SS ''Empire Addison'' was a 7,010 ton steamship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), she was sold in 1945 becoming ''Philosopher'', and sold to

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in 1959 and renamed ''Aiolos'' serving until scrapped in 1963.

History

''Empire Addison'' was built by

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and launched in on 31 December 1941, she was completed in March 1942.

War service

''Empire Addison'' was a member of a number of convoys. ;KMS 57 Convoy KMS 57, sailed from Liverpool on 12 July 1944 bound for

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, where it arrived on 25 July 1944. ''Empire Addison'' was carrying general cargo, destined for the Persian Gulf. ;KMS83 Convoy KMS 83, sailed from Liverpool on 6 February 1945 to Gibraltar, where it arrived on 10 February 1945. ''Empire Addison'' was carrying general cargo, destined for

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, Bombay and Karachi.

Postwar service

In 1945, ''Empire Addison'' was sold to the Charente Steamship Co Ltd, and renamed ''Philosopher''. In 1959, she was sold to the Concordia Shipping Corporation,

, and renamed ''Aiolos''. She was scrapped in Hong Kong in 1963.

Official number and code letters

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. ''Empire Addison'' had the UK

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168290 and used the

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BDPF.

References

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