Suffix beginning with F

''Empire Fabian''

''Empire Fabian'' was an Empire F type

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which was 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 ...

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

. Laid down as ''CHANT 15'' and renamed ''Fabric 15'' before launch. Launched on 9 July 1944 as ''Empire Fabian'' and completed in July 1944. Sold in 1947 to Booker Brothers, McConnell & Co. Ltd and renamed ''Karani''. To Booker Shipping (Demerara) Ltd in 1950. Sold in 1969 to L Gibbs & M McIntosh, Georgetown,

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

and renamed ''Gibmac''.

''Empire Fable''

''Empire Fable'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 16'' and renamed ''Fabric 16'' before launch. Launched on 23 July 1944 as ''Empire Fable'' and completed in August 1944. Sold in 1946 to Cyprian Coastal Line Ltd. Operated under the management of P. Mantovani,

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 ...

. Renamed ''Cyprus C'' in 1948. Sold in 1950 to De Malglaive Shipping Ltd,

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and renamed ''Yvonne Olivier''. Sold in 1954 to Hellenic Levant Lines Ltd, Greece, and renamed ''Antonios''. Under the management of S. Daifas & Co., Greece from 1957. Sold in 1958 to Société Co-operative des Petroles,

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 ...

and renamed ''Copetrole I''.

''Empire Fabric''

''Empire Fabric'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 14'' and renamed ''Fabric 14'' before launch. Launched in June 1944 as ''Empire Fabric'' and completed in July 1944. Sold in 1951 to Harbour Specialists Ltd, Hull and renamed ''Fenstock''. Operated under the management of P. Bauer,

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 ...

. Sold in 1952 to Torridge Coasters Ltd,

Bideford Bideford ( ) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district. Toponymy In ancient records Bideford is recorded as ''Bedeford'', ''By ...

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

and renamed ''Torridge Lass''. Sold in 1963 to E. Desgagne,

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 ...

, Canada and renamed ''Ste-Marguerite''. Managed by A. Cote, Quebec from 1965 and Bouchard Navigation Ltd, Quebec from 1966. Sold in 1970 to F. Lussier, Quebec, and renamed ''Prince Loys''. Laid up in October 1972 due to mechanical damage and scrapped in 1977 at Île aux Coudres, Quebec.

''Empire Facet''

''Empire Facet'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 38'' and renamed ''Fabric 38'' before launch. Launched on 4 November 1944 as ''Empire Facet'' and completed that month. Sold in 1946 to Hull Gates Shipping Co. and renamed ''Hullgate''. Operated under the management of Craggs & Jenkin Ltd. Sold in 1962 to Dendrinos & Varouchas, Greece and renamed ''Agios Nektarios''. Sold later that year to T D Athanassiades, Greece. Caught fire in the

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on 18 March 1963. Taken in tow by SS ''Lastovo'' but sank near

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, Greece.

''Empire Facility''

''Empire Facility'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 20'' and renamed ''Fabric 20'' before launch. Launched in October 1944 as ''Empire Facility'' and completed that month. Sold in 1946 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Flexity''. Scrapped in January 1962 at

Krimpen aan den IJssel Krimpen aan den IJssel () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water. History Krimpen is first mentioned in a docum ...

, Netherlands.

''Empire Factor''

''Empire Factor'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd,

Goole Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. According to the 2011 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 19,518, an increa ...

, Yorkshire. Laid down as ''CHANT 29'' and renamed ''Fabric 29'' before launch. Launched in May 1944 as ''Empire Factor'' and completed in July 1944. Sold in 1947 to Coe Line Ltd, London, and renamed ''Coe Jean''. Sold in 1950 to Southern Shipping Co. Ltd,

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and renamed ''Barrule''. Sold in 1954 to C. M. & D. M. Watterson, Isle of Man and renamed ''Gansey''. Arrived on 26 December 1964 at

Dalmuir Dalmuir (; gd, Dail Mhoire) is an area northwest of Glasgow, Scotland, on the western side of Clydebank, and part of West Dunbartonshire Council Area. The name is a lowland Scots derivation of the Gaelic meaning Big Field. The area was ori ...

West Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire ( sco, Wast Dunbairtonshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar, ) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the west of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's commuter town ...

for scrapping.

''Empire Fairbairn''

'' Empire Fairbairn'' was a 7,073 GRT

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 ...

which was built by Barclay, Curle & Company,

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 ...

. Laid down as ''Empire Fairbairn'' and launched on 17 February 1942 as ''Kronprinsen'' for the

Norwegian Government The politics of Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the Council of State, the cabinet, led by the prime minister of Norway. Legislative power is ...

Torpedo A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, su ...

ed on 9 June 1942 by ''U-432'' south of

Cape Sable Island Cape Sable Island, locally referred to as Cape Island, is a small Canadian island at the southernmost point of the Nova Scotia peninsula. It is sometimes confused with Sable Island. Historically, the Argyle, Nova Scotia region was known as Cape S ...

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) 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. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

, Canada (). Beached at West Pubnico with her stern blown off. Temporary repairs carried out, departed on 23 July 1942 under tow for Halifax. Departed on 9 October 1942 under tow for

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 ...

, United States for repairs. Sold in 1945 to Olsen & Ugelstad, Norway. Sold in 1952 to Compagnia Navigazione Porto Alegre Sa,

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 ...

and renamed ''Vori''. Sold in 1967 to Liminship Compagnia Navigazione, Greece and renamed ''Lukia M''. Sprang a leak on 10 February 1969 in the

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, south west of Barren Island (). Abandoned and later towed to

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 ...

, China. Reported to have been seized by the

Chinese Government The Government of the People's Republic of China () is an authoritarian political system in the People's Republic of China under the exclusive political leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It consists of legislative, executive, mili ...

''Empire Fairhaven''

''Empire Fairhaven'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 30'' and renamed ''Fabric 30'' before launch. Launched on 22 June 1944 as ''Empire Fairhaven'' and completed in July 1944. Sold in 1946 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Fixity''. Arrived on 3 March 1961 at

Thos. W. Ward Thos. W. Ward Ltd was a Sheffield, Yorkshire, steel, engineering and cement business, which began as coal and coke merchants. It expanded into recycling metal for Sheffield's steel industry, and then the supply and manufacture of machinery. I ...

, Grays, for scrapping.

''Empire Fairplay''

''Empire Fairplay'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 40'' and renamed ''Fabric 40'' before launch. Launched on 16 December 1944 as ''Empire Fairplay'' and completed in January 1945. Sold in 1949 to Overseas Fish Import Co. and renamed ''Helen Fairplay''. Operated under the management of Great Yarmouth Shipping Co. Ltd. Sold in 1951 to Great Yarmouth Shipping Co. Ltd and renamed ''Lynn Trader''. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1953. Sold in 1960 to Fouad Hassan Hamza,

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 ...

and renamed ''Hamza I''. Scrapped by 1995.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Fairway''

''Empire Fairway'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 41'' and renamed ''Fabric 41'' before launch. Launched on 16 January 1945 as ''Empire Fairway''. Sold in 1949 to Overseas Fish Import Co. and renamed ''Helen Fairway''. Operated under the management of Great Yarmouth Shipping Co. Ltd. Sold in 1951 to J. Carter (Poole) Ltd and renamed ''Selborne''. Sold in 1956 to Whitehaven Shipping Co. Ltd and renamed ''Tynehaven''. Operated under the management of Anthony & Bainbridge Ltd. Sold in 1959 to Desgagnés Navigation Ltd (Capt. Roger & Capt. Denis Desgagnés, owners in Saint Joseph de la Rive, Québec, Canada), and renamed ''Champlain''. The trunk was modified and the vessel became a single hold/single hatch hull. Sold in 1971 to Desgagnés & Perron Inc. (Ile aux Coudres, Québec, Canada), and renamed ''Gilani''. Rebuilt to carry

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and woodchips. Capsized on 22 April 1972 and sank at Vercheres Wharf,

Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...

, Canada. Refloated and repaired. Reported sold in 1978 and placed under the Honduran flag. Later reported lost but loss unconfirmed.

''Empire Fairy''

''Empire Fairy'' was a 275 GRT tug which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd,

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...

, Yorkshire. Launched on 5 January 1942 and completed in May 1942. To the

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in 1944. Sold in 1948 to the Rangoon Port Commissioners,

Rangoon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

, India, and renamed ''Nathamee''.

''Empire Faith''

'' Empire Faith'' was a 7,061 GRT CAM ship which was built by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 4 March 1941 and completed in June 1941. Sold in 1946 to Johnston Warren Lines Ltd and renamed ''Jessmore''. Sold in 1958 to Maritime & Commercial Corporation Ltd, Panama and renamed ''Antiope''. Sold in 1964 to Global Navigation Co. Inc., Panama, and renamed ''Global Venture''. Operated under the management of Wah Kwong & Co.,

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. Arrived in August 1971 at

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

for scrapping.

''Empire Fal''

Empire Fal ''Pengreep'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1914 by Irvine's Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, United Kingdom for a British company. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty on completion and returned to her owners ...

'' was a 4,880 GRT cargo ship which was built by Irvine's Shipbuilding and Drydock 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 in 1914 as ''Pengreep'' for Chellew Navigation Co. Ltd, London. Seized in June 1941 by Vichy French forces at

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 ...

and renamed ''Ste Jacqueline''. Seized in November 1942 by British forces in a damaged and unseaworthy state. Renamed ''Pengreep'' in 1943, to MoWT later that year and renamed ''Empire Fal''. Scuttled on 2 July 1945 northwest of Scotland with a cargo of Italian gas bombs deemed too dangerous to discharge.

''Empire Falcon''

'' Empire Falcon'' was a 5,144 GRT (7,500 DWT cargo ship which was built by American International Shipbuilding Co.,

Hog Island, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hog Island is the historic name of an area southeast of Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania along the Delaware River, to the west of the mouth of the Schuylkill River. Philadelphia International Airport now sits on the land that was once Hog Island. ...

. Launched on 5 August 1918 by Mrs Woodrow Wilson as ''Quistconck'' 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). Completed in November 1918. To Lykes Brothers - Ripley Steamship Co. Inc. in 1933. To MoWT in 1941 and renamed ''Empire Falcon''. Sold in 1946 to Rowland & Marwoods Steamship Co. and renamed ''Barnby''. Sold in 1952 to Societa de Navigazione Maliveras SA, Panama and renamed ''Mariandrea''. Scrapped in March 1953 at

Troon Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O Ferrie ...

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...

''Empire Falkland''

Empire Falkland ''Stirlingshire'' was a refrigerated cargo liner that was built in 1944 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, United Kingdom as ''Empire Falkland'' for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT. She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed ''St ...

'' was a 6,987 GRT cargo ship which was built by

Harland & Wolff Ltd Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction. Harland & Wolff is famous for having built the majority of the ocean liners for the Wh ...

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 ...

. Launched on 2 September 1944 and completed in February 1945. Sold in 1946 to Scottish Shire Line Ltd and renamed ''Stirlingshire''. Operated under the management of Turnbull, Martin & Co. Ltd, Glasgow. Arrived on 2 September 1966 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 Falstaff''

'' Empire Falstaff'' was a 7,067 GRT cargo ship which was 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 8 April 1943 and complete in May 1943. To the

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in 1945 and renamed ''Commandant Mantelet''. Sold in 1950 to Société Navale Delmas-Vieljeux, France and renamed ''Commandant le Bilboul''. Sold in 1954 to Eastern 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 ''Monrovia''. Collided on 26 May 1959 with SS ''Royalton'' in

Lake Huron Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrology, Hydrologically, it comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan–Huron, having the same surface elevation as Lake Michigan, to which it is connected by the , Strait ...

and sank north of

Thunder Bay Island Thunder Bay Island is a island in Lake Huron. The island is one of eight constituent islands of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The island is part of Alpena Township in Alpena County. It marks the entrance to Thunder Bay, the h ...

, USA.

''Empire Fanal''

''Empire Fanal'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 46'' and renamed ''Fabric 46'' before launch. Launched in November 1944 and completed in December 1944. Sold in 1946 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Futurity''. Partly dismantled in 1960 at

Greenhithe Greenhithe is a village in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is located east of Dartford and west of Gravesend. Area In the past, Greenhithe's waterfront on the estuary of the riv ...

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 ...

and arrived on 18 May 1960 at

, Grays,

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

for scrapping.

''Empire Fancy''

'' Empire Fancy'' was a 7,123 GRT cargo ship which was built by

Burntisland Shipbuilding Company The Burntisland Shipbuilding Company was a shipbuilder and repairer in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland that was founded in 1918. In 1969 it was taken over by Robb-Caledon Shipbuilders, which in turn was nationalised in 1977 as part of British Ship ...

Ltd,

Fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...

. Launched on 16 November 1944 and completed in January 1945. Sold in 1947 to W. A. Souter & Co. Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne and renamed ''Sheaf Mount''. Sold in 1957 to Harrisons (Clyde) Ltd and renamed ''Valldemosa''. Sold in 1961 to Mullion & Co. Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed ''Ardfinnan''. Sold in 1968 to Mullion & Co. Ltd,

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and renamed ''Court Harwell''. Arrived on 9 June 1969 at Hong Kong for scrapping.

''Empire Fane''

''Empire Fane'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 33'' and renamed ''Fabric 33'' before launch. Launched on 4 August 1944 as ''Empire Fane''. Sold in 1946 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Fluidity''. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1957. Sold in 1960 to Gaselee & Son Ltd, London, and renamed ''Apar''. Used as a tug mooring and storage

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at Limehouse Reach,

River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, se ...

. Scrapped at

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...

, Kent c1974.

''Empire Fanfare''

''Empire Fanfare'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 19'' and renamed ''Fabric 19'' before launch. Launched in August 1944 as ''Empire Fanfare'' and completed in October 1944. Sold in 1946 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Festivity''. Scrapped in August 1961 at

Nieuw-Lekkerland Nieuw-Lekkerland () is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is situated on the southern shores of the Lek River, in the north-west of the Alblasserwaard. The town's name evolved slightly over time: in 1280 Leck ...

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''Empire Fang''

''Empire Fang'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 39'' and renamed ''Fabric 39'' before launch. Launched on 13 November 1944 as ''Empire Fang'' and completed in January 1945. Sold in 1946 to William Robertson & Son, Glasgow and renamed ''Morion''. Sold in 1952 to Nevill Long & Co. Ltd, Glasgow and renamed ''Longboat''. Sold in 1954 to Gerard Harvey, Quebec which later became Transport Maritime Harvey Ltee. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1956. Sold in 1972 to Edgar Lavoie & Frères, Québec which later became Joseph A. Lavoie and still later Lavoie & Fils, renamed ''De Lavoye''. Sold in 1978 to Vapores Orinoco, Panama. Reflagged to

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

in 1979. Thought to have been scrapped by 1995.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Faraway''

''Empire Faraway'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 21'' and renamed ''Fabric 21'' before launch. Launched in October 1944 as ''Empire Faraway'' and completed in November 1944. Sold in 1946 to Seaway Coasters Ltd and renamed ''Seabrook''. Operated under the management of Howard & Sons, London. Sold in 1954 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Fortunity''. Scrapped in February 1962 in Nieuw-Lekkerkerk, Netherlands.

''Empire Farjeon''

''Empire Farjeon'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 37'' and renamed ''Fabric 37'' before launch. Launched on 18 October 1944 as ''Empire Farjeon'' and completed in November 1944. Sold in 1946 to Drakelow Steamship Co.,

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

and renamed ''Drakedene''. Sold in 1966 to K. Perrakis, Greece and renamed ''Vivian''. Converted to a tanker and fitted with a new diesel engine c1968. Sold in 1970 to D. & P. Theodossiou & Others, Greece. Still in service c1987 supplying

Spetses Spetses ( el, Σπέτσες, grc, Πιτυούσσα "Pityussa", Arvanitika: Πετσε̱) is an upscale affluent island in Attica, Greece. It is included as one of the Saronic Islands. Until 1948, it was part of the old prefecture of Argolis ...

with fresh water.

''Empire Farm''

''Empire Farm'' was a 250 GRT tug which was built by Scott & Sons,

Bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...

. Launched on 30 May 1942 and completed in June 1942. Sold in 1947 to Wilson Sons & Co.,

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 ''Lady Rosemary''. To Wilson Sons SA Comercio Industria, Brazil in 1966 and renamed ''Marte''.

''Empire Farmer''

'' Empire Farmer'' was a 7,050 GRT cargo ship which was built by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. (Shipbuilders) Ltd,

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...

. Launched on 8 March 1943 and completed in May 1943. To the French Government in 1945 and renamed ''Administrateur en Chef Thomas''. Sold in 1950 to Achille Lauro, Italy, and renamed ''Santagata''. She ran aground on 24 November 1950 on the

Goodwin Sands Goodwin Sands is a sandbank at the southern end of the North Sea lying off the Deal coast in Kent, England. The area consists of a layer of approximately depth of fine sand resting on an Upper Chalk platform belonging to the same geologi ...

, northeast of the South Goodwin Lightship, a total loss.

''Empire Farnham''

''Empire Farnham'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 34'' and renamed ''Fabric 34'' before launch. Launched on 2 September 1944 as ''Empire Farnham'' and completed that month. Sold in 1946 to Metcalf Motor Coasters Ltd and renamed ''Jim M''. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1959. Engine removed in December 1964 and ship scrapped in January 1965 at

, Grays, Essex.

''Empire Farouche''

'' Empire Farouche'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 35'' and renamed ''Fabric 35'' before launch. Launched on 19 September 1944 as ''Empire Farouche'' and completed in October 1944. Sold in 1946 to J Wharton (Shipping) Ltd and renamed ''Lizzonia''. The new diesel engine was fitted in 1956. Collided with MV ''Arctic Ocean'' on 16 March 1961 west-northwest of the Varne Lightvessel,

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

and sank.

''Empire Farrar''

'' Empire Farrar'' was a 1,923 GRT cargo ship which was built by

Stettiner Oderwerke Oderwerke or Stettiner Oderwerke was a German shipbuilding company, located in Stettin. History Oderwerke was founded on January 28, 1903 and built 154 ships prior to World War I. During World War II Oderwerke built two German Type VII submarin ...

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 ...

. Launched in 1944 as ''Michael Ferdinand'' for H Ferdinand, Germany. 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 ...

Sønderborg (; german: Sonderburg ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). The town has a population of 27,766 (1 January 2022),sand dredger and renamed ''Sand Diver''. Operated under the management of South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd. Sold to her managers in 1956 and placed under the management of William Cory & Son Ltd. Scrapped in 1966 at

, Grays, Essex.

''Empire Farringay''

''Empire Farringay'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 36'' and renamed ''Fabric 36'' before launch. Launched on 2 October 1944 and completed in November 1944. Sold in 1946 to J. H. K. Griffin,

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

. Was re-engined at different times between 1965 and 1972, and fitted with triple screws. Rebuilt in 1972, now 461 GRT (533 DWT). Sold in 1979 to Compagnia de Navigazione Panajosyane SA, Panama and renamed ''Claire''. Scrapped in March 1981 at La Corunna, Spain.

''Empire Farringdon''

Empire Farringdon ''Mahiri'' was a Empire F type coaster that was built in 1944 by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle, United Kingdom as ''Empire Farringdon'' for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed ''Susie Olivier''. A further sale in ...

'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 18'' and renamed ''Fabric 18'' before launch. Launched in August 1944 as ''Empire Farringdon'' and completed in September 1944. Sold in 1946 to De Malglaive Shipping Ltd, Windsor, and renamed ''Susie Olivier''. Sold in 1948 to Booker Brothers, McConnell & Co. Ltd and renamed ''Mahiri''. 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 ...

fitted in 1962. Operated under the management of Island Shipping Co. Ltd,

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...

from 1972. Sprang a leak on 19 February 1974 when southeast of

Tobago Tobago () is an List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, island and Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago, ward within the Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger island of Trini ...

. Taken in tow but capsized and sank in the

Gulf of Paria The Gulf of Paria ( ; es, Golfo de Paria) is a shallow (180 m at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries ...

()

''Empire Fashion''

''Empire Fashion'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 32'' and renamed ''Fabric 32'' before launch. Launched on 22 July 1944 as ''Empire Fashion'' and completed in August 1944. Sold in 1946 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Frivolity''. Scrapped in August 1961 at

, Grays, Essex.

''Empire Fastness''

''Empire Fastness'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 47'' and renamed ''Fabric 47'' before launch. Launched in November 1944 and completed in December 1944. Sold in 1946 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Firmity''. Scrapped in December 1964 at Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands.

''Empire Fathom''

Empire Fathom ''Fosdyke Trader'' was a Empire F type coaster that was built in 1944 by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle, United Kingdom as ''Empire Fathom'' for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed ''Fosdyke Trader''. In 1961, she ...

'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 49'' and renamed ''Fabric 49'' before launch. Launched in December 1944 as ''Empire Fathom'' and completed in January 1945. Sold in 1946 to B. W. Steamship, Tug & Lighter Company, Craggs & Jenkin Ltd, Hull and renamed ''Fosdyke''. Sold in 1961 to J. P. Desgagnes, Quebec, and renamed ''Fort Carillon''. Sold in 1972 to L. Tremblay, Quebec, and renamed ''Janolyne''. Sold in 1975 to J. P. Benoit & G. Tremblay and renamed ''Fermont''. Operated under the management of Transport Maritime Harvey Ltee, Quebec. Laid up in 1978 at

Petite-Rivière-Saint-François Petite-Rivière-Saint-François is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River. It is considered the gateway to the Charlevoix region. It is named after the Petite rivière Saint-François, and home to Le Massif ski resort. ...

, Quebec. Reported sold 1987 for conversion to a floating restaurant but she remained idle in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François until sold again in 1991 to a US citizen and renamed ''Mon Ami''. Beached during a gale on 1 January 1991 at

Seal Island, Nova Scotia Seal Island (also known as Great Seal Island) is an island on the outermost extreme of Southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Municipality of the District of Argyle in Yarmouth County. It is approximately long and wide and is surrounded on i ...

, Canada () while en route to Texas. Her back was broken and she was declared a total loss. The wreck still exists today.

''Empire Faun''

'' Empire Faun'' was an 846 GRT coastal tanker which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Launched on 12 October 1942 and completed in February 1943. Loaned to the

Greek Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of vario ...

in 1951 and renamed ''Poseidon''. Became

Royal Fleet Auxiliary The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RFA ensures the Royal Navy is supplied and supported by ...

ship RFA ''Sirios'' (

pennant number In the Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations, ships are identified by pennant number (an internationalisation of ''pendant number'', which it was called before 1948). Historically, naval ships flew a flag that iden ...

A345) in 1959. Sold in 1962 to the Greek Navy.

''Empire Faversham''

'' Empire Faversham'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 17'' and renamed ''Fabric 17'' before launch. Launched in June 1944 as ''Empire Faversham'' and completed in September 1944. Sold in 1947 to Whitehaven Shipping Co. Ltd and renamed ''Fawdon''. Operated under the management of Anthony & Bainbridge Ltd. Sold in 1952 to Booker Brothers, McConnell & Co. Ltd and renamed ''Maduni''. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1959. Sold in 1970 to Pedonomou Lines Ltd, Trinidad, and renamed ''Herma A''. Foundered on 19 July 1975 in a storm while moored at

Port of Spain Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...

, Trinidad.

''Empire Favour''

'' Empire Favour'' was a 7,050 GRT cargo ship which was built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd,

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

. Launched on 22 August 1945 and completed in November 1945. Sold in 1947 to the Britain Steamship Co. Ltd and renamed ''Epsom''. Operated under the management of Watts, Watts & Co. Ltd. Sold in 1950 to Haldin & Phillips Ltd and renamed ''Errington Court''. Sold in 1956 to M. A. Embiricos, Greece, and renamed ''Penelope''. Sold in 1964 to Franco Shipping Co., Greece, and renamed ''Andromachi''. Damaged on 25 June 1969 by Israeli shelling at

Suez Suez ( ar, السويس '; ) is a seaport city (population of about 750,000 ) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez (a branch of the Red Sea), near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boun ...

and set on fire. The ship was abandoned and scrapped in March 1976 at Arabiya, Egypt.

''Empire Favourite''

''Empire Favourite'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd, Goole. Laid down as ''CHANT 31'' and renamed ''Fabric 31'' before launch. Launched on 10 July 1944 as ''Empire Favourite''. Sold in 1946 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Formality''. Scrapped in September 1962 at Krimpen aan den IJssel.

''Empire Fawley''

'' Empire Fawley'' was a 7,392 GRT cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd,

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...

. Launched on 25 April 1945 and completed in May 1945. Sold in 1946 to Clan Line Steamers Ltd and renamed ''Clan Mackinlay''. Arrived on 2 November 1962 at Hong Kong for scrapping.

''Empire Fay''

''Empire Fay'' was an 807 GRT coastal tanker which was built by A. & J. Inglis Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 26 December 1942 and completed in March 1943. Sold in 1946 to Shell Company of East Africa Ltd and renamed ''Kleinella''. Operated under the management of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. To Shell Mex & BP Ltd in 1948 and renamed ''Shellbrit''. Renamed ''BP Marketer'' in 1952. Sold in 1964 to Sarda Bunkers SpA, Italy, and renamed ''Sarroch''. Scrapped in September 1983 in

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 ...

, Italy.

''Empire Fenchurch''

'' Empire Fenchurch'' was a 1,047 GRT coaster which was built by John Lewis & Sons Ltd,

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

. Launched on 6 November 1945 and completed in February 1946. Sold in 1946 to J. Stewart & Co. (Shipping) Ltd and renamed ''Yewforest''. Sold in 1954 to O. Dorey & Sons Ltd,

Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

and renamed ''Perelle''. Towed to

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

, Sweden in 1961 for scrapping but leased out as a floating warehouse in Denmark. Reported to have been dismantled in August 1962 in Sweden, but was in service in 1965 as a

barge Barge nowadays generally refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. The first modern barges were pulled by tugs, but nowadays most are pushed by pusher boats, or other vessels ...

, renamed ''Tor''.

''Empire Field''

was a 7,244 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 23 September 1941 and completed in January 1942. To the Norwegian Government in 1942 and renamed ''Prins Harald''. Torpedoed on 20 November 1942 and sunk by ''U-263'' west of Gibraltar ().

''Empire Fir''

''Empire Fir'' was a 250 GRT tug which was built by Scott & Sons Ltd, Bowling. Launched on 9 October 1941 and completed in December 1941. Sold in 1946 to the

London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...

and renamed ''Central No 3''. To the

British Transport Commission The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain (Northern Ireland had the se ...

Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is north-east of Linco ...

in 1949. To the

British Transport Docks Board {{Unreferenced, date=August 2009 The British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) was a nationalised industry, managing former railway-owned docks in Great Britain. It was created by the Transport Act 1962 and abolished by the Transport Act 1981, which pro ...

in 1961 and renamed ''Rampside''. Sold in 1973 to Maritime Commercial Enterprises, Greece and renamed ''Poseidon''. Sold in 1976 to N E Vercicos, Greece and renamed ''Vernicos Fani''. Scrapped in 1986 in Greece.

''Empire Firth''

''Empire Firth'' was a 325 GRT coaster which was built by Richards Ironworks Ltd,

Lowestoft Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the most easterly UK settlement, it is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and sou ...

. Launched in March 1941 and completed in August 1941. Sold in 1947 to J Campbell,

Irvine Irvine may refer to: Places On Earth Antarctica *Irvine Glacier *Mount Irvine (Antarctica) Australia *Irvine Island *Mount Irvine, New South Wales Canada *Irvine, Alberta * Irvine Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom *Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotla ...

and renamed ''Annick''. Sold in 1954 to A/S Lo-nes Rederi and renamed ''Lones''. Operated under the management of T. Horvi & Sandvik, Norway. Sold in 1958 to Ross Line Ltd, Sunderland and renamed ''Sunderland''. Sold in 1968 to North-East by East Shipping Co. Ltd and renamed ''North Trader''. Placed under the management of N Jadavji & Hirji,

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in 1969, sold later that year to United Youth Shipping Co.,

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

and renamed ''Tanzania''.

''Empire Fisher''

'' Empire Fisher'' was a 268 GRT trawler which was built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik,

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

. Launched in 1922 as ''Herrlichkeit'' for Nordsee Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen,

Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has ...

. Captured on 13 February 1940 by and escorted to

Lerwick Lerwick (; non, Leirvik; nrn, Larvik) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010. Centred off the north coast of the Scottish mainland ...

. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Fisher''. Sold in 1947 to Hunter Fishing company. Sold in 1948 to BISCO for scrapping. Resold to W. J. Sweeney,

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 March 1952 at

Passage West Passage West (locally known as "Passage"; ) is a port town in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Cork Harbour, some 10 km south-east of Cork city. The town has many services, amenities and social outlets. Passage West was ...

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 Fitzroy''

''Empire Fitzroy'' was an 890 GRT coastal tanker which was built by A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow. Launched on 12 June 1945 and completed in October 1945. Sold in 1952 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Alignity''. Scrapped in November 1971 at Blyth,

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

''Empire Flag''

'' Empire Flag'' was a 7,050 GRT cargo ship which was built by Sir W. G. Armstrong-Whitworth & Co. (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Launched on 2 June 1943 and completed in October 1943. Sold in 1946 to Donaldson Atlantic Line Ltd and renamed ''Carmia''. Sold in 1954 to Blue Star Line Ltd and renamed ''Victoria Star''. Sold in 1955 to Williamson & Co. Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed ''Inchearn''. Scrapped in August 1966 in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

, Japan.

''Empire Flamborough''

Empire Flamborough ''Bulgaria'' was a cargo ship that was built as ''Empire Flamborough'' in 1945 by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of Transport (MoT). She was sold to Norway in 1946 and renamed ''Vindeg ...

'' was a 4,191 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 19 November 1945 and completed in March 1946. Sold in 1946 to C. Ostberg, Norway and renamed ''Vindeggen''. Sold in 1948 to Navigation Maritime Bulgare,

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

and renamed ''Bulgaria''. Scrapped in September 1976 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 Flame''

Empire Flame ''Empire Flame'' was a CAM ship that was built in 1941 by Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1945 and renamed ''Dunkery Beacon''. A further sale to Finland in 1955 s ...

'' was a 7,069 GRT CAM ship which was built by Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd,

Birkenhead Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...

. Launched on 12 May 1941 and completed in June 1941. Sold in 1945 to Crawford Shipping Co. Ltd, London and renamed ''Dunkery Beacon''. Sold in 1955 to R Simberg, Finland, and renamed ''Rissa''. Sold in 1961 to Paulins Rederi A/B, Finland, and renamed ''Augusta Paulin''. Scrapped in May 1969 in Shanghai.

''Empire Flamingo''

'' Empire Flamingo'' was a 4,994 GRT cargo ship which was built by American International Shipbuilding Co., Hog Island. Launched in 1920 as ''Jolee'' for the USSB. To Lykes Brothers-Ripley Steamship Co. Inc. in 1933. To MoWT in 1941 and renamed ''Empire Flamingo''. Sunk on 9 June 1944 as a blockship as part of "Gooseberry 4" at

Juno Beach Juno or Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. The beach spanned from Courseulles, a village just east of the British beach Gold ...

Arromanches Arromanches-les-Bains (; or simply Arromanches) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arromanchais'' or ''Arromanchaises''. Geography Arromanches-les ...

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 ...

. Bow section salvaged in 1948, taken in tow to Newport,

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

for scrapping, but sank on 26 October 1948 south of the

Longships Lighthouse Longships Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse about off the coast of Land's End in Cornwall, England. It is the second lighthouse to be built on Carn Bras, the highest of the Longships islets which rises above high water level. I ...

. Raised in 1949 and re-sunk off

Gwennap Head Gwennap Head ( kw, Toll Pedn Pennwydh, meaning ''holed head of Penwith''; ) is a headland on the south coast of the Penwith peninsula, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is within the parish of St Levan and approximately south of Land's End, and les ...

''Empire Flaminian''

'' Empire Flaminian'' was a 2,763 GRT cargo ship which was built by W Harkness & Sons Ltd,

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

. Launched in 1917 as ''Flamian'' for Ellerman & Papayanni Lines. To MoWT in 1944 and renamed ''Empire Flaminian''. In 1947 she became a

stevedore A stevedore (), also called a longshoreman, a docker or a dockworker, is a waterfront manual laborer who is involved in loading and unloading ships, trucks, trains or airplanes. After the shipping container revolution of the 1960s, the number o ...

training ship A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is mostly used to describe ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house classr ...

Marchwood Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the western shore of Southampton Water and directly east of the New Forest. The population of the village in the 201 ...

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

for the Royal Engineers Port Unit. Arrived on 21 July 1950 under tow at

Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

, Kent for scrapping.

''Empire Fletcher''

'' Empire Fletcher'' was an 8,191 GRT tanker which was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast. Launched on 4 April 1942 and completed in July 1942. Sold in 1944 to the

Dutch Government The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy, and a decentralised unitary state.''Civil service systems in Western Europe'' edited by A. J. G. M. Bekke, ...

and renamed ''Backhuysen''. Sold in 1947 to NV Petroleum Maatschappij, Netherlands and renamed ''Chama''. Sold in 1955 to Derna Compagnia Navigazione SA, Panama and renamed ''Anastasia''. Operated under the management of J Livanos & Sons Ltd, London. Arrived on 9 September 1959 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 for scrapping.

''Empire Flint''

Empire Flint ''Athelstane'' was a tanker that was built in 1941 as ''Empire Flint'' by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Northumberland, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold to Athel Line Ltd in 1945 and rename ...

'' was an 8,129 GRT tanker which was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd,

Wallsend Wallsend is a town in North Tyneside, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies east of Newcastle upon Tyne. History Roman Wallsend In Roman times, this was the site of the fort of Segedunum. This fo ...

. Launched on 29 March 1941 and completed in August 1941. Sold in 1945 to Athel Line Ltd and renamed ''Athelstane''. Operated under the management of United Molasses Co. Ltd. Sold in 1952 to Skibs A/S Vaholm and renamed ''Oakley''. Operated under the management of Holmen & Vaboen. Sold in 1959 to H. A. Moller A/S, operated under the management of T Klaveness,

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. Scrapped in February 1962 in Hamburg,

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''Empire Flodden''

'' Empire Flodden'' was an 8,159 GRT tanker which was built by Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd,

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. Launched on 19 February 1946 as ''Empire Flodden'' and completed in June 1946 as RFA ''Wave Baron''. Laid up at Devonport in December 1969. Sold in March 1972 to Dutch shipbreakers, resold and arrived on 23 April 1972 at

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, Spain for scrapping.

''Empire Flora''

''Empire Flora'' was a 292 GRT tug which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd,

. Launched on 16 March 1945 and completed in August 1945. Sold in 1948 to Risdon Beazley Ltd and renamed ''Topmast 14''. Sold in 1949 to Panfido Rim., Italy and renamed ''Taurus''. Scrapped in August 1984 in Porto Nogaro, Italy.

''Empire Florizel''

'' Empire Florizel'' was a 7,056 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 21 April 1943 and completed in June 1943. Bombed on 21 July 1943 and sunk at Augusta, Italy during the

Allied invasion of Sicily The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers ( Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany). It bega ...

''Empire Foam''

'' Empire Foam'' was a 7,047 GRT cargo ship which was built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend. Launched on 13 March 1941 and completed in May 1941. Sold in 1946 to Graigaur Shipping Co. Ltd and renamed ''Graigaur''. Operated under the management of I. Williams & Co. Ltd, Cardiff. Sold in 1957 to Marinos & Frangos Ltd, London and renamed ''Maltezana''. Sold in 1958 to Great Southern Steamship Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, and renamed ''Johore Bahru''. Arrived on 24 July 1963 at

Kure is a port and major shipbuilding city situated on the Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. With a strong industrial and naval heritage, Kure hosts the second-oldest naval dockyard in Japan and remains an important base for the Japan M ...

, Japan for scrapping. Note: Ship is mentioned as CAM ship in Hague records (e.g. HX.139).

''Empire Folk''

''Empire Folk'' was an which was built by R Dunston Ltd, Thorne, Yorkshire. Launched on 18 March 1942 and completed in May 1942. Sold in 1947 to the French Government. To the

Chamber of Commerce A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to ad ...

Dieppe Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newha ...

in 1950 and renamed ''Jehan de Bethancourt''. Scrapped in April 1970 at

Fécamp Fécamp () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography Fécamp is situated in the valley of the river Valmont, at the heart of the Pays de Caux, on the Alabaster Coast. It is around ...

, France.

''Empire Forager''

Empire Forager ''M O P 223-C'' was a dredging, suction hopper dredger that was built in 1946 by William Simons & Co Ltd, Renfrew, United Kingdom as ''Empire Forager'' for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1949 to the Government of Argentin ...

'' was a 2,588 GRT suction hopper dredger which was built in 1946 by William Simons & Co. Ltd,

Renfrew Renfrew (; sco, Renfrew; gd, Rinn Friù) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former ...

. Sold in 1949 to the Argentinian Government and renamed ''MOP 229-C''. Renamed ''La Descanisada'' in 1949 and ''MOP 223-C'' in 1958. Scrapped in 1976 in

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

''Empire Ford''

''Empire Ford'' was a 325 GRT coaster which was built by J. S. Watson Ltd,

Gainsborough Gainsborough or Gainsboro may refer to: Places * Gainsborough, Ipswich, Suffolk, England ** Gainsborough Ward, Ipswich * Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, a town in England ** Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency) * Gainsborough, New South Wales, ...

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

. Launched on 28 May 1941 and completed in September 1941. She ran aground on 10 January 1943 off

Seahouses Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland coast in England. It is about north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Attraction Seahouses attracts many visitors, mainly from the north ea ...

, Northumberland, and abandoned the next day. Refloated and anchored, but broke free and drifted and grounded off the

Farne Islands The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. The group has between 15 and 20 islands depending on the level of the tide.

and sank. Refloated on 27 February 1943 and towed to Warkworth harbour. Arrived at the

River Tyne The River Tyne is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is . It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Wate ...

on 6 March 1943 under tow for repairs. Sold in 1943 to the Dutch Government and renamed ''Noorderhaven''. Sold in 1947 to Société Navigation d'Import et d'Export,

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

and renamed ''Saint Honorat''. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1951. Sold in 1965 to D. Vassilatos, Greece, and renamed ''Korali''. Sold in 1966 to K Savva Brothers, Greece and renamed ''Maria S''. Sold in 1967 to P. & M. Gogis, Greece, and renamed ''Sofia Gogi''. Sold to new Greek owners in 1975 and renamed ''Konstantinos Gaviotis''. Sold in 1976 to G Atsalis & Co., Greece and renamed ''Agios Georgios''.

''Empire Foreland''

''Empire Foreland'' was an 873 GRT coaster which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Launched on 2 December 1940 and completed in March 1941. Sold in 1945 to Williamstown Shipping Co. Ltd and renamed ''Norfolkbrook''. Operated under the management of Comben Longstaff & Co. Ltd. Sold in 1950 to Gem Line Ltd and renamed ''Agate''. Operated under the management of William Robertson, Glasgow. Sold in 1961 to Di Guido Pio Tomei, Italy and renamed ''Silvani Tomei''. Sold in 1972 to the Naval Protector, Italy, and renamed ''Sabbiatore Primo''. Converted to a barge in 1984 and name deleted from shipping registers.

''Empire Forest''

'' Empire Forest'' was a 7,025 GRT cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields. Launched on 15 January 1942 and completed in March 1942. Sold in 1946 to Clan Line Steamers Ltd and renamed ''Clan Allan''. Sold in 1958 to Bullard, King & Co. Ltd and renamed ''Umtali''. To Clan Line Steamers Ltd in 1959 and reverted to ''Clan Allan'' name. Sold in 1961 to Mullion & Co., Hong Kong, and renamed ''Ardsirod''. Arrived on 12 October 1966 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scrapping.

''Empire Forth''

'' Empire Forth'' is a 2,471 GRT cargo ship which was built by

Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft (abbreviated Deschimag) was a cooperation of eight German shipyards in the period 1926 to 1945. The leading company was the shipyard AG Weser in Bremen. History The Deschimag was founded in 19 ...

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 ...

. Launched in 1939 as ''Mars'' for Neptun Line. Damaged in December 1943 in an air raid on Bremen. Seized in May 1945 at

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 ...

. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Forth''. Allocated 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 ...

in 1946 and renamed ''Equator''. Renamed ''Vityaz'' in 1949, used as a research ship. Retired in 1979 and preserved in 1982 at

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. Now part of the Museum of the World Oceans,

Kaliningrad Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...

.Additional material incorporated from

''Empire Fortune''

'' Empire Fortune'' was a 6,140 GRT cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields. Launched on 9 November 1942 and completed in January 1943. To the Dutch Government in 1943 and renamed ''Van Honthorst''. Sold in 1945 to Halcyon Lijn NV,

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 ...

and renamed ''Stad Schiedam''. Arrived on 2 December 1961 at Rotterdam and was withdrawn from service. Scrapped at Bruges, Belgium in January 1962.

''Empire Fowey''

'' Empire Fowey'' was a 19,047 GRT

turbo-electric A turbo-electric transmission uses electric generators to convert the mechanical energy of a turbine (steam or gas) into electric energy, which then powers electric motors and converts back into mechanical energy that power the driveshafts. Tu ...

ocean liner An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (such as for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships). Ca ...

that was built by

Blohm & Voss Blohm+Voss (B+V), also written historically as Blohm & Voss, Blohm und Voß etc., is a German shipbuilding and engineering company. Founded in Hamburg in 1877 to specialise in steel-hulled ships, its most famous product was the World War II battle ...

, Hamburg. Launched in 1935 as for the

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 ...

but sold to

Norddeutscher Lloyd Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL; North German Lloyd) was a German shipping company. It was founded by Hermann Henrich Meier and Eduard Crüsemann in Bremen on 20 February 1857. It developed into one of the most important German shipping companies of th ...

before completion. Was ''en route'' to the US when war was declared. Returned to Germany by sailing around the top of Scotland and down the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...

. Used as an accommodation ship at Hamburg, then as a

troopship A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable land troops directly on shore, typicall ...

to Norwegian and Baltic ports. Took part in the

Evacuation of East Prussia The evacuation of East Prussia was the movement of German civilian population and military personnel from East Prussia between 20 January and March 1945, that was initially organized and carried out by state authorities but quickly turned into ...

. Seized on 13 May 1945 at

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 Jewel''. Arrived on 19 June 1945 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 ...

and placed under armed guard with a

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 ...

contingent to prevent the Germans from using her to block the Kaiser Wilhelm Kanal. After arrival 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 ...

the armed guard left and she was at anchor for three weeks with a full German crew. Sailed on 20 July 1945 with a detachment of

Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

guards bound for

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. To Belfast in July 1945 for conversion to a troopship by Harland & Wolff Ltd. Completed in April 1946 and renamed ''Empire Fowey''. Her high-pressure boilers caused problems for her crew, who were not used to this type of boiler. In March 1947 she was towed to the

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and refitted again, new boilers and geared turbines fitted, and the accommodation again refitted. Served as a troopshipTroopship Empire Fowey Conditions in 1955
/ref> until 1960 also carrying servicemen's families to the naval dockyard on Singapore in the early 1950s and then chartered to the Pan-Islamic Steamship Co.,

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. Sold to them in 1960 and renamed ''Safina-E-Hujjaj''. Scrapped in October 1976 at

Gadani ship-breaking yard Gadani ship-breaking yard is the world's third largest ship breaking yard located across a long beachfront at Gadani, Pakistan. The yard consists of 132 ship-breaking plots."Record 107 ships dismantled at Gaddani" by Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana, ''Dawn' ...

, Pakistan.

''Empire Frank''

''Empire Frank'' was a 268 GRT tug which was built by

John Crown & Sons Ltd John Crown & Sons Ltd, was a British shipbuilding company founded in 1847 and based on the River Wear, Sunderland. History In its centenary year the shipyard was acquired by J.L. Thompson & Sons Ships built by John Crown & Sons Ltd See a ...

, Sunderland. Launched on 2 September 1942 and completed in November 1942. Sold in 1946 to Steel & Bennie Ltd and renamed ''Brigadier''. She ran aground on 21 February 1960 at Horse Island, off

Ardrossan Ardrossan (; ) is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns'. Ardrossan is located on the east shore ...

, Ayrshire. A total loss.

''Empire Franklin''

'' Empire Franklin'' was a 7,292 GRT cargo ship which was built by

John Readhead & Sons John Readhead & Sons was a shipyard on the River Tyne in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. History John Readhead and John Softley founded the business in 1865 in South Shields as Readhead and Softley. The first ship they built was a small ...

Ltd,

. Launched on 28 April 1941 and completed in June 1941. Sold in 1945 to Bank Line Ltd and renamed ''Hazelbank''. Operated under the management of A. Weir Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd. Sold in 1957 to Compagnia Navigazione Nuevo Mundo SA, Panama and renamed ''Irinicos''. Operated under the management of Syros Shipping Co. Ltd, London. Sold in 1962 to Paleocrassos Bros, remaining under Syros's management. Sold in 1963 to Salinas Compagnia Navigazione SA, Panama and renamed ''Iris II''. Chartered to Salinas and still under Syros's management. Arrived on 15 February 1967 at Hong Kong for scrapping.

''Empire Fraser''

'' Empire Fraser'' was a 1,923 GRT cargo ship which was built by

Deutsche Werft Deutsche Werft (English: German Shipyard) was a shipbuilding company in Finkenwerder Rüschpark, Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1918 by Albert Ballin and with Gutehoffnungshütte (GHH), ''Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft'' ( AEG) and ' ...

, Hamburg. Launched in 1944 as ''Weserbrück'' for

. Seized in May 1945 at Hamburg in an incomplete state. Completed in 1946 as ''Empire Fraser'' for MoWT. Sold in 1947 to Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd and renamed ''Chaksang''. On 7 September 1949, there was an explosion on board while moored in Hong Kong harbour. The cause was sabotage, the ship had been delayed in sailing due to a typhoon. Extensive fires caused the ship to sink the next day, a total loss. Raised on 22 March 1950 and scrapped in Hong Kong.

''Empire Fred''

''Empire Fred'' was a 235 GRT tug which was built by A. Hall & Co. Ltd, Aberdeen. Launched on 11 September 1942 and completed in November 1942. To the Admiralty in 1943. Converted in 1970 to an accommodation ship at

Chatham Dockyard Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham (at its most extensive, in the early 20th century, ...

. Scrapped in April 1974 at

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located on the island of IJsselmonde, and borders with Zwijndrecht, Ridderkerk, and the Noord River (with Alblasserdam and Papendrecht on the other side). The j ...

, Netherlands.

''Empire Freetown''

Empire Freetown ''Redgate'' was a cargo ship which was built in 1945 as ''Empire Freetown'' by Burntisland Shipbuilding Company, Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold to B J S ...

'' was a 7,131 GRT cargo ship which was built by Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Launched on 29 January 1945 and completed in March 1945. Sold in 1946 to B. J. Sutherland & Co. Ltd and renamed ''Inverness''. Sold in 1953 to Turnbull, Scott & Co. Ltd and renamed ''Redgate''. Sold in 1963 to Compagnia Marvalia Navigazione SA, Panama and renamed ''Agia Elpis''. Sold in 1967 to Southern Cross Shipping Co. Ltd, Cyprus. Scrapped in July 1968 in Shanghai.

''Empire Frieda''

Empire Frieda ''Oriana'' was a tugboat, tug which was built in 1945 as ''Empire Frieda'' by Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd., Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Ownership was transferred to the Ministry ...

'' was a 292 GRT tug which was built by Ferguson Bros Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 22 October 1945 and completed in January 1946. To the Admiralty in 1947 and renamed ''Oriana''. Struck 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 ...

on 19 January 1948 off

Clacton on Sea Clacton-on-Sea is a seaside town in the Tendring District in the county of Essex, England. It is located on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District with a population of 56,874 (2016). The town is situated a ...

, Essex and sank, a total loss.

''Empire Friendship''

'' Empire Friendship'' was a 7,058 GRT cargo ship which was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 19 February 1943 and completed in May 1943. To the French Government in 1945 and renamed ''Matelots Pilien et Peyrat''. Sold later that year to Compagnie Havraise de Navigation à Vapeur,

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 ...

. On 29 October 1962, she dragged her anchors and broke free from her moorings when laid up at

Port-de-Bouc Port-de-Bouc (; oc, Lo Pòrt de Boc) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhô ...

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...

, France. Driven onto a breakwater at the entrance to the

Canal de Marseille au Rhône The Canal de Marseille au Rhône connects the Mediterranean Sea at Marseille to the Rhône at Arles. The section between Marignane and Marseille has been closed since the collapse of the Rove Tunnel in 1963. Description The canal has a total leng ...

. Refloated on 3 November 1962 but a constructive total loss and scrapped at

La Seyne-sur-Mer La Seyne-sur-Mer (; "La Seyne on Sea"; oc, La Sanha), or simply La Seyne, is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 62,888. La Seyne-sur-Mer, which is pa ...

Var Var or VAR may refer to: Places * Var (department), a department of France * Var (river), France * Vār, Iran, village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Var, Iran (disambiguation), other places in Iran * Vár, a village in Obreja commune, Ca ...

, France.

''Empire Frome''

'' Empire Frome'' was a 2,774 GRT cargo ship which was built by

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft is a German shipbuilding company located in Flensburg. The company trades as ''Flensburger'' and is commonly abbreviated ''FSG''. History ''Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft'' was founded in 1872 by a group of ...

. Laid down in 1945, seized in May 1945 before launching. Completed in 1948 as ''Empire Frome'' for MoWT. Sold in 1953 to Submarine Cables Ltd, London, and converted into a cable-laying ship. Renamed ''Ocean Layer'' in 1955. On 15 June 1959 a fire started in the crew quarters when the ship was at . The ship was abandoned and on 17 June the salvage tug ''Wotan'' took her in tow. Arrived on 21 June at Falmouth still on fire she was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped in December 1959 at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands.

''Empire Frost''

Empire Frost ''Empire Frost'' was a cargo ship which was built in 1940 by Lithgows, Port Glasgow for the Ministry of War Transport. She was bombed and sunk in St Georges Channel on 13 March 1941 on the return leg of her maiden voyage. Description The s ...

'' was a 7,005 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 2 September 1940 and completed in November 1940. Bombed on 12 March 1941 in

St Georges Channel St George's Channel ( cy, Sianel San Siôr, ga, Muir Bhreatan) is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. Historically, the name "St George's Channel" was used interchangeably with "Irish Sea" ...

, taken in tow by Dutch tug ''Seine'' the next day but bombed again and sunk.

''Empire Fulham''

''Empire Fulham'' was a 222 GRT coastal tanker which was built by W. J. Yarwood & Sons (1938) Ltd,

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. Launched in June 1944 and completed in October 1944 for the Admiralty. Sold in February 1967 to J. P. Langford Shipping Ltd,

Sharpness Sharpness ( ) is an English port in Gloucestershire, one of the most inland in Britain, and eighth largest in the South West. It is on the River Severn at , at a point where the tidal range, though less than at Avonmouth downstream ( typical sp ...

. Renamed ''Fulham'' in 1974.

''Empire Fulmar'' (I)

was a 7,775 GRT cargo ship which was built by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co, Kearny, New Jersey, Kearny, New Jersey. Completed in May 1941 as ''Hawaiian Shipper'' for Matson Navigation Co. To MoWT in 1942 and renamed ''Empire Fulmar''. To United States Maritime Commission (USMC) later that year and renamed ''Hawaiian Shipper''. Converted to a troopship completed in February 1943 for the United States Navy. To USMC in 1946 and renamed ''America Transport''. Sold in 1958 to States Steamship Co., USA and renamed ''Washington''. Renamed ''Michigan'' in 1960. To United States Maritime Administration in 1960. To Waterman Steamship Corp, USA in 1969 and renamed ''Morning Light''. Scrapped in July 1973 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

''Empire Fulmar'' (II)

was a 4,820 GRT Landing Ship, Tank, LST (3) which was built by Davie Shipbuilding, Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd, Lauzon, Quebec. Launched in November 1945 as HMS ''LST 3524'', later becoming HMS ''Trumpeter''. Scrapped at Singapore in January 1969 having spent some time laid up there.

''Empire Fusilier '' (I)

was an 8,202 GRT tanker which was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast. Launched on 8 August 1942 as ''Empire Fusilier''. Completed February 1943 as ''Empire Bombardier''. Sold in 1946 to British Tanker Co. and renamed ''British Bombardier''. Arrived on 15 March 1959 at Temse, Tamise, Belgium for scrapping.

''Empire Fusilier'' (II)

was a 5,404 GRT cargo ship which was built by Cantiere Cerusa, Voltri, Italy. Launched in 1921 as ''Mincio'' for P. Ravano Fu Marco, Genoa. Seized on 10 June 1940 at Liverpool. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Fusilier''. Torpedoed on 9 February 1942 and sunk by German submarine U-85 (1941), ''U-85'' south east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland ().

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