1970 Scrapped Hirao. |
| Driver | 7042 | 431 | 56 | 11 | 1942 | 1942 MOWT managed by Watts, Watts & Co, London. 1945 RADIOTELEGRAPHISTE BIARD, French Government, managed by Chargeurs Reunis. 1950 DEA MAZZELLA, P.Mazzella, Naples. 1956 MARIA MAZZELLA, same owner. 1960 FALZAREGO, Pala & Franceschini, Genoa 1964 GRAZIA PRIMA, Soc.per Azioni Costanza, Genoa. 1965 MISSOURI, Luzmar S.A, Liberia. 1969 scrapped Santander. |
| Drover | 1047 | 205 | 33 | 29 | 1944 | Coaster. MOWT 1946 ROMAN QUEEN, Queenship Nav.Ltd. (Coast Lines Ltd) 1961 Scrapped Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Holland. |
| Druid | 9813 | 484 | 68 | 16 | 1941 | Tanker. MOWT 1942 NORHOLM, Norwegian Government. 1946 HAUKEFJELL, Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo. 1949 converted to motorship. 1952 BLUEWATER, Cia Atlantica Pacifica S.A, Panama. 1959 Scrapped Osaka. |
| Drum | 7244 | 429 | 56 | 09 | 1942 | 1942 MOWT managed by Chellew Nav.Co. 24.4.42 Torpedoed and sunk by U.136 at 37.00N 69.15W |
| Drury | 797 | 193 | 31 | 39 | 1944 | Coastal Tanker. MOWT managed by Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co. 1947 SHELBRIT 6, Shell Mex & BP Ltd. 1952 BP REFINER, same owners. 1964 COSINA, Comp.Siciliana Navi Cisterna, Italy 1973 Scrapped Palermo. |
| Dryden | 7164 | 429 | 56 | 09 | 1942 | MOWT managed by Sir.R.Ropner & Co. 20.4.42 Torpedoed and sunk by U.572 at 34.21N 69.00W |
| Duchess | 7067 | 431 | 56 | 22 | 1943 | 1943 MOWT managed by H.Hogarth & Sons. 1946 MOWT managed by Union-Castle Mail SS Co. 1949 BRAEMAR CASTLE, Union-Castle Mail SS Co. 1950 KING JAMES, King Line Ltd. 1958 TYNE BREEZE, Cambray Prince SS Co, Hong Kong. 1963 CATHAY TRADER, Cathay Trader SS Co, Hong Kong. 1964 PEARL LIGHT, Pacific Pearl Nav.Co, Hong Kong. 1966 HABIB MARIKAR, Marikar Nav. & Agencies Ltd, Hong Kong. 3.11.67 Wrecked on reef on Lincoln Islands, 400m SSW of Hong Kong. |
| Duke | 7240 | 424 | 57 | 24 | 1943 | 1943 MOWT managed by H.Hogarth & Sons, Glasgow. 1945 LIEUTENANT J. LE MUIR, French Government. 1949 ZELIDJA, Cie.Franco-Cherifienne de Nav, Morocco. 1955 PROPONTIS, Cie.de Nav.Hellespont SA, Liberia. 1957 Cie.de Nav.Propontis, Liberia. 1966 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Dunbar | 8200 | 474 | 64 | 16 | 1946 | Tanker. Launched as EMPIRE DUNBAR, completed as - 1946 WAVE LAIRD, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. 1970 Scrapped Gandia, Spain. |
| Dunlin | 6323 | 403 | 54.8 | A31 | 1919 | 1919 EDITOR, US Shipping Board, Seattle 1937 US Maritime Commission, Seattle 1941 EMPIRE DUNLIN, MOWT managed by J.A.Billmeir & Co 1942 NORLOM, Norwegian Government, Oslo. 2.12.43 Sunk, Bari Harbour from damage by explosion of US ship JOHN L. MOTLEY after air attack. 1946 scrapped Italy. |
| Dunnet | 7373 | 431 | 56 | 11 | 1945 | 1945 MOWT managed by Common Bros, Newcastle. 1946 CLAN MACKINNON, Clan Line Ltd. 1961 ARDROSS, Mullion & Co, Hong Kong. 1963 LABUAN BAY, Kinabatangan Shipping S.A, Panama. 1967 Scrapped Taiwan after grounding and fire damage. |
| Dunstan | 2887 | 315 | 46 | 39 | 1942 | MOWT 18.11.43 Torpedoed and sunk by U.81 at 39.24N 17.40E |
| Durant | 2902 | 306 | 44 | 80 | 1921 | 1921 DALEWOOD, W. France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd, London 1923 BERNARD BLUMENFELD, B.Blumenfeld, Germany. 1938 CARL JUNGST, F.Krupp & Co, Essen. 1945 Seized by Allies at Kiel. 1945 EMPIRE DURANT, MOWT. 1946 TAMBOV, U.S.S.R. mother ship for Russian trawler fleet. No trace after 1957. |
| Dweller | 667 | 177 | 31 | 34 | 1942 | Coastal Tanker. MOWT 1946 ASPERITY, F.T.Everard & Sons, London. 1967 Scrapped Belgium. |
| Dyke | 489 | 165 | 26 | 35 | 1942 | Coaster. MOWT 1943 PRINSES MARGRIET, Netherlands Government. 1954 SAND STAR, South Coast Shipping Co. 1955 converted to sand suction dredger. 1966 scrapped Grays, Essex. |
| Dynasty | 9905 | 475 | 64 | 24 | 1944 | MOWT managed by Lamport & Holt Line. 1946 EASTERN, Eastern & Australian SS Co, London. 1964 DORI, Eddie SS Co, Taiwan. 1969 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| EMPIRE - E | ||||||
| Eagle | 5775 | 410 | 54..2 | A3 | 1919 | 1919 WEST ISLIP, US Shipping Board, Seattle. 1920 GOLDEN ROD, Oceanic & Oriental Nav. Co, San Francisco. 1934 WILLHILO, Williams SS Corp, New York 1937 INDIANAN, American-Hawaiian SS Corp, New York. 1941 EMPIRE EAGLE, MOWT managed by Runciman Ltd. 1942 NORJERV, Norewgian Government. 26.6.44 Sunk as blockship at Normandy. 1949 raised but sank in tow to scrapyard. |
| Earl | 7359 | 431 | 56 | 09 | 1944 | 1944 MOWT managed by Dodd, Thomson & Co 1945 CRESSINGTON COURT, Court Line Ltd 1947 United British Steamship Co Ltd 1959 EAST WALES, West Wales SS Co 1966 UNIVERSAL SKIPPER, Dalkeith Shipping Co, Hong Kong. 1970 scrapped Whampoa, China. |
| Eddystone | 7318 | 431 | 56 | 11 | 1945 | 1945 MOWT managed by Evan T.Radcliffe & Co. 1947 WINSTON CHURCHILL, Aegean Shipping Co (Embiricos), London. 1952 MARIA LAURA, Fratelli d'Amico, Rome. 1966 scrapped Trieste. |
| Eden | 1923 | 280 | 44 | B18 | 1944 | 1944 KATTENTURM, Hansa Line, Bremen. 1945 Seized by Allies at Brunsbuttel. 1945 EMPIRE EDEN, MOWT managed by Currie Line Ltd. 1947 LOWLAND, Currie Line Ltd, Leith. 1959 MARY ENID, Poseidon Shipping Co, Bermuda. 1963 STELIANOS, Delphic Shipping Co, Greece 1964 MARYNIK, Marynik Cia Nav, Greece. 1967 EURIPIDES, Euripides Shipping Co, Hong Kong. 1969 Scrapped Hong Kong. |
| Edgehill | 8159 | 474 | 64 | 15 | 1946 | Tanker. Launched as EMPIRE EDGEHILL, completed as - 1946 WAVE CHIEF, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. 1974 Scrapped Inverkeithing. |
| Edward | 234 | 105 | 27 | 40 | 1942 | Tug. 1942 EMPIRE NED, MOWT, naval work. 1945 EMPIRE EDWARD, MOWT. 1947 The Admiralty. 1956 ENERGETIC, The Admiralty. 1965 NISOS LEFKOS, Tsavliris Salvage & Towage Ltd, Greece. 1975 KRONOS, Maritime Commercial Enterprises, Greece. 1979 Scrapped Piraeus after collision with ROMANZA. |
| Egret | 8223 | 439 | 63 | A28 | 1939 | 1939 NIGHTINGALE, Grace Lines, USA. 1941 EMPIRE EGRET, MOWT 1942 NIGHTINGALE, United States Maritime Commission. 1942 SANTA ISABEL, Grace Lines Inc, USA. 1944 Converted to Transport Ship. 1946 GUIDING STAR, United States Maritime Commission. 1973 Scrapped Brownsville, Texas. |
| Elaine | 7513 | 416 | 67 | 25 | 1942 | Heavy Lift. 1942 MOWT managed by Cayzer Irvine & Co 1946 MOWT managed by Marine Enterprises Ltd 1947 JOHN LYRAS, Marine Enterprises Ltd (Lyras Bros), London. 1959 Viking Shipping Corp (Lyras Bros), Monrovia - Greek flag. 1964 same owner, Liberian flag. 1970 BOUNDARY, New Frontier Shipping Co, Monrovia, Panama flag. 1972 scrapped Taiwan. |
| Eland | 5620 | 410 | 54.2 | A22 | 1920 | 1920 WEST KEDRON, US Shipping Board, Los Angeles 1928 American West African Line (Barber SS Co), New York. 1933 US Shipping Board, New York. 1937 US Maritime Commission, New York. 1940 EMPIRE ELAND, MOWT managed by Douglas & Ramsey. 15.9.41 Torpedoed and sunk by U.94 at approx.54.00N 28.00W |
| Elgar | 2847 | 328 | 46 | 11 | 1942 | 1942 MOWT managed by Sir.R.Ropner & Co. 1942 MOWT managed by Dover Nav.Co. 1947 SEA MINSTREL, Dover Navigation Co, London. 1951 MARANDELLAS, Drayton SS Co, Newcastle. 1956 EDWARD JANSEN, I. Jansen, Norway. 1960 SLITAN, Skibs A/S Katlander, Norway. 1961 PIRIN, Navigation Maritime Bulgare, Bulgaria 1965 Scrapped at Split. |
| Elinor | 244 | 107 | 27 | 49 | 1944 | Ocean going tug. MOWT 1946 VIGOUREAUX, French Government. 1951 ABEILLE No.24, Les Abeilles Cie de Rem et Sauv., Le Havre. 1964 LABOR, Rim.Laziali SpA, Italy. 1985 Scrapped Naples. |
| Elk | 4747 | 380 | 53.1 | A36 | 1920 | 1920 ROTARIAN, US Shipping Board, Tacoma 1924 Grace SS Co, New York 1927 CONDOR, same owner. 1940 EMPIRE ELK, MOWT managed by Larrinaga SS Co. 1942 NORVARG, Norwegian Government. 1946 Wallem & Co, Panama. 1947 NAN CHIANG, Nan Way SS Co, Shanghai. 1950 NORTHERN GLOW, Great Northern Shipping Co, Hong Kong. 1958 HOPING 46 (HOPING SSU SHI LIU), Peoples Republic of China. 1971 Deleted from Lloyds Register. 1979 Seen at Shanghai as ZHAN DOU 46 |
| Ely | 6112 | 455 | 61 | B44 | 1944 | 1944 Laid down as GREIFSWALD for North German Lloyd. 1945 Seized by Allies at Lubeck (uncompleted) 1948 EMPIRE ELY, MOT managed by Common Bros, Newcastle. 1949 MOT managed by Sir R.Ropner & Co, West Hartlepool. 1950 MOT managed by Maclay & McIntyre Ltd, Glasgow. 1951 MOT managed by Stott, Mann & Fleming Ltd, Newcastle. 1954 MARIBELLA, Mariblanca Nav.S.A, Liberia 1955 GANGES, F.A.Detjen, Germany. 1959 ELENI, Cia.de Nav.Andria, Greece. 1972 Scrapped Santander after collision with Norwegian PRINSESSE RAGNHILD . |
| Emerald | 8032 | 464 | 61 | 10 | 1941 | Tanker. MOWT 1946 EL GALLO, Lobitos Oilfields Ltd (C.T.Bowring & Co) 1959 Scrapped Briton Ferry. |
| Endurance | 8570 | 513 | 64 | B18 | 1928 | 1928 ALSTER, North German Lloyd, Bremen. 10.4.40 Captured by R.N at Vestfjord. 1940 EMPIRE ENDURANCE, MOWT managed by Booth Line. 20.4.41 Torpedoed and sunk by U.73 at 53.05N 23.14W |
| Energy | 6584 | 462 | 57 | B 49 | 1923 | 1923 GRETE, C. Mohlenberg Hamburg. 1934 GABBIANO, Achille Lauro & Co, Naples. 10.6.40 Seized by Britain at Liverpool. 1940 EMPIRE ENERGY, MOWT 5.11.41 Ashore Belle Isle Strait, NF - total loss. |
| Engineer | 5358 | 400 | 52 | B8 | 1921 | 1921 CANADIAN COMMANDER, Canadian Government (Merchant Marine
Ltd.), Montreal 1932 GIOACCHINO LAURO, Achille Lauro & Co, Naples. 10.6.40 Seized by Britain at Hartlepool. 1940 EMPIRE ENGINEER, MOWT 2.2.41 Torpedoed and sunk by U.123 at approx.54.0N 34.0W |
| Ensign | 3758 | 344 | 48 | 24 | 1945 | Intermediate Tanker. MOWT, completed as - 1946 BRITISH DRUMMER, British Tanker Co. 1957 ANELLA, A.Blystad, Norway. 1958 NORSE COMMANDER, Bucha, Godager & Co, Norway. 1966 scrapped Singapore with boiler damage. |
| Envoy | 7046 | 431 | 56 | 22 | 1942 | 1942 MOWT managed by Hugh Roberts & Son. 1946 CHELTENHAM, Thompson SS Co, London 1952 LA ORILLA, Buries Markes Ltd 1954 Louis Dreyfus & Co Ltd. 1955 STALLBERG, Stallbergs Grufve Rederi, Stockholm 1957 Rederi A/B Stellvik, Stockholm 1960 Stallbergs Grufve Rederi, Stockholm 1962 VERNA PAULIN, Paulins Rederi A/B, Abo, Finland. 1969 scrapped Bruges. |
| Estuary | 319 | 134 | 25 | 38 | 1940 | 1940 FIDDOWN, S.Morris Ltd, Goole. 29.11.40 Rammed and sunk by HMS CAMPBELTOWN in Mersey, repaired as - 1943 EMPIRE ESTUARY, MOWT 1946 GOLDFAWN, E.J & W.Goldsmith Ltd, London 1952 CREEKDAWN, Springwell Shipping Co. 1954 MURELL, J.Tyrell, Eire. 1972 Scrapped Eire. |
| Ethelbert | 7843 | 451 | 67 | 25 | 1947 | Heavy Lift. MOWT completed as - 1947 BELJEANNE, Belships Co (C.Smith & Co, Norway) 1964 SOUTHERN CROSS, Bacong Shipping Co, Panama. 1968 SOUTHERN HOPE, same owners. 1968 VIRGINIA SECOND, People's Bank & Trust Co, Philippines. 1969 Scrapped Aioi. |
| Ettrick | 4622 | 407 | 56 | B18 | 1939 | 1939 BUKAREST, Deutsche Levant Line, Hamburg. 1945 Seized by Allies at Kiel. 1945 EMPIRE ETTRICK, MOWT 1946 BREMNES, Norwegian Government. 1947 CLIO, Bergen SS Co, Norway. 1963 PANOREA, E.T.Kolintzas & Maltakis. Greece. 1974 Scrapped Taiwan.. |
| Eve | 5979 | 401 | 54 | 18 | 1941 | MOWT 18.5.43 Torpedoed and sunk by U.414 at 36.37N 00.46E while serving with R.N. |
| Eveleen | 498 | 160 | 25.1 | 29 | 1920 | 1920 EVELEEN, J.Milligen & Co, Belfast. 7.11.42 ashore Ballyholme Bay after collision with s/s ORCHY. 1943 Refloated and repaired. 1944 EMPIRE EVELEEN, MOWT managed by John Kelly Ltd, Belfast. 1946 EVELEEN, J. Milligen & Co, Belfast. 1957 Scrapped Troon. |
| Evenlode | 10254 | 506 | 60 | 82 | 1912 | Passenger ship. 1912 TALTHYBIUS, Alfred Holt & Co, Liverpool 6.2.42 Bombed and sunk at Singapore, salvaged by Japan. 1943 TARUYASU MARU, Japan. 30.6.45 Mined at 37.07N 137.04E, salvaged. 1945 EMPIRE EVENLODE, MOWT 1949 Scrapped Briton Ferry |
| Evesham | 8138 | 474 | 64 | 10 | 1946 | Tanker. MOWT 1947 WAVE RULER, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. 1970 Fuelling hulk at Maldive Islands. 1977 scrapped Taiwan. |
| Exe | 2371 | 306 | 42 | B34 | 1921 | 1921 POSSEHL, Lubeck Line, Lubeck. 1945 Seized by Allies at Lubeck. 1945 EMPIRE EXE, MOWT 1946 HERMOUPOLIS, Greek Government. 1948 T.J.Lavrangas & Co, Greece, depot ship. 1966 PILION, P.Perdikis, Greece. 1967 NIGMA, Tina Shipping Co, Cyprus. 1967 Laid up at Aden with boiler damage. 1969 Scrapped Karachi. |
| Explorer | 5985 | 407 | 52 | 23 | 1925 | Passenger ship. 1925 INANDA, T & J.Harrison, Liverpool. 7.9.40 Bombed and sunk in London Docks, repaired as cargo ship - 1940 EMPIRE EXPLORER, MOWT 9.7.42 Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U.575 at 11.40N 60.55W |