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''Empire Tadpole''

'' Empire Tadpole'' was a 1,752 GRT tanker built as a

cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...

by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Completed in 1910 as ''Saskatoon''. Sold in 1927 to

Canada Steamship Lines Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) is a shipping company with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The business has been operating for well over a century and a half. Beginnings CSL had humble beginnings in Canada East in 1845, operating river boa ...

and renamed ''Rosemount''. On 24 November 1934, she sank at Century Coal Dock,

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

. She was raised on 15 May 1934, declared a constructive total loss and sold for use as a grain store. In 1940 she was sold to Branch Lines Ltd, rebuilt as a tanker and renamed ''Willowbranch''. In 1945 she was sold to the MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tadpole''. Sold in 1947 to Bulk Storage Co Ltd,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and renamed ''Basingcreek''. Sold in 1950 to Coastal Tankers Ltd, Montreal and renamed ''Coastal Creek''. Sold in 1964 to Canadian Sealakers Ltd,

Edmundston Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Edmundston will expanded, annexing the village of Rivière-Verte and parts of the local service districts of the parish of Saint-Jacques and the parish of Sai ...

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

. Sold in 1964 to Hall Corporation of Canada and renamed ''Creek Transport''. Sold in 1968 to McNamara Corporation

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

and renamed ''Île de Montreal''. Sold in 1976 to Richelieu Dredging Corporation, Montreal, then sold in 1977 to Nittolo Metal Corporation,

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. Reported to have been scrapped in 1986.

''Empire Taff''

'' Empire Taff'' was a 2,296 GRT cargo ship built by

AG Weser Aktien-Gesellschaft „Weser" (abbreviated A.G. „Weser”) was one of the major German shipbuilding companies, located at the Weser River in Bremen. Founded in 1872 it was finally closed in 1983. All together, A.G. „Weser" built about 1,400 ...

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

. Completed in 1927 as ''Apollo'' for Neptun Line, Bremen. Seized in May 1945 as a

war prize A prize of war is a piece of enemy property or land seized by a belligerent party during or after a war or battle, typically at sea. This term was used nearly exclusively in terms of captured ships during the 18th and 19th centuries. Basis in inte ...

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...

. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Taff''. Sold in 1947 to John Bruce & Co,

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

and renamed ''Alhama''. Scrapped in 1953 at

Faslane His Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde (HMNB Clyde; also HMS ''Neptune''), primarily sited at Faslane on the Gare Loch, is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth). It ...

Argyllshire Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

''Empire Tagalam''

'' Empire Tagalam'' was a 10,401 GRT tanker built by F Schichau, Danzig. Completed in 1936 as ''Paul Harneit'' for Deutsche-Amerikanische Petroleum,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

. Seized in May 1945 at

Brunsbüttel Brunsbüttel () is a town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany that lies at the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea. It is the location of the western entrance to the Kiel Canal. History The earliest re ...

. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tagalam''. Allocated in 1946 to the United States, transferred to the

United States Maritime Commission The United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) was an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which was passed by Congress on June 29, 1936, and was abolished on May 24, 195 ...

(USMC). Sold in 1947 to Marine Transport Lines,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

and renamed ''Tagalam''. Sold in 1955 to Pioneer Shipping Corp,

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

and renamed ''Cassian Sea''. Scrapped in 1960 at

Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua Arts, enterta ...

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

''Empire Taganax''

'' Empire Taganax'' was a 10,128 GRT tanker built by Nakskov Skibs. Akt.,

Nakskov Nakskov is a town in south Denmark. It is situated in Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the western coast of the island of Lolland. The town has a population of 12,495 (1 January 2022). To the west is Nakskov Fjord, an inlet from the La ...

, Denmark. Completed in 1940 for A P Moller,

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

. Seized by Germany in 1940 and renamed ''Hydra''. Seized in May 1945 in an extensively damaged condition at

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

. Repaired, to MoWT in 1946 and renamed ''Empire Taganax''. Sold in 1947 to St Helier Shipowners and renamed ''Busen Star''. Operated under the management of Falkland Whaling Co, London. Scrapped in 1961 at

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

''Empire Tagathel''

'' Empire Tagathel'' was the intended name of a 10,802 GRT tanker built by

Burmeister & Wain Burmeister & Wain was a large established Danish shipyard and leading diesel engine producer headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded by two Danes and an Englishman, its earliest roots stretch back to 1846. Over its 150-year history, it g ...

, Copenhagen. Launched in 1940 as ''Théodora'' for Compagnie Auxiliare de Navigation,

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. Seized by Germany and completed in 1941 as ''Heide'' for J T Essberger, Hamburg. Seized in May 1945 at Kiel. To MoWT, intended to be renamed ''Empire Tagathel'' but transferred to the

French government The Government of France ( French: ''Gouvernement français''), officially the Government of the French Republic (''Gouvernement de la République française'' ), exercises executive power in France. It is composed of the Prime Minister, who ...

and then returned to Compagnie Auliliare de Navigation and renamed ''Théodora''. Sold in 1960 to Société Anonyme Monegasque D’Armement de Navigation,

Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is ...

and renamed ''Isly''. Sold in 1961 to C Audibert, Monte Carlo and renamed ''Orval''. Used as an oil storage and

depot ship A depot ship is an auxiliary ship used as a mobile or fixed base for submarines, destroyers, minesweepers, fast attack craft, landing craft, or other small ships with similarly limited space for maintenance equipment and crew dining, berthing an ...

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

by Société de Travaux Transportes Maritimes, Paris. Scrapped in February 1965 at Split, Yugoslavia.

''Empire Tagealand''

'' Empire Tagealand'' was a 6,492 GRT tanker built by AG Weser, Bremen. Completed in 1927 as ''Mittelmeer'' for J T Essberger, Hamburg. Requisitioned by the

Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...

in 1940. Seized in May 1945 at Brunsbüttel. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tagealand''. Allocated in 1946 to

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

and renamed ''Pamir''. Removed from shipping registers in 1961.

''Empire Tageos''

Empire Tageos An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

'' was a 6,487 GRT tanker built by AG Weser, Bremen. Completed in 1927 as ''Adria'' for J T Essberger, Hamburg. Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940. Seized in May 1945 at Kiel. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tageos''. Allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed ''Kazbek''. Sold in 1947 to Gdynia America Line,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

and renamed ''Karpaty''. Scrapped in 1958 at

Spezia La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second largest city ...

, Italy.

''Empire Taginda''

'' Empire Taginda'' was a 2,846 GRT tanker built by F Krupp AG, Kiel. Completed in 1922 as ''Rudolph Albrecht'' for Max Albrecht Kommandit, Hamburg. Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940. Seized in May 1945 at Kiel. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Taginda''. Sold in 1947 to Salvedor Co Ltd and renamed ''Basingstream''. Operated under the management of Philip Bauer, London. Sold in 1949 to Ship Finance & Management Ltd, London and renamed ''Oilstream''. Sold in 1952 to George Nicolau Ltd, Greece and renamed ''Vrissi''. Scrapped in November 1960 at Spezia, Italy.

''Empire Tagralia''

'' Empire Tagralia'' was a 5,824 GRT tanker built by Kockums Mekaniska Verksted,

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...

. Completed in 1929 as ''Max Albrecht'' for Max Albrecht Kommandit, Hamburg. On 30 August 1939, she sailed from

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

and put into

El Ferrol Ferrol () is a city in the Province of A Coruña in Galicia, on the Atlantic coast in north-western Spain, in the vicinity of Strabo's Cape Nerium (modern day Cape Prior). According to the 2021 census, the city has a population of 64,785, mak ...

where she was interned. Surrendered in May 1945, to MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tagralia''. Sold in 1947 to Basra Steam Shipping Co, London and renamed ''Repton''. Sold in 1952 to Lloyd Siciliano di Armamento,

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

and renamed ''Alcantara''. Scrapped in September 1960 at

Vado Ligure Vado Ligure ( lij, Voæ), in antiquity Vada Sabatia, is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Savona, Liguria, in northern Italy. Economy Vado has a large industrial and commercial port. Vado Ligure is home to a railway construction plant, ...

, Italy.

''Empire Taj''

'' Empire Taj'' was a 3,065 GRT tanker built by the

Toledo Shipbuilding Company The Toledo Shipbuilding Company was a shipyard located on Toledo, Ohio. History The Toledo Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1905 when a syndicate of investors purchased the Craig Shipbuilding Company in Toledo, Ohio. The group was composed of L ...

, Toledo,

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

. Completed in 1912 as ''L V Stoddard''. Sold in 1914 to Sinclair Navigation Co, USA and renamed ''Walter Hardcastle''. Renamed ''W L Connelly'' in 1917. Sold in 1938 to Enrico Insom, Italy and renamed ''Barbara''. Seized on 25 August 1941 by the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

Bandar Shapur Bandar-e Shahpour ( fa, بندر شاهپور) is a city and capital of Bandar-e Shahpour District of Mahshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. As of the 2006 census, its population was 67,078, in 14,681 families. Bandar Shahpour is a port cit ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. Towed to

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Taj''. Laid up in 1948 at

Abadan, Iran Abadan ( fa, آبادان ''Ābādān'', ) is a city and capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, which is located in the southwest of Iran. It lies on Abadan Island ( long, 3–19 km or 2–12 miles wide). The island is bounded ...

. Sold in October 1949 to the

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...

and renamed ''Attock''. Used as a fuel hulk at Karachi.

''Empire Takoradi''

'' Empire Takoradi'' was a 7,318 GRT cargo ship built by William Gray & Co Ltd,

West Hartlepool West Hartlepool was a predecessor of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It developed in the Victorian era and took the name from its western position in the parish of what is now known as the Headland. The former town was originally formed in ...

. Launched on 29 December 1944 and completed in March 1945. Sold in 1948 to A Weir & Co Ltd and renamed ''Shielbank''. Sold in 1956 to Compagnia de Navigazione Andes,

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

. Operated under the management of F D’Amico, Italy. Sold in 1962 to Compagnia Baleniera Italiana SpA, Italy. Arrived on 2 November 1964 at Spezia, Italy for scrapping.

''Empire Talisman''

'' Empire Talisman'' was a 7,201 GRT cargo ship built by Lithgows Ltd,

Port Glasgow Port Glasgow ( gd, Port Ghlaschu, ) is the second-largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19,426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16,617 persons. The most recen ...

. Launched on 20 April 1944 and completed in June 1944. Sold in 1949 to

Blue Star Line The Blue Star Line was a Merchant Navy (United Kingdom), British passenger and cargo shipping company formed in 1911, being in operation until 1998. Formation Blue Star Line was formed as an initiative by the Vestey Brothers, a Liverpool-ba ...

and renamed ''Tacoma Star''. Sold in 1957 to Lamport & Holt Line and renamed ''Murillo''. Arrived on 16 March 1961 at

Vigo Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Penins ...

, Spain for scrapping.

''Empire Tamar''

'' Empire Tamar'' was a 6,640 cargo ship built by Workman, Clark & Co Ltd,

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

. Completed in 1907 as ''Kia Ora''. Sold in 1935 to Achille Lauro & Co,

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and renamed ''Verbania''. Detained on 10 June 1941 at

Port Said Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

by the

Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( arz, قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The long canal is a popular ...

authorities. Seized in July 1940 at

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

. To MoWT in 1941 and renamed ''Empire Tamar''. Sunk in June 1944 as part of Gooseberry 5,

Sword beach Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune, of Operation Overlord. The Allied invasion of German-occupied Fra ...

Ouistreham Ouistreham () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France. Ouistreham is a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a ferry harbour. It serves as the port of the city of Caen. The town borders the mo ...

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norm ...

''Empire Tana''

Empire Tana An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

'' was a 6,275 GRT cargo ship built by

Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino (STT) ("Technical Establishment of Trieste") was a private shipbuilding company based in Trieste from the mid-19th to early 20th century, and the most important naval shipbuilding firm of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ...

Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...

. Completed in 1923 as ''Carso'' for

Lloyd Triestino Lloyd Triestino was a major shipping company, created in 1919 when the city of Trieste became part of Italy in the settlement after the First World War. It ran passenger services on ocean liners around the world. Seriously harmed by Second World W ...

. Scuttled on 14 February 1941 at

Kismayu Kismayo ( so, Kismaayo, Maay: ''Kismanyy'', ar, كيسمايو, ; it, Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia. It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region. The city is situa ...

Italian Somaliland Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, الصومال الإيطالي, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centur ...

when port was captured by British forces. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tana''. On 9 February 1944 she was extensively damaged in a multiple collision in fog off

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

. The other ships involved were ''Dunav'', ''Jaarstroom'', ''Shirrabank'' and ''Winsum''. ''Empire Tana'' was declared not worthy of repair. Sunk in June 1944 as part of Gosseberry 5, Sword Beach, Ouistreham. Wreck raised in 1947 and towed by tug

Zealandia Zealandia (pronounced ), also known as (Māori) or Tasmantis, is an almost entirely submerged mass of continental crust that subsided after breaking away from Gondwanaland 83–79 million years ago.Gurnis, M., Hall, C.E., and Lavier, L.L., ...

Strangford Lough Strangford Lough (from Old Norse ''Strangr Fjörðr'', meaning "strong sea-inlet"PlaceNames N ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

for scrapping.

''Empire Tapley''

''Empire Tapley'' was a 305 GRT

coastal tanker The T1 tanker or T1 are a class of sea worthy small tanker ships used to transport fuel oil before and during World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. The T1 tanker classification is still in use today. T1 tankers are about in length and ar ...

built by I Pimblott & Sons Ltd,

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. Launched on 12 August 1944 and completed in January 1945. Sold in 1946 to A/S Tankskibsrederiet, Denmark and renamed ''Haifa''. Operated under the management of K V Tersling, Denmark. Sold in 1957 to Rederi A/B Castor, Sweden. Rebuilt and lengthened, now 365 GRT (536 DWT), renamed ''Nord''. Sold in 1960 to S P Christensen, Denmark and renamed ''Soren Rask.'' A new

diesel engine The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-call ...

was fitted in 1964. Sold in 1973 to Argonaftis Argo Maritime, Greece and renamed ''Doriforos''. Sold in 1980 to Cyprus Star Shipping Co,

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

and renamed ''Cyprus Star''. Renamed ''Newluck in 1981''. Scrapped in December 1986 at

Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 19 ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

''Empire Tarne''

'' Empire Tarne'' was the intended name of an 8,800 GRT cargo ship built by Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Maschinenbau,

Vegesack Vegesack is a northern district of the city of Bremen. Geography ''Vegesack'' is located about north from the centre of Bremen-city at the mouth of the river Lesum, beside the river Weser (). Abutting the district of Vegesack to the northwest is ...

. Completed in 1913 as ''Sierra Salvada''. Sold in 1917 to Lloyd Brasileiro,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and renamed ''Avare''. Sold in 1925 to Società Servizi Marittimi, Italy and renamed ''Peer Gynt'' then ''Neptunia''. Sold in 1927 to

Hamburg America Line The Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft (HAPAG), known in English as the Hamburg America Line, was a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg, in 1847. Among those involved in its development were prominent citi ...

and renamed ''Oceana''. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Kriegsmarine. Used as an

Accommodation ship A barracks ship or barracks barge or berthing barge, or in civilian use accommodation vessel or accommodation ship, is a ship or a non-self-propelled barge containing a superstructure of a type suitable for use as a temporary barracks for sai ...

Gdynia Gdynia ( ; ; german: Gdingen (currently), (1939–1945); csb, Gdiniô, , , ) is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With a population of 243,918, it is the List of cities in Poland, 12th-largest city in Poland and ...

and then

Stettin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin language, Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Po ...

. Seized in May 1945 at Flensburg and reflagged to the United Kingdom. Damaged on 13 October 1945 near

Heligoland Heligoland (; german: Helgoland, ; Heligolandic Frisian: , , Mooring Frisian: , da, Helgoland) is a small archipelago in the North Sea. A part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein since 1890, the islands were historically possessions ...

() by a

mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging * Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine Grammar *Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun ...

while repatriating German internees to Hamburg. Towed to Hamburg and repaired. Intended to be renamed ''Empire Tarne'' in 1946 but allocated to USSR and renamed ''Sibir''. Used as a

on the Soviet Pacific coast. Scrapped in 1963 at

Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea ...

''Empire Tarpon''

'' Empire Tarpon'' was a 6,216 GRT cargo ship built by

Groton Iron Works Groton Iron Works was a company formed in 1917 to build cargo ships for the United States Shipping Board during World War I. The company owned two shipyards: one in Noank, Connecticut for wooden ships; and the other in Groton, Connecticut for ...

, Groton,

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

. Completed in 1920 at ''Hopatcong'' for the

United States Shipping Board The United States Shipping Board (USSB) was established as an emergency agency by the 1916 Shipping Act (39 Stat. 729), on September 7, 1916. The United States Shipping Board's task was to increase the number of US ships supporting the World War ...

(USSB). Sold in 1930 to Jersey American Steamship Corp. Sold in March 1931 to Boston I & M Co, resold to Shephard Steamship Co,

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

and renamed ''Harpoon''. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Tarpon''. On 6 October 1942 she was in distress west of

Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coast ...

(). Taken in tow but abandoned on 13 October and sank on 14 October west of

South Uist South Uist ( gd, Uibhist a Deas, ; sco, Sooth Uist) is the second-largest island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. At the 2011 census, it had a usually resident population of 1,754: a decrease of 64 since 2001. The island, in common with the ...

, Hebrides ().

''Empire Tavistock''

''Empire Tavistock'' was a 798 GRT coastal tanker built by Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd,

Grangemouth Grangemouth ( sco, Grangemooth; gd, Inbhir Ghrainnse, ) is a town in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. Historically part of the county of Stirlingshire, the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, east of Falkirk ...

. Launched on 29 January 1945 and completed in April 1945. Sold in 1946 to Van Castricum & Co Ltd, London and renamed ''Sobat''. Sold in 1951 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Allegrity''. On 13 December 1961 she ran aground at Greeb Point, to the west of

Dodman Point Dodman Point (Cornish: Penn Den Varow) near Mevagissey is the highest headland on the south Cornwall coast, measuring . It is also known by its earlier names of the Deadman and Deadman's Point. It hosts the remains of an Iron Age promontory f ...

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

. Refloated by the tide, drifted and grounded at

Veryan Veryan (Cornish language, Cornish: ''Elerghi'') is a coastal civil parishes in England, civil parish and village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village has been described as one of Cornwall's loveliest inland ...

Beach. Capsized on 22 December and declared a total loss. On Veryan Beach, her 14 crewmen were rescued by the Falmouth lifeboat.

''Empire Tavoy''

'' Empire Tavoy'' was a 7,381 GRT cargo ship built by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 2 October 1944 and completed in February 1945. Sold in 1946 to Leeds Shipping Co and renamed ''Great City''. Operated under the management of Reardon Smith Line Ltd. Sold in 1964 to Taiship Co Ltd,

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

and renamed ''Shipwind''. Sold in 1968 to Southern Shipping & Enterprises Co Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed ''Wing Kwong''. Sold in 1970 to Poon Shun Po, Hong Kong and reflagged to

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

. Scrapped in June 1975 in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

''Empire Taw''

'' Empire Taw'' was a 1,499 GRT cargo ship built by Hawthorns & Co,

Leith Leith (; gd, Lìte) is a port area in the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith. In 2021, it was ranked by '' Time Out'' as one of the top five neighbourhoods to live in the world. The earliest ...

. Completed in 1921 as London for Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Co Ltd. Requisitioned in 1942 by MoWT and transferred to the

Admiralty Admiralty most often refers to: *Admiralty, Hong Kong *Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964 *The rank of admiral *Admiralty law Admiralty can also refer to: Buildings * Admiralty, Traf ...

. To Royal Navy as HMS ''Holdfast''. Converted to an auxiliary cable and pipelaying vessel for use in

Operation Pluto Operation Pluto (Pipeline Under the Ocean or Pipeline Underwater Transportation of Oil, also written Operation PLUTO) was an operation by British engineers, oil companies and the British Armed Forces to construct submarine oil pipelines un ...

. To MoWT in 1946 and renamed ''Empire Taw''. Scrapped in 1952 in

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

''Empire Teak''

''Empire Teak'' was a 244 GRT tug built by Henry Scarr Ltd,

Hessle Hessle () is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area consisting of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of ...

. Launched on 21 December 1941 and completed in April 1942. Sold in 1950 to Alexandra Towing Co Ltd and renamed ''Brambles''. Sold in 1969 to Northern Slipway Ltd,

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

. Scrapped in October 1961 at

Briton Ferry Briton Ferry ( cy, Llansawel) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The Welsh name may indicate that the church, ''llan'', is protected from the wind, ''awel''. Alternatively, ''Sawel'' may be a derivative ...

West Glamorgan , HQ= County Hall, Swansea , Government= West Glamorgan County Council (abolished 1996) , Status= , Start= 1974 , End= 1996 , Arms= ''Coat of arms of Wes ...

''Empire Tedassa''

''Empire Tedassa'' was a 950 GRT coastal tanker built by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 8 September 1945 and completed in December 1945. Sold in 1947 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd and renamed ''Fossarina''. Sold in 1950 to F T Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Amity''. Scrapped in 1965 at

Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

''Empire Tedburgh''

''Empire Tedburgh'' was a 950 GRT coastal tanker built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 4 February 1946 and completed in June 1946 as ''Dovedale H'' for J Harker (Coasters) Ltd. Sold in 1953 to Shell Mex & BP Ltd and renamed ''BP Supervisor''. Sold in 1966 to Antonia Shipping co Ltd and renamed ''Rainbow''. Operated under the management of J Livanos & Sons, Greece. Sold in 1967 to Ionian Tank Shipping SA and renamed ''Piraeus II''. Operated under the management of G Kalogeratos & Co, Greece. Caught fire on 6 November 1977 and sank in Elusis Bay, Greece. Raised, then scrapped in September 1978 at

Piraeus Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saronic ...

''Empire Tedellen''

''Empire Tedellen'' was to have been an 890 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tedfay''

''Empire Tedfay'' was to have been an 890 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tedflora''

''Empire Tedflora'' was to have been an 890 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tedilla''

''Empire Tedilla'' was a 950 GRT coastal tanker built by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd., Sunderland. Launched on 25 September 1945 and completed in February 1946. Sold in 1947 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. and renamed ''Forskalia''. Sold in 1949 to J Harker (Coasters) Ltd., and renamed ''Danesdale H.'' Sold in 1952 to Shell Mex & BP Ltd., renamed ''Shell Driller''. Scrapped at Faslane in 1966.

''Empire Tedlake''

''Empire Tedlake'' was to have been an 890 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tedlora''

''Empire Tedlora'' was a 950 GRT coastal tanker built by Short Brothers td., Sunderland. Launched on 18 January 1946 and completed in June 1946. Sold in 1947 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. and renamed ''Forreria''. Sold in 1951 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd. and renamed ''Austility''. Sold in 1969 to Ionian Tank Shipping S.A. and renamed ''Pireus IV''. Sold in 1971 to G. Lyberis, Greece and renamed ''Asporpyrgos''. Converted to a dumb barge at Perama in 1985.

''Empire Tedmont''

''Empire Tedmont'' was to have been an 890 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tedmuir''

''Empire Tedmuir'' was a 950 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 5 February 1946 and completed in May 1946. Sold in 1947 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd and renamed ''Fusinus''. Sold in 1949 to F T Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Aqueity''. Collision with ''

Cutty Sark ''Cutty Sark'' is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of ...

'' on 30 January 1952. Arrived in January 1965 at

Bruges Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the countr ...

, Belgium for scrapping.

''Empire Tedport''

''Empire Tedport'' was an 890 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 30 November 1945 and completed in March 1946. Sold in 1947 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd and renamed ''Felipes''. Sold in 1948 to Shell-Mex & BP Ltd and renamed ''Shelbrit 10''. Renamed ''Shell Director'' in 1952. Scrapped in September 1966 at

Bo’ness Borrowstounness (commonly known as Bo'ness ( )) is a town and former burgh and seaport on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Historically part of the county of West Lothian, it is a place within the Falkirk ...

West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its shires of Scotland, historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geogra ...

''Empire Tedrita''

''Empire Tedrita'' was an 890 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow. Launched in April 1946 and completed in September 1946. Sold in 1947 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd and renamed ''Fusus''. Sold in 1956 to Kie Hock Shipping Co,

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. Rebuilt in 1957 and converted to take dry cargo. Sold in 1962 to Palembang Shipping Co, Panama. Operated under the management of Kie Hock Shipping Co, Singapore. Sold in 1964 to Compagnia de Navigazione Gatun, Panama and renamed ''Monaco'', remaining under Kie Hock's management. Sold in 1965 to Compagnia Navigazione Thompson SA, Panama, and renamed ''Hanna'', still under Kie Hock's management. Renamed ''Fataki'' later that year. Scrapped in July 1965 in Hong Kong.

''Empire Tedrose''

''Empire Tedrose'' was to have been an 890 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tedship''

''Empire Tedship'' was an 890 GRT coastal tanker built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 20 October 1945 and completed in February 1946. Sold in 1947 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd and renamed ''Fischeria''. Sold in 1951 to F T Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Acuity''. Sold in 1967 to Betamar Carriers Ltd, Somalia and renamed ''Vittoriosa''. Converted in 1968 to a water carrier. Sold in 1969 to Compania di Davide Russo & Co, Italy and renamed ''Neptunia''. Scrapped in 1975 in Italy.

''Empire Tedson''

'' Empire Tedson'' was a 950 GRT coastal tanker built by Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd, Grangemouth. Launched on 17 January 1946 and completed in July 1946 as ''Arduity'' for F T Everard & Sons Ltd. Lengthened in 1956, (1,159 GRT). Sold in 1969 to Felisberto Valente de Almeida,

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

and renamed ''Bela''. Renamed ''Ariex'' in 1970, relegated to river work only. Removed from shipping registers in 1979.

''Empire Tees''

''Empire Tees'' was a 3,101 GRT cargo ship built in 1920 as ''Daybeam'' by J. Blumer & Co. Ltd., Sunderland. Sold to F Sainzde Inchaustegui, Spain in 1929 and renamed ''Sebastian''. Sold in 1933 to Marques de Real Sorocco, Spain and renamed ''Azteca''. Reported name change to ''Itxas-Alde'' in 1936 but deleted from shipping register. Sold to Compagnia Comerciale de Transportes S.A., Spain in 1941, named ''Sebastian''. Seized by Royal Navy on 30 October 1943 and taken to Gibraltar. To MoWT in November 1943 and renamed ''Empire Tees'' in 1944. Sold to Compagnia Maritime Tees, Panama in 1950 and renamed ''Tees''. Sold to Shamrock Shipping Co., Belfast in 1951, renamed ''Clonlee''. Sold to Muzaffer Taviloglu, Turkey in 1954 and renamed ''Selamet''. Arrived at Istanbul for breaking on 4 April 1968.

''Empire Tegaden''

'' Empire Tegaden'' was a 2,570 GRT tanker built by

Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. It is part of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) group, owned by ThyssenKrupp. The Howaldtswerke shipyard was founded in Kiel in 183 ...

, Kiel. Launched in 1940 as ''Jeverland'', towed to Copenhagen for completion by Burmeister & Wain. Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion. Seized in May 1945 at

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, Norway. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tegaden''. Allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed ''Jeverland''. Listed in shipping registers until 1958.

''Empire Tegados''

''Empire Tegados'' was a 692 GRT coastal tanker built by F Schichau GmbH, Elbing. Completed in December 1937 as ''Gabelsflach'' for the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Kiel. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tegados''. Allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed ''Alexi Tolstoi''. Scrapped in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

in 1964.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Tegaica''

''Empire Tegaica'' was the intended name of a 650 GRT coastal tanker built by Gutehoffnungschutte AG, Walsum. Completed in 1943 as ''Binz'' for the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Kiel. To MoWT, intended to be renamed ''Empire Tegaica'' but allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed ''Kapitan Plaushevski''. Deleted from shipping registers in 1970.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Tegalta''

'' Empire Tegalta'' was a 2,299 GRT tanker built by

Nordseewerke Nordseewerke Emden GmbH (sometimes abbreviated NSWE, in English: North Sea Company) was a shipbuilding company, located in the Emden Harbor of the north German city of Emden. Founded in 1903, shipbuilding ended in 2010, and the company was taken ...

Emden Emden () is an independent city and seaport in Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia and, in 2011, had a total population of 51,528. History The exact founding date of E ...

. Completed in 1944 as ''Poseidon''. Seized in May 1945 at Kiel. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tegalta''. Allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed ''Ararat''. Scrapped in 1964.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Tegamas''

''Empire Tegamas'' was a 708 GRT coastal tanker built by Schichau GmbH, Danzig. Completed in 1939 as ''Oderbank'' for the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, Norway. To MoWT in 1946 and renamed ''Empire Tegamas''. Allocated to USSR that year and renamed ''Khersones''. Sunk in 1965 as a target in the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Roma ...

.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Tegambia''

'' Empire Tegambia'' was a 1,156 GRT tanker built by Lübecker Flenderwerke,

Lübeck Lübeck (; Low German also ), officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (german: Hansestadt Lübeck), is a city in Northern Germany. With around 217,000 inhabitants, Lübeck is the second-largest city on the German Baltic coast and in the stat ...

. Completed in 1936 as ''Hermann Andersen'' for C Andersen, Hamburg. Seized in May 1945 at

Narvik ( se, Áhkanjárga) is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Narvik. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Ankenesstranda, Ball ...

, Norway. To MoWT in 1946 and renamed ''Empire Tegambia''. Sold in 1947 to Bulk Oil Steamship Co Ltd and renamed ''Pass of Brander''. Scrapped in 1956 at Dunston-on-Tyne.

''Empire Tegaya''

'' Empire Tegaya'' was a 3,145 GRT tanker built by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. Completed in 1921 as ''Julius Schindler''. Sold in 1939 to Hamburger Tank Reederei, Hamburg and renamed ''Thalatta''. Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940. Seized in May 1945 at Kiel, to MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tegaya''. Sold in 1947 to Valiant Steamship Co Ltd and renamed ''Artist''. Operated under the management of Vergottis Ltd, London. Sold in 1949 to Fundador Compagnia Navigazione, Panama and renamed ''Astro''. Sold in 1953 to Nolido Compagnia de Navigazione, Panama and renamed ''Franco''. Scrapped in 1960 at

Savona Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona used to be one of the chie ...

, Italy.

''Empire Tegenya''

'' Empire Tegenya'' was a 1,172 GRT tanker built by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. Completed in 1930 as ''Elsa Essberger'' for J T Essberger, Hamburg. Renamed ''Lisa Essberger'' in 1938. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Copenhagen, to MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tegenya''. Returned to J T Essberger in 1947 and renamed ''Lisa Essberger''. Sold in 1960 to R C Eckelmann, Hamburg and renamed ''Olstauer''. Sold in 1964 to C Diamantis, Greece and renamed ''Attiki''. Suffered an engine room fire on 21 September 1967 in the Bay of

Eleusis Elefsina ( el, Ελευσίνα ''Elefsina''), or Eleusis (; Ancient Greek: ''Eleusis'') is a suburban city and Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in the West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is situated about northwest ...

. Declared a constructive total loss but repaired and sold in 1968 to Greek Tanker Shipping Co Ltd and renamed ''Pelponnisis''. Scrapped in October 1979 at Kynossoura, Greece.

''Empire Tegidad''

''Empire Tegidad'' was a 642 GRT coastal tanker built by Deutsche Werk, Kiel. Completed in 1934 as ''Sylt'' for Carl W Hansen Tankschiffs, Hamburg. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Trondheim, Norway. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tegidad''. Returned to Carl W Hansen in 1946 and renamed ''Sylt''. Sold in 1969 to Compagnia de Navigazione Lomamar SA, Panama and renamed ''Rovensca''. Scrapped in April 1982 in Trieste, Italy.

''Empire Tegleone''

''Empire Tegleone'' was a 782 GRT coastal tanker built by Sarpsborg Mekaniske Verksted,

Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...

, Norway. Completed in 1942 as ''Marsteinen'' for German owners but requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Copenhagen (by HMS Solebay), to MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tegleone''. Allocated in 1946 to USSR but retained by the United Kingdom and laid up a

Queenborough Queenborough is a town on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in South East England. Queenborough is south of Sheerness. It grew as a port near the Thames Estuary at the westward entrance to the Swale where it joins the River M ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. Sold in 1953 to Leth & Co, Hamburg and renamed ''Otto''. Sold in 1967 to N J Vardinoyannis, Greece and renamed ''Kali Limenes II''. Sold in 1980 to Seka SA, Greece. Sold in 1984 to Sekavin Shipping Co, Greece.

''Empire Tegoria''

'' Empire Tegoria'' was a 1,863 GRT tanker built by Howaldtswerke, Kiel. Completed in 1916 as ''Usedom''. Sold in 1937 to J T Essberger, Hamburg and renamed ''Inga Essberger''. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Sarpsborg, Norway. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tegoria''. Allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed ''Beshtau''. Scrapped in 1970 in USSR.

''Empire Teguda''

''Empire Teguda'' was a 670 GRT coastal tanker built by Danziger Werft AG, Danzig. Completed in 1938 as ''Amrum'' for the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Kiel. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Teguda''. Allocated to USSR in 1946 and renamed ''Nargin''. Renamed ''Ahmedli'' in 1990. Deleted from shipping registers in 2002.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Teguto''

Empire Teguto An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

'' was a 1,338 GRT tanker built by Howaldtswerke, Kiel. Completed in 1915 as ''Brosen'' for the

German Government The Federal Cabinet or Federal Government (german: link=no, Bundeskabinett or ') is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany. It consists of the Federal Chancellor and cabinet ministers. The fundamentals of the cabinet's or ...

and placed under the management of J T Essberger, Hamburg. Surrendered in May 1945 at

Pasajes Pasaia ( es, Pasajes) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain. It is a fishing community, commercial port and the birthplace of the famous admiral Blas de Lezo. Pasaia l ...

, Spain. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Teguto''. Allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed ''Ruslan''. Transferred in 1950 to the Soviet Navy. Name deleted from shipping registers in 1960.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Tegyika''

'' Empire Tegyika'' was a 1,623 GRT tanker built by HC Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg. Completed in 1935 as ''Liselotte Essberger'' for J T Essberger, Hamburg. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Trondheim, Norway. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Tegyika''. To the Admiralty in 1947 and renamed ''Thornol''. Sold in 1948 to Metcalfe Motor Coasters Ltd and renamed ''Caroline M''. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1958. Sold in 1966 to C Diamantis, Greece and renamed ''Kyllini''. Scrapped in December 1980 at

Salamis Island Salamis ( ; el, Σαλαμίνα, Salamína; grc, label=Ancient and Katharevousa, Σαλαμίς, Salamís) is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about off-coast from Piraeus and about west of central Athens. The chief city, Sala ...

, Greece.

''Empire Teme''

'' Empire Teme'' was a 3,243 GRT cargo ship built by Nordseewerke, Emden. Completed in 1923 as ''Ilona Siemers'' for G J H Siemers & Co, Hamburg. Seized in May 1945 at Lübeck, to MoWT and renamed ''Empire Teme''. Allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed ''Aivazovsky''. Deleted from shipping registers in 1970.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Tenbrook''

'' Empire Tenbrook'' was a 2,864 GRT tanker built by

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, Uraga, Japan. Completed in 1944 as ''Ayakumo Maru''. Seized in prize in 1947, to MoWT in 1947 and renamed ''Empire Tenbrook''. Sold in 1950 to the

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and renamed ''Aer Mas''. Scrapped in 1952 in Hong Kong.

''Empire Tenby''

''Empire Tenby'' was an 852 GRT tanker built by Mitsubishi Shipyard,

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, Japan. Launched on 30 October 1943 and completed on 20 January 1944 as ''Hishi Maru No 3'' for Mitsubishi Kisen KK. Seized in 1945 as a war prize. To MoWT in 1945 and renamed ''MTS No 7''. To

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in 1947, converted to a cargo ship and renamed ''Empire Tenby''. Sold in 1949 to Gwee Au Nua, Singapore and renamed ''Leong Bee''. Sold in 1952 to Tan Seck Kay, Singapore and renamed ''Philip Q''. Sold in 1954 to Kie Hock Shipping Co, Singapore and renamed ''Tong Thay''. Renamed ''Hammer'' in 1962 and reflagged to Panama. Renamed ''Fajado'' in 1965. Scrapped in July 1976 in Hong Kong.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Tennyson''

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'' was a 2,880 GRT cargo ship built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 19 January 1942 and completed in March 1942.

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ed on 1 October 1942 and sunk by ''U-175'' south east of

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''Empire Terence''

''Empire Terence'' was a 307 GRT tug built by Scott & Sons Ltd,

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. Laid down as ''Empire Terence'' and launched on 16 September 1946 as ''Tanumand'' for Petroleum Steamship Co Ltd. Completed in November 1946. Sold in 1958 to BP Tanker Co Ltd. Sold in 1971 to M R Saradpour, Iran. Sold in 1973 to Marine Service Co, Iran and renamed ''Famshek''.

''Empire Tern'' (I)

'' Empire Tern'' was a 2,606 GRT cargo ship built by the

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, Wyandotte,

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. Completed in November 1919 as ''Lake Inglenook'' for the USSB. Sold in 1926 to Newtex Steamship Corp, New York. Renamed ''Texas Banker'' in 1932. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Tern''. Sold in 1946 to Williamson & Co, Hong Kong. Renamed ''Inchmull'' in 1949. Sold in 1953 to Compagnia Sigma, Panama and renamed ''Sigma Star''. Scrapped in October 1953 in

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, Japan.

''Empire Tern'' (II)

'' Empire Tern'' was a 4,820 tons

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(MoT) in 1956 during the

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. Converted to a ferry and renamed ''Empire Tern''. Operated under the management of Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd until 1961 when management passed to British-India Steam Navigation Co Ltd. Scrapped in Singapore in September 1968.

''Empire Tesbury''

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as RFA ''Rippledyke'' in 1958, used as an oil hulk at

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. Sold in 1960 to S Lucchese & L Esposito, Italy. Converted in 1961 to a suction dredger, now 1,000 GRT. Renamed ''Ada'' in 1965. Collided with ''Bočna'' and sank on 5 November 1966 at

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. The wreck was struck on 16 November by motorboat ''Marini Di Sapri'' which sank as a result. Refloated on 4 February 1967, repaired and a new diesel engine fitted. Reclassed as a barge in 1978, scrapped in November 1981 at Porto Nogaro, Italy.

''Empire Tescombe''

''Empire Tescombe'' was a 975 GRT coastal tanker built by

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, Glasgow. Launched on 4 October 1945 and completed in December 1945. Sold in 1952 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd and renamed ''Fossarina''. Scrapped in 1965 in Hong Kong.

''Empire Tesdale''

''Empire Tesdale'' was a 975 GRT coastal tanker, built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd,

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. Launched on 22 October 1945 and completed in May 1946. Sold in 1946 to Burmah Oil Co (Tankers) Ltd,

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and renamed ''Beme''. Operated under the management of Burmah Oil Co Ltd, London. To Burmah Oil Co (Burma Trading) Ltd in 1948. To The People's Oil Industry, Burma in 1963. To the

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in 1964 and renamed ''Yenan''. Scrapped in 1980 in Burma.

''Empire Tesdown''

''Empire Tesdown'' was to have been a 975 GRT coastal tanker built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tesella''

''Empire Tesella'' was a 975 GRT coastal tanker built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 31 October 1945 and completed in February 1946. Sold in 1951 to the British Tanker Co Ltd and renamed ''British Pluck''. Scrapped in April 1954 in

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''Empire Tesgate''

''Empire Tesgate'' was to have been a 975 GRT coastal tanker built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tesgrove''

''Empire Tesgrove'' was to have been a 975 GRT coastal tanker built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tesland''

''Empire Tesland'' was a 975 GRT coastal tanker built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 31 July 1945 and completed in September 1945. Sold in 1946 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd and renamed ''Fulgar''. Sold in 1948 to Shell-Mex & BP Ltd and renamed ''Shelbrit 9''. Renamed ''BP Manager'' in 1952. Scrapped in June 1967 at

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, Belgium.

''Empire Teslin''

'' Empire Teslin'' was a 975 GRT coastal tanker built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Launched on 5 October 1945 and completed in April 1946. Sold in 1946 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd and rename ''Fragum''. Sold in 1948 to Shell-Mex & BP Ltd and renamed ''Shelbrit 8''. Renamed ''Shell Supplier'' in 1952. Lengthened in 1954, now 1,157 GRT. Sold in 1967 to Marine Water Supply Co Ltd, Greece and renamed ''Sofia''. Operated under the management of N E Vernicos Shipping Co Ltd, Greece. Scrapped in May 1971 at Perama, Greece.

''Empire Tesrock''

''Empire Tesrock'' was to have been a 975 GRT coastal tanker built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland but the contract for building her was cancelled.

''Empire Tessa''

'' Empire Tessa'' was a 292 GRT tug built by William Simons & Co Ltd,

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. Launched on 3 June 1946 and completed later that month. To the Admiralty in 1947 and renamed ''Eminent''. Severely damaged by fire on 18 January 1951 at

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. Towed to the UK and repaired. Sold in 1976 Maryport Maritime Museum,

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, Cumbria for scrapping.

''Empire Test''

'' Empire Test'' was an 8,298 GRT

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built by J Cockerill SA,

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, Belgium. Completed in 1922 as ''Thysville''. To MoT in 1947 and renamed Empire Test. Scrapped in 1953 at Faslane, Argyllshire.

''Empire Tesville''

''Empire Tesville'' was a 975 GRT coastal tanker built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 21 November 1945 and completed in March 1946. Commanded in 1956 by Capt. T.G.W. Wormald of Shell Tankers. Sold in 1960 to Shell Tankers Ltd and renamed ''Fusinus''. Sold in 1962 to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd. Scrapped in 1964 in Singapore.

''Empire Teviot''

'' Empire Teviot'' was a 5,337 GRT cargo ship built by Flensburger Schiffbau- Gesellschaft. Completed in 1937 as ''Mathias Stinnes'' for Kohlen-Import und Poseidon Schiffahrt, Köningsberg. Seized in May 1945 at Copenhagen. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Teviot''. Allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed ''Akademik Krilov''. Scrapped in 1975 in the USSR.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Empire ships (Ta-Te) Ta

Suffix beginning with T

''Empire Tadpole''

''Empire Taff''

''Empire Tagalam''

''Empire Taganax''

''Empire Tagathel''

''Empire Tagealand''

''Empire Tageos''

''Empire Taginda''

''Empire Tagralia''

''Empire Taj''

''Empire Takoradi''

''Empire Talisman''

''Empire Tamar''

''Empire Tana''

''Empire Tapley''

''Empire Tarne''

''Empire Tarpon''

''Empire Tavistock''

''Empire Tavoy''

''Empire Taw''

''Empire Teak''

''Empire Tedassa''

''Empire Tedburgh''

''Empire Tedellen''

''Empire Tedfay''

''Empire Tedflora''

''Empire Tedilla''

''Empire Tedlake''

''Empire Tedlora''

''Empire Tedmont''

''Empire Tedmuir''

''Empire Tedport''

''Empire Tedrita''

''Empire Tedrose''

''Empire Tedship''

''Empire Tedson''

''Empire Tees''

''Empire Tegaden''

''Empire Tegados''

''Empire Tegaica''

''Empire Tegalta''

''Empire Tegamas''

''Empire Tegambia''

''Empire Tegaya''

''Empire Tegenya''

''Empire Tegidad''

''Empire Tegleone''

''Empire Tegoria''

''Empire Teguda''

''Empire Teguto''

''Empire Tegyika''

''Empire Teme''

''Empire Tenbrook''

''Empire Tenby''

''Empire Tennyson''

''Empire Terence''

''Empire Tern'' (I)

''Empire Tern'' (II)

''Empire Tesbury''

''Empire Tescombe''

''Empire Tesdale''

''Empire Tesdown''

''Empire Tesella''

''Empire Tesgate''

''Empire Tesgrove''

''Empire Tesland''

''Empire Teslin''

''Empire Tesrock''

''Empire Tessa''

''Empire Test''

''Empire Tesville''

''Empire Teviot''

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