Suffix beginning with H

''Empire Haig''

Empire Haig 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 9,912 GRT

cargo Cargo consists of bulk goods conveyed by water, air, or land. In economics, freight is cargo that is transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. ''Cargo'' was originally a shipload but now covers all types of freight, including trans ...

liner A low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER) is a type of galactic nucleus that is defined by its spectral line emission. The spectra typically include line emission from weakly ionized or neutral atoms, such as O, O+, N+, and S+. ...

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 6 October 1944 and completed in December 1944. Sailed Greenock to Bombay 28 Jan 1945 for Ellerman City, Hall line. Returned Madras to Liverpool for Elder Dempster, arrived 3 May 1945. Sold in 1946 to Lamport & Holt Ltd and renamed ''Dryden''. Sold in 1952 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 ''Freemantle Star''. Renamed ''Catalina Star'' in 1957. Chartered in 1963 by Lamport & Holt Ltd and renamed ''Devis''. Sold in 1969 to Bry Overseas Navigation Inc,

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 ''Mondia''. Arrived on 23 December 1969 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 Hail''

'' Empire Hail'' was a 7,005 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 27 December 1940 and completed in February 1941.

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 23 February 1942 and sunk by east of St. John's,

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

().

''Empire Halberd''

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'' Empire Halberd'' was a 7,177 GRT

type C1 ship Type C1 was a designation for small cargo ships built for the United States Maritime Commission before and during World War II. Total production was 493 ships built from 1940 to 1945. The first C1 types were the smallest of the three original M ...

which was built by Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington,

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

. Laid down as ''Cape Gregory'' and launched in November 1943 as ''Empire Halberd''. Hit 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 6 July 1944 from the Longships Lighthouse. Proceeded to port under her own power and was repaired. Commissioned as HMS ''Silvio'' (F160) in September 1944. Returned to MoWT in November 1945. To

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) in June 1948 and laid up in the

James River The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia that begins in the Appalachian Mountains and flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 to Chesapea ...

, renamed ''Cape Gregory''. Renamed ''Imperial Halberd'' at an unrecorded date, scrapped in December 1966 at

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

''Empire Haldane''

'' Empire Haldane'' was a 7,087 GRT cargo ship which was built by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd,

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

. Launched on 20 July 1944 and completed in September 1944. Sold in 1947 to Goulandris Bros 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 ''Granford''. Sold in 1957 to San Pedro Compagnia Armadora SA, Panama and renamed ''Fulmar''. Sold in 1965 to Bianca Carriers Inc,

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 ''Bianca Venture''. Operated under the management of Wah Kwong & Co (Hong Kong) 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 ...

. Ran aground on 8 November 1965 north of

Mukho Mukho () is a harbor in Donghae City, Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is located on the shore of the Sea of Japan . In the past it played an important role in the shipping of iron ore and coal; much of this role has been taken over by Donghae ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

(). Broke in two on 11 November, a total loss.

''Empire Halladale''

'' Empire Halladale'' was a 14,056 GRT liner which was built by Vulkan Werke,

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 1921 as ''Antonio Delfino'' for Hamburg South America Line. Chartered in 1932 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 ...

and renamed ''Sierra Nevada''. Returned to Hamburg South America Line in 1934 and renamed ''Antonio Delfino''. When the war broke out, she was in port in

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

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 ...

. She ran the blockade and reached Germany. 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, used as a

barracks 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 ...

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 ...

then from 1943 at Gdynia. In 1944 she became a

command ship Command ships serve as the flagships of the commander of a fleet. They provide communications, office space, and accommodations for a fleet commander and their staff, and serve to coordinate fleet activities. An auxiliary command ship features ...

for the Admiral of Submarines at Gdynia. In 1945 she was used to evacuate refugees and wounded military personnel from Gdynia, carrying a total of 20,522 people in five voyages. 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 ...

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 Halladale''. Refitted as a troopship by

John Brown & Co John Brown and Company of Clydebank was a Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding firm. It built many notable and world-famous ships including , , , , , and the ''Queen Elizabeth 2''. At its height, from 1900 to the 1950s, it was one of ...

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...

. On 31 August 1946, she inaugurated a troopship service between

Tilbury Tilbury is a port town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England. The present town was established as separate settlement in the late 19th century, on land that was mainly part of Chadwell St Mary. It contains a 16th century fort and an ancie ...

and

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 ...

, during which period she also transported families of UK military personnel who were to live in Germany, later serving in the Middle East and the Far East. Laid up in October 1955 at Glasgow. Scrapped in February 1956 at Dalmuir,

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 ...

''Empire Halley''

Empire Halley 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 7,168 GRT cargo ship which was built by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 26 September 1941 and completed in December 1941. Allocated in 1942 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 ''Pieter de Hoogh''. Sold in 1947 to Stoomvart Maatschappij Oostzee,

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 ...

and renamed ''Britsum''. Operated under the management of Vinke & Zonen,

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

. Arrived on 24 August 1959 at

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 for scrapping.

''Empire Hamble''

'' Empire Hamble'' was a 3,260 GRT cargo ship, U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1023, which was built by Submarine Boat Corp,

Newark Newark most commonly refers to: * Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States * Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area Newark may also refer to: Places Canada * Niagara-on-the ...

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

after the USSB contract was terminated for Transmarine, formed for the purpose of completing planned hulls, under the names ''Nebelow'' / ''Sulanierco'', launched 23 August 1920 as ''Sulanierco'', sold in 1931 to Portland California Steamship Co,

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

renamed ''Admiral Senn'' for operation with the

Admiral Line The Pacific-Alaska Navigation Company was an American passenger and freight ocean shipping company that operated between 1912 and 1916 on the West Coast of North America. It was formed as a holding company during the merger of the Alaska Pacific St ...

. Sold in 1940 to Thai Niyom Panich Co Ltd,

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

and renamed ''Threpsatri Nawa''. Seized by UK in 1941 as a war prize. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Hamble''. Operated by the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

15 October 1942 – March 1946 as part of the South West Pacific Area Command's permanent local fleet, assigned the "X" number 37, under allocation by MoWT. ''Empire Hamble'' was a sister ship to the , sunk 21 July 1942, and that were both in the

Pensacola Convoy The Pensacola Convoy is a colloquialism for a United States military shipping convoy that took place in late 1941 as the Pacific War began. The name was derived from that of its primary escort ship, the heavy cruiser . ''Pensacola'' was official ...

that was headed to the Philippines and diverted to Australia on 7 December 1941. All were among the original SWPA ships. Sold in 1947 to Bulk Storage Co Ltd, which became Basinghall Chipping Co. Scrapped in February 1950 in

Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, India.

''Empire Harbour''

Empire Harbour was a 797 GRT coastal tanker which was 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 6 February 1943 and completed in May 1943. Sold in 1946 to Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd and renamed ''Esso Genesse''. To Esso Petroleum Co Ltd in 1951. Scrapped in 1961 in

Tamise Temse (; french: Tamise ) is a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium. The name Temse is derived from the Gallo-Roman/Gaul Tamisiacum or Tamasiacum. This is also reflected in the French name for the town, Tamise. The main sights include the C ...

, Belgium.

''Empire Harcourt''

'' Empire Harcourt'' was a 2,905 GRT cargo ship which was 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 30 October 1943 and completed in January 1944. Sold in 1946 to Kelvin Shipping Co Ltd and renamed ''Baron Ailsa''. Operated under the management of H Hogarth & Sons Ltd. Sol in 1955 to W H Muller & Co 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 ''Iberia''. Sold in 1962 to Tankers Finance Corp, Greece, and renamed ''Cycladiki Doxa''. Operated under the management of S Restis, Greece. Sold in 1964 to Compagnia Maritime Sarita SA, Greece, and renamed ''Mount Sinai''. Operated under the management of N Sotirakis & Co, Greece. Scrapped in April 1972 in

Perama Perama ( el, Πέραμα) is a suburb of Piraeus. It is part of Athens urban area and belogs to the Piraeus regional unit. It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is 8 km northwest of Piraeus, ...

, Greece.

''Empire Harlequin''

Empire Harlequin was a 235 GRT

tug A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, suc ...

which was built by A Hall & Co 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 2 August 1943 and completed in October 1943. Sold in 1947 to Sudan Railways and renamed ''El Gadir''. Reported to have been scrapped in 1965.

''Empire Harmony''

'' Empire Harmony'' was a 2,906 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 8 January 1943 and completed in March 1943. Sold in 1947 to Aviation & Shipping Co Ltd and renamed ''Avisbrook''. Operated under the management of Purvis Shipping Co Ltd, London. Sold in 1950 to T Stone (Shipping) Ltd and renamed ''Menastone''. Operated under the management of Stone & Rolfe Ltd,

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 ...

. Sold in 1961 to Ypapanti AS, Panama, and renamed ''Capetan Panaos''. Operated under the management of K & M Shipbrokers Ltd, London. Sold in 1966 to Astrocierto Compangia Navigazione, Panama. Operated under the management of N K Noumikos, Greece. Ran aground on 7 May 1969 at Kilyos,

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 ...

. Refloated on 22 May and beached near Büyükdere. Refloated on 9 August and cargo of timber discharged. Arrived on 2 November 1969 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 ...

, Greece for scrapping.

''Empire Harp''

''Empire Harp'' was an 859 GRT coastal tanker which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole. Launched on 22 November 1941 and completed in January 1942. Sold in 1948 to Kuwait Oil Co Ltd and renamed ''Anis''. Sold in 1954 to F T Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed ''Authenticity''. Sold in 1966 to John S Latsis, Greece, and renamed ''Petrola I''. Scrapped in 1984 in

Aspropyrgos Aspropyrgos ( el, Ασπρόπυργος) is a suburb of Athens, and a municipality in the West Attica regional unit, Attica, Greece. The municipality had a population of 30,251 at the 2011 census. It has an area of 101.983 km2. Etymology The na ...

, Greece.

''Empire Harry''

''Empire Harry'' was a 487 GRT tug which was built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole. Launched on 12 October 1942 and completed in March 1943. Ran aground on 6 June 1945 at Beacon Point,

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 ...

, broke up and declared a total loss.

''Empire Hartebeeste''

'' Empire Hartebeeste'' was a 5,676 GRT cargo ship which was built by

Skinner & Eddy The Skinner & Eddy Corporation, commonly known as Skinner & Eddy, was a Seattle, Washington-based shipbuilding corporation that existed from 1916 to 1923. The yard is notable for completing more ships for the United States war effort during Worl ...

Corp, Seattle. Launched in 1918 as ''West Gambo'' for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). To Lykes Bros-Ripley Steamship Co Inc. To MoWT in 1941 and renamed ''Empire Hartebeeste''. Torpedoed on 20 September and sunk by at while a member of Convoy SC 100.

''Empire Hartland''

''Empire Hartland'' was a 683 GRT hopper ship which was built by Ferguson Brothers Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 16 May 1946 and completed later that year. Sold to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board and renamed ''Mersey No 3''. Sold in 1965 to Westminster Dredging Co Ltd, London and renamed ''WD Alpha''. Sold in 1968 to Hok Kiang Heng Co and renamed ''WK Alpha''. Operated under the management of P N Waskita Karya,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. sold in 1972 to Qon Char Koon,

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 ...

and renamed ''WD Alpha''.

''Empire Harvest''

''Empire Harvest'' was an 814 GRT coastal tanker which was built by A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 10 November 1943 and completed in December 1943. Sold in 1946 to Shell Mex & BP Ltd and renamed ''Shelbrit 5''. Renamed ''BP Engineer'' in 1952. Scrapped in June 1965 in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, Belgium.

''Empire Haven''

'' Empire Haven'' was a 6,603 GRT cargo ship which was built by Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd, Hong Kong. Launched on 28 April 1941 and completed in June 1941. Torpedoed on 13 August 1943 by enemy aircraft north of

Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

(). Towed to Gibraltar by 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 ...

ship. Towed to the UK for repairs. Sold in 1947 to R Chapman & Sons,

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 ...

and renamed ''Clearton''. Sold in 1956 to Compagnia Maritime Amaconte, Liberia, and renamed ''Amaconte''. Operated under the management of J Ponte Naya, Spain. Scrapped in January 1970 at

Avilés Avilés (; ) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias. The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea, ...

, Spain.

''Empire Hawk''

'' Empire Hawk'' was a 5,032 GRT cargo ship which was built by American International Shipbuilding Co, Hog Island,

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

. Completed in 1919 as ''Coahoma County'' for the USSB. To American Diamond Lines Inc in 1931 and renamed ''Black Tern'' in 1932. To MoWT in 1941 and renamed ''Empire Hawk''. Torpedoed on 12 December 1942 and sunk by at .

''Empire Hawksbill''

'' Empire Hawksbill'' was a 5,724 GRT cargo ship which was built by Southwestern Shipbuilding Co, San Pedro,

. Completed in 1920 as ''West Nivaria'' for the USSB. To Oceanic and Oriental Steamship Co,

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

in 1928 and renamed ''Golden Coast''. To American Hawaiian Steamship Co, San Francisco in 1937 and renamed ''Delawarian''. To MoWt in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Hawksbill''. Torpedoed on 19 July 1942 and sunk by at while a member of Convoy OS 34.

''Empire Hazlitt''

Empire Hazlitt 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 7,036 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 14 May 1942 and completed in July 1942. Transferred to the Dutch Government in 1943 and renamed ''Aelbert Cuyp''. Sold in 1946 to Van Uden's Scheep & Agentuur Maatschappij NV, Rotterdam and renamed ''Delfshaven''. Sold in 1960 to Zenith Transportation Corp, Liberia, and renamed ''Edina''. Operated under the management of F Delfino SRL, Italy. Sold in 1961 to Consolidated Navigation Corporation, Liberia, and renamed ''Confidence''. Operated under the management of Expedo & Co (London) Ltd. Arrived in December 1966 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scrapping.

''Empire Head''

''Empire Head'' was a 489 GRT coaster which was built by Clelands (Successors) 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 13 May 1941 and completed in October 1941. Damaged by enemy bombing east of

Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...

, proceeded to

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 ...

where repairs were carried out. Sold in 1945 to J Wharton (Shipping) Ltd, Goole and renamed ''Brendonia''. Sold in 1964 to N Dimitriadis & Co, Greece and renamed ''Ifigenia''. Sold in 1976 to S Mohamet,

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

and renamed ''Hamzi''. On 19 January 1983, she was found aground and abandoned at Golovasi, Yumurtalık Bay,

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. Refloated and disposed of by local Port Authority.

''Empire Hearth''

'' Empire Hearth'' was a 2,020 GRT collier which was built by Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd, Grangemouth. Launched on 16 February 1942 and completed in May 1942. Sold in 1945 to William France, Fenwick & Co Ltd and renamed ''Kentwood''. Sold in 1956 to Ouse Steamship Co Ltd and renamed ''Mayfleet''. Operated under the management of E P Atkinson & Sons, Goole. Scrapped in May 1961 in

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''Empire Heath''

'' Empire Heath'' was a 6,640 GRT CAM ship which was built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 27 April 1941 and completed in July 1941. Torpedoed on 11 May 1944 and sunk by northeast of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

(approximate position ).

''Empire Heathland''

''Empire Heathland'' was a 683 GRT hopper ship which was built by Fleming & Ferguson Ltd, Paisley. Launched on 2 April 1945 and completed in May 1945. To the Superintendent Civil Engineer, Bombay in 1945. Sold in 1947 to Mersey Docks & Harbour Board and renamed ''Mersey No 4''. Sold in 1964 to Westminster Dredging Co Ltd, London, and renamed ''WD Beta''. Sold in 1968 to Hok Kiang Heng Co and renamed ''WK Beta''. Operated under the management of P N Waskita Karya, Indonesia. Sold in 1972 to Qon Char Koon, Singapore, and renamed ''WD Beta''.

''Empire Hedda''

''Empire Hedda'' was a 292 GRT tug which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby. Laid down as ''Empire Doreen'' but launched on 4 February 1946 as ''Empire Hedda'' and completed in September 1946 as ''Atlas'' for Bergnings och Dykari A/B Neptun, Sweden. Sold in 1965 to Rim. Sardi, Italy, and renamed ''Maroso''. Scrapped in 1986 in Italy.

''Empire Helen''

''Empire Helen'' was a 275 GRT tug which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby. Launched on 11 July 1945 and completed in June 1946. Sold in 1946 to Overseas Towage & Salvage Co Ltd and renamed ''Nereidia''. Sold in 1951 to Les Abeilles Compagnie des Remorquage Sauvignon,

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, France and renamed ''Abeille No 7''. Sold in 1965 to Rim. Sardi, Italy, and renamed ''Sergio''. Scrapped in 1984 at

Porto Torres Porto Torres ( sdc, Posthudorra, sc, Portu Turre) is a comune and a city of the Province of Sassari in north-west of Sardinia, Italy. Founded during the 1st century BC as ''Colonia Iulia Turris Libisonis'', it was the first Roman colony of the ...

, Italy.

''Empire Helford''

'' Empire Helford'' was a 6,598 GRT liner which was built by Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Glasgow. Launched in 1915 as ''Czaritza'' for the Russian American Line. Requisitioned by the

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following the

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. Reverted to Russian American Line in 1920 and renamed ''Lituania''. Sold in 1930 to Polish Transatlantic Shipping Company and renamed . The company was later renamed Gdynia America Shipping Line. Requisitioned by the Polish Navy at the outbreak of way and renamed ORP ''Gydnia''. Used as a

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and accommodation ship at Devonport and then used as a troopship. At the end of the war, her Polish crew refused to recognise Russian control of

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and signed British articled of maritime employment. The ship reverted to the name ''Kościuszko''. Taken over by the

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in 1946 and renamed ''Empire Helford''. Operated under the management of Lamport & Holt Line on trooping duties between the

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and

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 ...

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. Scrapped in 1950 at Blyth,

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''Empire Helmsdale''

'' Empire Helmsdale'' was a 2,978 GRT cargo ship which was built by

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, Hamburg. Launched in 1934 as ''Sofia''. Sold in 1938 to Oldenburg Portuguese Line and renamed ''Telde''. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Copenhagen, to MoWT and renamed ''Empire Helmsdale''. Allocated to the United States in 1945, to USMC. Sold in 1948 to Sea Trade Corporation,

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and renamed ''Sea Trader'', now 4,290 GRT. Sold in 1949 to

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and renamed ''Risano''. Scrapped in September 1972 in

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 ...

, Italy.

''Empire Henchman''

''Empire Henchman'' was a tug that was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby. Launched on 31 August 1939 as ''Karl'' for Goteborgs Bogserings & Bargnings Akt,

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. Requisitioned by MoWT and completed in February 1940 as ''Empire Henchman''. Operated under the management of United Towing Co Ltd. Reverted in 1946 to Goteborgs Bogserings & Bargnings Akt and renamed ''Karl''. Sold in 1963 to Societa di Navigazione Capieci, Italy, and renamed ''Capo Faro''.

''Empire Herald''

'' Empire Herald'' was an 8,204 GRT tanker which was built by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 27 July 1945 and completed in March 1946. To

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in December 1947 as RFA ''Wave Prince''. Arrived on 16 December 1971 at Burriana, Spain, for scrapping.

''Empire Heritage''

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'' was a 15,702 GRT tanker which was built by Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Launched in 1930 as ''Tafelberg'' for Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Co,

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. Hit a mine on 28 January 1941 in the

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() and beached. Refloated on 27 March 1941 and beached at Whitmore Bay Sands but broke in two and declared a constructive total loss. To MoWT, repaired and renamed ''Empire Heritage''. Torpedoed on 8 September 1944 and sunk by at while a member of Convoy HXF 305. The wreck is of interest to

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divers, being just off

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, Ireland, at a depth of 70m and in waters which are generally of very good visibility. The wreck is broken apart but generally accessible, including her final deck cargo of

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s and other military vehicles, some of which are tumbled onto the adjacent seabed.

''Empire Heron''

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'' was a 6,023 GRT cargo ship which was built by Moore Shipbuilding Co,

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, California. Completed in 1920 as ''Mosella'' for the USSB. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Heron''. Torpedoed on 15 October 1941 and sunk by at while a member of

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''Empire Heywood''

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

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. Launched on 21 October 1941 and completed in March 1942. Sold in 1947 to Saint Line Ltd and renamed ''Saint Gregory''. Operated under the management of Mitchel, Cotts & Co Ltd. Sold in 1962 to Stuart Navigation (Bahamas) Ltd, Hong Kong, and renamed ''Andros''. Sold in 1963 to Escort Shipping Co and renamed ''Abiko''. Operated under the management of World Wide Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong. Sold later that year to Pine Steamship Co, operated under the management of Mariner Shipping Co, Hong Kong. Arrived on 15 March 1967 in Hong Kong for scrapping.

''Empire Highlander''

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'' was a 2,135 GRT collier which was built by

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, Sunderland. Launched on 26 June 1945 and completed in October 1945. Sold in 1946 to William France, Fenwick & Co Ltd and renamed ''Arnewood''. Sold in 1960 to G Kouremenos, Greece, and renamed ''Elias K''. Ran aground on 17 January 1967 at the

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in rough seas. Refloated on 24 January and towed to

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, then

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 ...

. Sailed on 1 April 1967 for Piraeus where she was drydocked. Bottom extensively damaged and repairs deemed uneconomic. Laid up at Piraeus. Scrapped in December 1967 at Split,

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''Empire Highway''

was a 7,166 GRT cargo ship which was built by Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 26 August 1942 and completed in October 1942. Bombed on 7 July 1943 and slightly damaged when west of Gibraltar, later repaired. Sold in 1946 to

Ltd and renamed ''Ionic Star'' then ''Napier Star''. Transferred within the Blue Star group to

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& Co in 1949, then to Lamport and Holt Line Ltd in 1950, and finally to Booth Steamship Co in 1953. Ran aground on 20 July 1965 off Bahia Potrero,

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. Refloated on 18 August 1965 and towed to

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. Hull was seriously damaged and deemed uneconomic to repair. Scrapped in February 1966 in Montevideo.

''Empire Hilda''

''Empire Hilda'' was a 292 GRT tug which was built by Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Launched on 19 December 1945 and completed in May 1946. Sold in 1949 to J Fisher & Sons Ltd,

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and renamed ''Fisherhill''. Scrapped in June 1968 in Barrow in Furness.

''Empire Homer''

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'' was a 6,996 GRT cargo ship which was built by Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd,

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. Launched on 19 November 1941 and completed in December 1941. Aground on Sandray,

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on 15 January 1942 and broke in two, a total loss.

''Empire Homestead''

''Empire Homestead'' was a 296 GRT coastal tanker which was built by Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd,

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. Launched on 10 November 1942 and completed in February 1943. Sold in 1947 to A/S Norske Shell, Norway, and renamed ''Havskjell''. Operated under the management of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd. Solf to Shell Tankers Ltd in 1953. Sold in 1960 to A/S Shellbatane, Norway. Lengthened in 1963, now 372 GRT, (430 DWT). To Shell Nigeria Ltd in 1972 and renamed ''Nigeria Shell 2''. Sold in 1976 to National Oil Marketing Co,

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

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and renamed ''National Eagle 2''. Scrapped in 1984.

''Empire Honduras''

'' Empire Honduras'' was a 7,320 GRT cargo ship which was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 27 June 1945 and completed in October 1945. Sold in 1948 to Bank Line Ltd and renamed ''Lochybank''. Operated under the management of A Weir & Co Ltd. Sold in 1954 to Halcyon Lijn NV, Rotterdam, and renamed ''Stad Haarlem''. Sold in 1963 to Union Fair Shipping Co Inc, Liberia, and renamed ''Union Fair''. Operated under the management of P S Li, Hong Kong. Scrapped in April 1969 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

''Empire Hope''

'' Empire Hope'' was a 12,688 GRT refrigerated cargo liner which was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast. Launched on 27 March 1941 and completed in October 1941. Operated under the management of Shaw, Savill & Albion Co Ltd. On 11 August 1942 she was bombed by Junkers Ju 88 and

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while a member of Convoy WS 21. Her engines were put out of action by eighteen near misses and two direct hits which set her on fire. As she was carrying

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coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dea ...

and

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, her crew abandoned ship and were rescued by . Just before midnight on 12 August, ''Empire Hope'' was torpedoed by the Italian Submarine ''Bronzo''. The wreck was deemed a hazard to shipping and sunk by off Galeta Island.

''Empire Housman''

'' Empire Housman'' was a 7,359 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 31 August 1943 and completed in December 1943. Torpedoed and damaged on 31 December 1943 by at while a member of Convoy ON 217. Torpedoed and damaged on 3 January 1944 by at . The ship was abandoned and taken in tow but sank on 5 January 1944.

''Empire Howard''

'' Empire Howard'' was a 6,985 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 22 October 1941 and completed in December 1941. Torpedoed on 16 April 1942 and sunk by at while a member of Convoy PQ 14.

''Empire Hudson''

'' Empire Hudson'' was a 7,465 GRT CAM ship which was built by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 9 May 1941 and completed in August 1941. Torpedoed and sunk on 10 September 1941 by at while in

Convoy SC 42 Convoy SC 42 was the 42nd of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool. SC 42 was attacked over a three night period in September 1941, losing 16 ships sunk and 4 damaged. ...

''Empire Humber''

'' Empire Humber'' was a 9,677 GRT cargo ship which was built by

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, Copenhagen. Launched in 1939 as ''Glengarry'' for Glen Line Ltd, London. Seized in April 1940 as a war prize by Germany. Served with the Kriegsmarine. Renamed ''Meerberg'' in October 1940. Chosen for conversion to a

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in April 1941, given the code name ''Schiff No 5''. Intended to be armed with eight , two guns, torpedo tubes an aircraft catapult and space for 150 mines. Sent to the Wilton Fijenoord shipyard in June 1941 for conversion to be carried out but still there in June 1943. Moved to Hamburg for installation of secret equipment. Still not completed by October 1943 when she was due to have entered service. Renamed ''Hansa'' on 10 February 1944 and commissioned as a training ship. Took part in the evacuation of

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in September 1944. In May 1945 she embarked several thousand German troops at Hela destined for the Bay of Lübeck. These troops were still aboard when ''Hansa'' was seized as a war prize at Kiel. Hansa was ordered to

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in June 1945. She was the only ship in the convoy of some forty ships that flew her national flag, the others all flying the flag of surrender. ''Hansa'' was considered by the

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to be a war prize, but she was allocated the name ''Empire Humber'' by the MoWT. She was ordered to Rotterdam for conversion to a Combined Operations HQ ship for service in the Pacific. ''Empire Humber'' was then laid up in

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. Japan surrendered during her lay-up and ''Empire Humber'' was

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ed on behalf of the Admiralty Marshal, the writ being nailed to the captain's cabin door. Glen Line Ltd, who were managing her for the MoWT ordered her to

Gareloch The Gare Loch or Gareloch ( gd, An Gearr Loch) is an open sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland and bears a similar name to the village of Gairloch in the north west Highlands. The loch is well used for recreational boating, water sports and f ...

. Despite the representative of the Admiralty insisting that she could not sail, she left Southampton in breach of maritime law. The issue of whether or not she was a war prize was not pursued. In 1946, ''Empire Humber'' was returned to Glen Line Ltd and renamed ''Glengarry''. She was transferred to Ocean Steamship Co Ltd in 1970 and renamed ''Dardanus''. She was renamed ''Glengarry'' in 1971 for her final voyage to shipbreakers at

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, Japan.

''Empire Humphrey''

''Empire Humphrey'' was a 275 GRT tug which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby. Launched on 2 September 1943 and completed in January 1944. In August 1944, ''Empire Humphrey'' and ''

Empire Betsy Suffix beginning with B ''Empire Baffin'' was a 6,978 GRT cargo ship that was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. She was launched on 28 August 1941 and completed in October 1941. In May 1942 she was a member of Convoy PQ 16. Damaged by ...

'' towed ''

Empire Beatrice ''Empire Beatrice'' was a cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow in 1942. She was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and managed by David Alexander & Sons. Although badly damaged during the war, she was repaired a ...

'' from Dungeness to Blyth Sands after the latter was torpedoed by German E-boats. Sold in 1947 to Nederlands-Indonesia Steenkolen Handel Maatschappij and renamed ''Suus''. Sold in 1959 to the Indonesian Government. Renamed ''Laut Sawu'' in 1961. To Surabaya Port Authority, Surabaya in 1964.

''Empire Hunter''

''Empire Hunter'' was a 5,967 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 11 September 1942 and completed in November 1942. To the Politics of Poland, Polish Government in 1943 and renamed ''Boryslaw''. To Polskie Linie Oceanienze in 1950 and renamed ''Bytom''. Sold in 1963 to Rejnowe Zaklady Zbozowe PZZ. Converted to a hulk (ship), floating warehouse, based at Szczecin and renamed ''MP-PZZ-2''. Sold c1970 to Zaklady Obrutu Zbozami Importawanymi i Eksportowymi PZZ.

''Empire Hurst''

''Empire Hurst'' was a 2,852 GRT collier which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 10 May 1941 and completed in July 1941. Sold in 1945 to Burnett Steamship Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, and renamed ''Holmside''. Sold in 1956 to Shamrock Shipping Co, Northern Ireland and renamed ''Gransha''. Sold in 1960 to Paolo Tomei, Italy, and renamed ''Daniela T''. Sold in 1962 to Capo Nannu Societa di Navigazione, operated under the management of Paolo Tomei. Sold in 1972 to Mediterranea Marittime Sarda SpA, Sardinia and renamed ''Vulca''. Scrapped in June 1974 in Spezia, Italy.

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