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===''Empire Sidney''===
''[[Empire Sidney]]'' was a {{GRT|6904|first}} [[cargo ship]] which was built by [[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff Ltd]], [[Belfast]]. Launched on 4 September 1941 and completed in May 1942. Allocated in 1943 to the [[Politics of the Netherlands|Dutch government]] and renamed ''Van der Helst''. Sold in 1946 to Koninklijke Java-China-Japan Lijn, [[Netherlands]] and renamed ''Tjimenteng''. Sold in 1963 to Diamandis Eikidi Naftiliaki Eteria and renamed ''Diamandis''. Operated under the management of A Halcoussis & Co, Greece. Arrived on 20 January 1970 at [[Cartagena, Spain|Cartagena]], Spain for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=74}}

===''Empire Silas''===
''Empire Silas'' was a {{GRT|275|link=off}} [[tugboat|tug]] which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, [[Selby]]. Launched on 13 December 1943 and completed in April 1944. Sold in 1946 to Fairplay Towing & Shipping Co Ltd, London and renamed ''Fairplay Two''. Capsized on 22 June 1947 and sank off [[Vlissingen]], Netherlands when towing {{SS|Kuurtanes||2}}. Refloated on 13 August 1947 and towed to [[Antwerp]], Belgium. Declared a constructive total loss but repaired. Sold in 1948 to Société Cherif de Remorquage et Sauvetage, [[Casablanca]] and renamed ''Ifrane''. Scrapped in 1978 at Casablanca.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=311}}

===''Empire Silver'' (I)===
''[[Empire Silver]]'' was an {{GRT|8,145|link=off}} [[tank ship|tanker]] which was built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, [[Glasgow]]. Launched on 19 October 1940 and completed in January 1941 as RFA ''Denbydale'' for the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]. Damaged on 19 September 1941 at [[Gibraltar]] by a [[limpet mine]] laid by [[Italian submarine Scirè (1938)|Italian submarine ''Scirè'']]. Her back was broken and she was relegated to a [[hulk ship|fuelling hulk]] at Gibraltar. Her engines were removed and fitted in [[RFA Derwentdale (A114)|RFA ''Derwentdale'']]. Arrived on 22 July 1957 at [[Blyth, Northumberland]] for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=143}}

===''Empire Silver'' (II)===
''[[Empire Silver]]'' was an {{GRT|8,602}} tanker which was built by Sir J. Laing & Sons, Sunderland. Launched on 28 November 1940 and completed in March 1941. Sold in 1946 to Northern Petroleum Tankship Co. Ltd. and renamed ''Sylvafield''. Sold in 1952 to Castro Bello Compagnia Armadora S.A., Panama and renamed ''Radiant''. Renamed ''Andros Sun'' in 1957. Sold to Star Lane Shipping Co. Inc., Panama in 1958 and renamed ''Capetan Theo''. Arrived at Split for breaking on 14 November 1960.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=146}}

===''Empire Simba''===
[[File:Cohas h65046a.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Launch of ''West Cohas'']]
''[[Empire Simba]]'' was a {{GRT|5647|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Skinner & Eddy]] Corp, [[Seattle]]. Completed in 1918 as ''West Cohas'' for the [[United States Shipping Board]] (USSB). To [[Lykes Brothers Steamship Company|Lykes Brothers-Ripley Steamship Co Inc]] in 1933. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Simba''. Damaged on 1 March 1941 by bombing in the [[Irish Sea]] ({{coord|52|21|N|05|23|W}}) and abandoned. Towed to [[Liverpool]]. On 12 March a parachute mine was discovered onboard after an air raid. This exploded on 14 March, damaging her amidships, later repaired. Scuttled on 13 September 1945 at {{coord|55|30|N|11|00|W}} with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=408}}

===''Empire Simon''===
''Empire Simon'' was a {{GRT|275|link=off}} tug which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, Launched on 11 July 1945 and completed in July 1946 as ''Simonia'' for Overseas Towage & Salvage Co Ltd. Sold in 1951 to Les Abeilles Remorquage et Sauvetage, [[Le Havre]] and renamed ''Abeille No 8''. Sold in 1966 to G D'Alessio, Italy and renamed ''Antonia D'Alessio''. Sold in 1975 to Rim. Calabrese SpA, Italy and renamed ''Grecale''.

===''Empire Sinew''===
''Empire Sinew'' was a {{GRT|250|link=off}} tug which was built by Scott & Sons Ltd, [[Bowling, West Dunbartonshire]]. Launched on 14 July 1942 and completed in November 1942. Sold in 1948 to Union des Remorquage de L'Ocean, [[Dakar]] and renamed ''Faidherbe''. Sold in 1954 to [[Adelaide Steamship Company]]. Left [[Cape Town]] on 24 October 1954 and last reported on 26 October in distress off [[Cape Agulhas]]. Foundered with loss of all hands.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=307}}

===''Empire Singapore''===
''[[Empire Singapore]]'' was a {{GRT|7381|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[William Doxford & Sons|William Doxford & Son Ltd]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]. Launched on 15 November 1944 and completed in March 1945. Sold in 1946 to Reardon Smith Line Ltd and renamed ''Fresno City''. Sold in 1964 to Vergocean Steamship Co Ltd and renamed ''Sea Captain''. Operated under the management of Vergottis Ltd, [[London]]. Scrapped in June 1975 in [[Shanghai]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=55}}

===''Empire Skipper''===
''Empire Skipper'' was a {{GRT|313|link=off}} [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] which was built by Richard Dunston Ltd, [[Thorne, South Yorkshire|Thorne]]. Launched on 23 August 1943 and completed in October 1943. Sold in 1947 to South Coast Sand & Gravel Ltd, converted to a sandsucker and renamed ''Sand Skipper''. Sold in 1950 to Zinal Steamship Co Ltd. Operated under the management of J Burness & Sons Ltd. sold in 1954 to South Coast Shipping Co Ltd. Operated under the management of Burness Shipping Co Ltd, London. Management passed in 1956 to [[Cory Environmental|William Cory & Son]]. Scrapped in July 1970 at [[Southampton]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=214}}

===''Empire Skua''===
''[[Empire Skua]]'' was an {{GRT|8400|link=off}} [[landing ship, tank|LST (3)]] which was built by Yarrows Ltd, [[Esquimalt, British Columbia]]. Launched in September 1945 as ''LST 3517''. To [[Royal Navy]] as HMS ''St Nazaire''. To [[Department for Transport|Ministry of Transport]] in 1956 and renamed ''Empire Skua''. Operated under the management of Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd. In 1961, management passed to [[British-India Steam Navigation Company|British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd]]. Arrived on 31 January 1968 at [[Spezia]], Italy for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=360}}

In 1962, the Empire Skua undertook to tow a military "heavy ferry"—a 4 × 4 cell pontoon platform with fold-back ramps on both ends—from Cyprus to Benghazi, Libya to take part in military exercises. ''En route'', one of the pontoons sprung a hefty leak, and the platform began to sink. The problem was not spotted until daybreak about halfway through the trip when the tow rope started to "sing" indicating it was under considerable stress and tension. Before it could be cut loose, it snapped and the ship-half of the tow wrapped itself around the accommodation block, before it disappeared to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, a sequence of photographs were taken as proof that the ferry had sunk.

===''Empire Sky''===
''[[Empire Sky]]'' was a {{GRT|7455|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[J.L. Thompson and Sons|J L Thompson & Sons Ltd]], Sunderland. Launched on 10 February 1941 and completed in June 1941. [[Torpedo]]ed on 14 November 1942 and sunk by {{GS|U-625||2}} at {{coord|76|20|N|32|26|W}}.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=118}}

===''Empire Sloane''===
''Empire Sloane'' was a {{GRT|419|link=off}} coaster which was built by Shipbuilding Corporation, [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. Launched on 17 January 1946 and completed later that year. Sold in 1948 to Broadway Holdings Ltd, London. To [[London Missionary Society]] later that year and converted to a missionary ship and renamed ''John Williams VI'',<ref name="TBS">{{cite web |url=http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/E-Ships/empiresloane1946.html|title= Tyne Built Ships: A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built |website= Tyne Built Ships |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> the sixth of [[List of ships named John Williams|seven missionary ships]] successively operated by the Society, named after the missionary [[John Williams (missionary)|John Williams]]. Sold in 1963 to Burns, Philip & Co Ltd, London and renamed ''Manutai''. She was used as a trading vessel in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) carrying general cargo from Port Vila and collecting copra for export from plantations and co-operative groups.<ref name="FA">{{cite web |url=https://www.flotilla-australia.com/burnsphilp.htm |title=Burns Philip |last1= Hoskin |first1=John E.|date=2018 |website= Flotilla-Australia |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> She also had an on-board store for the sale of domestic goods and groceries, including frozen food. Sold in 1975 to Rabi Holdings Ltd, London.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=239}}

===''Empire Snipe''===
''[[Empire Snipe]]'' was a {{GRT|2689|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company|Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp]], [[Manitowoc, Wisconsin]]. Completed as ''Lake Gaither'' for the USSB. Sold in 1926 to Western Reserve Navigation Co Inc, [[Cleveland]], Ohio. Sold in 1927 to Newtex Steamship Corp, [[New York City|New York]]. Renamed ''Texas Ranger'' in 1932. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Snipe''. Damaged on 14 July 1942 by a limpet mine off Gibraltar. Out of service until 14 October 1942 when repairs completed. First British or allied ship to enter Bizerta on 13 May 1943 after its capture by the American 2nd corps. Sold in 1946 to W Brown, Atkinson & Co Ltd and renamed ''Staxton''. Sold in 1948 to Sirketi Aldikacti, [[Turkey]] and renamed Ileri. Scrapped in July 1968 at [[Haliç]], Turkey.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=418}}

===''Empire Snow''===
''[[Empire Snow]]'' was a {{GRT|6327|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by C Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 16 December 1940 and completed in February 1941. Sold in 1946 to Cairns, Noble & Co Ltd and renamed ''Cairnavon''. Sold in 1961 to Compagnia Naviagzione Sirikari, [[Panama]] and renamed ''Vergolivada''. Operated under the [[Flag of Lebanon|Lebanese Flag]]. On 19 September 1966 she became stranded on the Dognarslan Bank, [[Dardanelles]] after a rope became wrapped around her propeller. Part of her cargo of rocks was jettisoned but this was stopped as an artificial reef was being created. The remaining cargo was transhipped and Vergolivada was refloated on 1 October 1966. Arrived in November 1968 in Shanghai for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=44}}

===''Empire Snowdrop''===
''Empire Snowdrop'' was a {{GRT|339|link=off}} coaster which was built by Van Diepen Scheepswerf Gebroeders NV, [[Waterhuizen]], Netherlands. Completed in 1939 as ''Caribe I'' for S G Hallstrom, [[Amsterdam]]. Requisitioned by MoWT in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Snowdrop''. Sold in 1946 to Malta Steamship Co Ltd, [[Valletta]] and renamed ''De Vilhena'' after the [[António Manoel de Vilhena|18th-century grandmaster]]. Foundered on 3 February 1961 {{convert|40|nmi|km}} north-west of [[Calvi, Haute-Corse|Calvi]], [[Corsica]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|pp=394-95}}

===''Empire Soar''===
''[[SS Armonia (1924)|Empire Soar]]'' was a {{GRT|2740|link=off}} cargo ship that was built by [[Blyth Shipbuilding Company|Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co Ltd]]. Completed in 1924 as ''Tullochmoor'' for [[Walter Runciman, 1st Baron Runciman|W Runciman & Co]]. Sold in 1936 to Franz L Nimitz, [[Szczecin|Stettin]]. Seized in May 1945 at [[Hamburg]] as a [[Prize (law)|war prize]]. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Soar''. Allocated in 1946 to Greece. To the [[Kingdom of Greece|Greek government]] and renamed ''Preveza''. Sold in 1948 to Synodinos Brothers, Greece and renamed ''Danapris''. Sold in 1957 to A. Angelicoussis & Co, Greece and renamed ''Armonia''. Bombed in 1958 by a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] aircraft in an air raid on [[Ambon, Maluku|Amboina]]. Sold in 1959 to Keanyew Shipping Co, Panama and renamed ''Keanyew''. Sold in 1960 to Southern Commercial Co, Panama and renamed ''Charlie''. Scrapped in January 1960 at Hong Kong.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|pp=466-67}}

===''Empire Soldier''===
''[[Empire Soldier]]'' was a 4.{{GRT|536|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Lithgows|Lithgows Ltd]], [[Port Glasgow]]. Completed in 1928 as ''Aelybryn''. Sold in 1937 to Fisser & Van Doornum, [[Emden]] and renamed ''Konsul Hendrik Fisser''. When war broke out she was at [[Vigo]], Spain. She sailed flying a false [[Flag of Norway|Norwegian Flag]] and with [[Norway|Norwegian]] colours painted on her hull. Sighted on 22 November 1939 by {{HMS|Calypso|D61|6}} north of the [[Faroe Islands]]. Weather too rough for a boarding party and crew unable to scuttle and abandon her for some reason. Escorted towards land under threat of sinking. Captured on 23 November. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Soldier''. Collided on 16 September 1942 with tanker {{SS|F. J. Wolfe||2}} off [[St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] and sank.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=441}}

===''Empire Song''===
{{SS|Empire Song||2}} was a {{GRT|9228|link=off}} [[cargo liner]] which was built by [[Greenock Dockyard Company|Greenock Dockyard Co]], [[Greenock]]. Launched on 18 June 1940 and completed in October 1940. Struck an Italian mine on 9 May 1941 in the [[Strait of Sicily]] and sank at the position {{coord|37|9|12|N|11|1|24|E}} while member of Convoy WS 58 as part of [[Malta Convoys#May .E2.80.93 Operation Tiger|Operation Tiger]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|pp=179, 182}}

===''Empire Sophy''===
''Empire Sophy'' was a {{GRT|261|link=off}} tug which was built by Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Co Ltd, [[Goole]]. Launched on 13 December 1943 and completed in June 1944. To the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] in 1947 and renamed ''Behest''. Sold in 1957 to Colombo Port Authority, [[Ceylon]]. Reported to have sunk at Colombo Harbour at an unknown date.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=321}}

===''Empire Sorcerer''===
''[[Empire Sorcerer]]'' was a {{GRT|2594|link=off}} [[dredging|hopper dredger]] which was built by [[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Brothers]], [[Port Glasgow]]. Launched on 21 February 1946 and completed in April 1946. Sold in 1947 to the [[Government of Argentina|Argentinian government]] and renamed ''M O P 230-C''. Renamed ''Miguel Miranda'' in 1949 and renamed ''M O P 224-C'' in 1958.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=354}}

===''Empire Sound''===
''Empire Sound'' was a {{GRT|325|link=off}} coaster which was built by Richards Ironworks Ltd, [[Lowestoft]]. Launched on 8 August 1941 and completed in December 1941. To the Dutch government in 1943 and renamed ''Zuiderhaven''. Sold in 1946 to Entreprise Générale de Transport Maritimes SA, France and renamed ''Tamise II''. Sold in 1950 to Société Anonyme de Ciments de Dannes, France and renamed ''Cimcour II''. Sold in 1953 to A/S Sjaholm, Norway and renamed ''Sjaholm''. New [[diesel engine]] fitted in 1958. Sold in 1965 to A Remoy Partrederi, Norway and renamed ''Pokal''. Sold in 1968 to I/S Peddership-Pedersen & Sonner, Norway and renamed ''Bjerkosund''. Sold in 1972 to Nesser R/A, Norway and renamed ''Eidsvag.'' Sold in 1983 to G Mallion, London and sold in 1985 to Nick Ocean International, Panama.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=234}}

===''Empire Southey''===
''[[Empire Southey]]'' was a {{GRT|7041|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Short Brothers of Sunderland|Short Brothers Ltd]], Sunderland. Launched on 15 May 1942 and completed in July 1942. Sold in 1946 to Bank Line Ltd and renamed ''Hollybank''. Operated under the management of A Weir & Co Ltd. Sold in 1953 to Halcyon Lijn NV, Netherlands and renamed ''Stad Rotterdam''. Sold in 1963 to Ocean Shipping & Enterprises SA, Panama and renamed ''Ocean Unity''. Arrived on 8 March 1967 at [[Kaohsiung]], Taiwan for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=108}}

===''Empire Southwark''===
''[[Empire Southwark]]'' was a {{GRT|3486|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, [[West Hartlepool]]. Launched on 11 June 1945 and completed in September 1945. Sold in 1946 to Pelton Steamship Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne and renamed ''Tempo''. Sold in 1961 to Anemi Compagnia Navigazione, Panama and renamed ''Nagusena''. Sank on 17 October 1967 {{convert|4|nmi|km}} off [[Esbjerg]], Denmark.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=204}}

===''Empire Southwold''===
''[[Empire Southwold]]'' was a {{GRT|7370|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Bartram & Sons|Bartram & Sons Ltd]], Sunderland. Launched on 16 January 1946 and completed in May 1946 as ''Hesperia'' for Houston Line Ltd. Sold in 1960 to [[Clan Line|Clan Line Steamers Ltd]] and renamed ''Clan Murdoch''. Sold in 1961 to King Line Ltd. Operated under the management of Dodd, Thompson & Co Ltd. sold in 1962 to Sadikzade Denizcilik Ltd, Turkey and renamed ''Mustafa''. Sold in 1974 to Z Sonmez, Turkey and renamed ''Denizhanlar''. Scrapped in March 1979 at [[Aliağa]], Turkey.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|pp=25-26}}

===''Empire Spartan''===
''[[Empire Spartan]]'' was a {{GRT|6987|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 17 February 1942 and completed in April 1942. Sold in 1951 to [[Ellerman Lines|Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co Ltd]] and renamed ''City of Cardiff''. Sold in 1959 to Kam Kee Navigation Co Ltd and renamed ''Shun Wing''. Operated under the management of Jebshun Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong. Sold in 1971 to Chun Moo Choo, operated under the [[Somali flag]] and Jebshun's management. Arrived in January 1972 in Hong Kong after being detained in [[Onahama]], Japan following the bankruptcy of her owners and laid up. On 10 May 1972, she dragged her anchors and collided with [[ferry]] ''Macau''. Arrived on 23 September 1972 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=87}}

===''Empire Spearhead''===
[[File:Empire Spearhead 081455.jpg|thumb|''Empire Spearhead'']]
''[[HMS Empire Spearhead|Empire Spearhead]]'' was a {{GRT|7177|link=off}} (11,600 [[displacement (ship)|tons displacement]]) [[Type C1 ship|Type C1-S-AY-1]] cargo ship which was built by [[Consolidated Steel Corporation|Consolidated Steel Corp]], [[Wilmington, California]]. Laid down as ''Cape Girardeau'' and completed in January 1944 as ''Empire Spearhead'' for MoWT. To [[United States Maritime Commission]] in 1947, renamed ''Cape Girardeau'' in 1948. Proposed sale in May 1948 to China and renaming ''Hai Mei'' was cancelled. Renamed ''Empire Spearhead'' in August 1950 and laid up in the [[James River]]. Scrapped in November 1966 in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=427}}

===''Empire Spenser''===
''[[Empire Spenser]]'' was an {{GRT|8194|link=off}} tanker which was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast. Launched on 17 February 1942 and completed in July 1942. Torpedoed on 8 December 1942 and sunk by {{GS|U-524||2}} at {{coord|57|04|N|36|01|W}}.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=139}}

===''Empire Spey''===
''[[Empire Spey]]'' was a {{GRT|4292|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Ardrossan Dockyard Co Ltd, [[Ardrossan]]. Completed in 1929 as ''Blairspey'' for Geo Nisbet & Co, Glasgow. Torpedoed on 18 October 1940 by{{GS|U-101|1940|2}} at {{coord|57|55|N|11|10|W}} while a member of [[Convoy SC 7]]. Abandoned, torpedoed again on 19 October by {{GS|U-100|1940|2}}. Taken in tow and beached in the [[River Clyde|Clyde]] on 25 October. Later towed to Greenock and a new bow section was built. To MoWT in 1942 and renamed ''Empire Spey''. Reverted to George Nisbet & Co in 1946 and renamed ''Blairspey''. Sold in 1961 to Marfuente Compagnia Navigazione, [[Lebanon]] and renamed ''Evandros''. Scrapped in May 1967 at Spezia, Italy.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=395}}

===''Empire Spinel''===
''[[Empire Spinel]]'' was a {{GRT|650|link=off}} coaster which was built by Henry Robb Ltd, [[Leith]]. Completed in 1937 as ''Spinel'' for William Robertson, Glasgow. Bombed on 21 May 1940 by German aircraft and sunk at [[Dunkerque]]. Salvaged on 4 July by Germany, repaired and entered service. Seized in May 1945 at the [[Channel Islands]]. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Spinel''. Returned to William Robertson in 1946 and was renamed ''Spinel''. Scrapped in April 1970 at [[Dalmuir]], West Dunbartonshire.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=467}}

===''Empire Spinney''===
''Empire Spinney'' was an {{GRT|872|link=off}} coaster which was built by [[A. & J. Inglis|A & J Inglis Ltd]], Glasgow. Launched on 26 June 1941 and completed in September 1941. Sold in 1946 to [[General Steam Navigation Company|General Steam Navigation Co Ltd]] and renamed ''Peregrine''. Sold in 1965 to D Vassilatos & others, Greece and renamed ''Libya''. Sold later that year to Elias Condos & others, Greece. Sold in 1971 to S Kondopoulos & Co, Greece and renamed ''Rozmary''.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=236}}

===''Empire Spitfire''===
''[[Empire Spitfire]]'' was a {{GRT|235|link=off}} tug which was built by A Hall & Co Ltd, [[Aberdeen]]. Launched on 23 January 1943 and completed in April 1943. To the Admiralty in 1947 and renamed ''Warden''. Renamed ''Prompt'' in 1951. Sold in 1975 to Thames Services Ltd, London and renamed ''Torque''. Sold in 1979 to Shoreham Salvage & Marine Ltd, [[Shoreham-by-Sea|Shoreham]], [[West Sussex]]. Sold in 1982 to Maryport Maritime Museum, [[Maryport]], [[Cumbria]]. Scrapped in 1986 in [[Millom]], Cumbria.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=308}}

===''Empire Splendour''===
''[[Empire Splendour]]'' was a {{GRT|7335|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast. Launched on 18 December 1941 and completed in September 1942. Sold in 1946 to [[Blue Funnel Line|Ocean Steamship Co Ltd]] and renamed ''Medon''. Operated under the management of A Holt & Co Ltd. Sold in 1963 to Olistim Navigation Co SA, Greece and renamed ''Tina''. Scrapped in January 1970 in Shanghai.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=74}}

===''Empire Sportsman''===
''Empire Sportsman'' was a {{GRT|325|link=off}} coaster which was built by Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft. Launched on 6 May 1943 and completed in September 1943. Sold in 1946 to R Rix & Sons Ltd, [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] and renamed ''Norrix''. New diesel engine fitted in 1961, sold in 1963 to Odysseas & Charalabous, Greece and rename ''Ionion''. Sold later that year to N T Giannoutsos, Greece. Scrapped in May 1985 in Perama, Greece.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=234}}

===''Empire Spray''===
[[File:CAM ship Empire Spray in convoy c1942.jpg|thumb|''Empire Spray'']] ''[[Empire Spray]]'' was a 7,308 [[CAM ship]] which was built by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 11 February 1941 and completed in May 1941. Allocated in 1943 to the Dutch government and renamed ''Gerard Dou''. Sold in 1947 to Stoomvaart Maatschappij NV, Rotterdam and renamed ''Marken''. Sold in 1953 to Douglas Steamship Co Ltd and renamed ''Inchmull''. Operated under the management of Williamson & Co Ltd, Hong Kong. Management passed in 1966 to Mullion & Co, Hong Kong. Scrapped in February 1969 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=52}}

===''Empire Spring''===
''[[Empire Spring]]'' was a {{GRT|6946|link=off}} CAM ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 8 March 1941 and completed in June 1941. Torpedoed on 14 February 1942 and sunk by {{GS|U-576||2}} in the [[North Atlantic]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=85}}

===''Empire Springbuck''===
''[[Empire Springbuck]]'' was a {{GRT|5591|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by the [[Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Company]], Seattle. Ordered as ''War Dido'' for the [[British Shipping Controller]] and completed in October 1918 as ''Westmead'' for the USSB. To Strand Steamship Co, New York in 1920, returned to USSB in 1921. To Williams Steamship Co Inc, New York in 1927 and renamed ''Willanglo''. To Babcock Steamship Corp, New York in 1928 and then to [[Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Company]], [[Portland, Oregon]] in 1929. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Springbuck''. Torpedoed on 19 September 1941 by {{GS|U-81|1941|2}} off [[Cape Farewell, Greenland]] and sank at {{coord|61|38|N|40|40|W}}.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=402}}

===''Empire Springfjord''===
''[[SS Springfjord|Empire Springfjord]]'' was a {{GRT|2036|link=off}} cargo ship that was built by [[Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted|Trondheim Mekaniske Verksted]], [[Trondheim]]. Launched in 1939 as ''Springfjord'' for Springwell Shipping Co Ltd, London. Seized by Germany and completed in 1940 for "[[DDG Hansa|Hansa Line]]" as ''Rüdesheimer''. Seized in May 1945 at [[Tønsberg]]. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Springfjord''. To Springwell Shipping Co Ltd, London in 1947 and renamed ''Springfjord''. [[Napalm]]ed by [[CIA]] "Liberation Air Force" on 27 June 1954 at [[Puerto San José]], [[Guatemala]] during the [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état]], burned and sunk.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=467}}

===''Empire Sprite''===
''Empire Sprite'' was a {{GRT|244|link=off}} tug which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, [[Hessle]]. Launched on 17 February 1942 and completed in June 1942. To the French government in 1946 and renamed ''Inflexible''. Sold in 1951 to Les Abeilles Remorquage et Sauvetage, Le Havre and renamed ''Abeille No 23''. Sold in 1961 to Società di Navigazione Capieci, Italy and renamed ''Capo Milazzo''. Reported to have been scrapped in 1979 at [[Augusta, Sicily]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=317}}

===''Empire Spruce''===
''Empire Spruce'' was a {{GRT|129|link=off}} tug which was built by R Dunston Ltd, Thorne. Launched on 13 January 1942 and completed in March 1942. In a collision on 9 January 1943 with a Royal Navy ship at the entrance to [[Gareloch]] and sank. Refloated on 24 February 1943, towed to Glasgow and repaired. To the Admiralty in 1947 and renamed ''Emulous''. Sold in 1958 to [[H. G. Pound|H G Pounds]], [[Portsmouth]]. Sold in 1961 to J D Irving Ltd, Canada, a new diesel engine was fitted and she was renamed ''Irving Oak''.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=327}}

===''Empire Squire''===
''[[Empire Squire]]'' was a {{GRT|7044|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields. Launched on 4 November 1941 and completed in January 1942. Allocated in 1943 to the Greek government and renamed ''Makedonia''. Sold in 1947 to A G Pappadakis, Greece. Sold in 1962 to Compagnia Navigazione y de Comercio Adonis Ltd, [[Costa Rica]] and renamed ''Anthas''. Arrived on 23 June 1967 at Shanghai for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=99}}

===''Empire Stalwart''===
''[[Empire Stalwart]]'' was a {{GRT|7045|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 23 March 1943 and completed in May 1943. Sold in 1946 to Alexander Shipping Co Ltd and renamed ''Easbury''. Operated under the management of [[Houlder Line|Houlder Bros & Co Ltd]], London. Sold in 1968 to Transportes Maritimos Mexicanos SA, Mexico and renamed ''Constitucion''. Scrapped in October 1968 at [[Veracruz (city)|Veracruz]], Mexico.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=64}}

===''Empire Standard''===
''[[Empire Standard]]'' was a {{GRT|7050|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Armstrong Whitworth|Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd]], Newcastle upon Tyne. Launched on 26 September 1942 and completed in October 1942. Torpedoed on 9 March 1943 by {{GS|U-596||2}} off [[Algiers]] and damaged. Arrived at Algiers the next day, cargo discharged and ship moved to a repair berth. Torpedoed on 26 March by German aircraft and back broken. Declared a constructive total loss. Towed out to sea and scuttled.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=18}}

===''Empire Stanley''===
''[[Empire Stanley]]'' was a {{GRT|6942|link=off}} CAM ship which was built by Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd, Greenock. Launched on 15 July 1941 and completed in September 1941. Torpedoed on 17 August 1943 and sunk by {{GS|U-197||2}} south of [[Madagascar]] ({{coord|27|08|S|48|15|E}}).{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=70}}

===''Empire Star''===
{{SS|Empire Star|1919|2}} (not an "[[Empire ship]]"), official number 143407, was a {{GRT|7199}}, 423.4' × 56.0' × 28.7', [[reefer ship|refrigerated]] cargo liner built by Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow as ''Empirestar'' of the Empirestar S.S. Co. Ltd., renamed ''Empire Star'' in 1929 and ''Tudor Star'' in 1935 as new ship was taking the name. Sold 1950 to N.V. Scheepsloperijen Machinehandel to be broken up at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bluestarline.org/empire1.html |title=Blue Star's M.V. ''Empire Star'' 1—Blue Star's M.V. ''Tudor Star'' 2 |date= 2012-01-12 |publisher=Blue Star on the Web |access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Empire Star Singapore Evacuation.png|thumb|Evacuated troops from Singapore at sea aboard the second ''Empire Star'', 12 February 1942]]
{{MV|Empire Star|1935|2}} (not an "[[Empire ship]]"), official number 163219, was an {{GRT|11093}}, 524.2' × 70.4' × 32.3', refrigerated cargo ship built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast owned by [[Frederick Leyland]] & Co. Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/45/45a1013.pdf |title=Lloyd's Register |author=Lloyds |date=1935–36 |publisher=Lloyd's Register (through PlimsollShipData) |access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> The ship was among those in the first Trans-Tasman convoy in reaction to activities of German raiders in the Indian and South Pacific oceans. She was among the 13 ships evacuating Singapore on the night of 11–12 February 1942 with some 900 service people. During the day of the 12th the convoy was under air attack with ''Empire Star'' being hit with numerous casualties and fourteen military and two civilian refugees killed. On 16 February ''Empire Star'' departed [[Tanjung Priok]] with refugees bound for [[Fremantle]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gill |first=G. Hermon |title=Royal Australian Navy 1939–1942 |series=Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 2 – Navy |volume=1 |year=1957 |publisher=Australian War Memorial |location=Canberra |pages=284, 568–669, 575 |url=http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/second_world_war/volume.asp?levelID=67910 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525001721/http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/second_world_war/volume.asp?levelID=67910 |archive-date=25 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name=ES2>{{cite web |url=http://bluestarline.org/empire2.html |title=Blue Star's M.V. ''Empire Star'' 2 |date=2012-01-12 |publisher=Blue Star on the Web |access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> The ship underwent repairs for damage at Fremantle and [[Sydney]]. She was on a voyage from [[Port of Liverpool|Liverpool]] to [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London, South Africa]] when torpedoed by U-615 north of the [[Azores]] with 32 lost.<ref name=ES2/>

[[File:StateLibQld 1 142699 Empire Star (ship).jpg|thumb|The third ''Empire Star'']]
{{MV|Empire Star|1946|2}} , official number 181546, was an {{GRT|11000}}, 521.4' × 70.5' × 30.9', refrigerated cargo ship that was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast. Launched on 4 March 1946 as ''Empire Mercia'' for MoWT.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/45/45a1013.pdf |title=Lloyd's Register |author=Lloyds |date=1945–46 |publisher=Lloyd's Register (through PlimsollShipData) |access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> Completed in December 1946 as ''Empire Star'' for [[Blue Star Line]]. Sold in 1950 to [[Lamport and Holt|Lamport & Holt Line Ltd.]], then in 1971 to Long Jong Industrial Co. Ltd., Taiwan for scrapping on 20 October 1971 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bluestarline.org/empire3.html |title=Blue Star's M.V. ''Empire Star'' 3 |date= 2012-01-12 |publisher=Blue Star on the Web |access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref>{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=184}}

===''Empire Starlight''===
''[[Empire Starlight]]'' was a {{GRT|6854|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock|Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co Ltd]], Hong Kong. Launched on 4 April 1941 and completed in July 1941. Joined [[Convoy PQ 13]], repeatedly bombed and sank on 1 June 1942 at [[Murmansk]]. Salvaged by [[USSR]] in 1945, repaired and renamed ''Murmansk'', now {{GRT|7153|link=off}}. Sailed from [[Nagoya]], Japan on 12 October 1979 bound for [[Nakhodka]], USSR, reported to have been converted to a [[Hulk (ship type)|storage barge]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=126}}

===''Empire Starling''===
''[[Empire Starling]]'' was a {{GRT|6060|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Moore Dry Dock Company|Moore Shipbuilding Co]], [[Oakland, California]]. Completed in October 1919 as ''Nockum'' for USSB. To MoWT in 1938 and renamed ''Empire Starling''. Torpedoed on 27 November 1939 by {{GS|U-48|1940|2}} and sunk south of [[United Kingdom]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=410}}

===''Empire State''===

Launched as ''Shaume'' by [[American International Shipbuilding]], [[Hog Island, Pennsylvania]]. Renamed 1931. Not an Empire ship.

===''Empire Statesman''===
''[[Empire Statesman]]'' was a {{GRT|5306|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Gio. Ansaldo & C.|Societ per Azioni Ansaldo]], [[Sestri Ponente]], Italy. Completed in 1920 as ''Ansaldo VIII'' for Società Naz. Di Navigazione, Italy. Renamed ''Ansaldo Ottavo'' in 1925. Sold in 1928 to Società Comm. De Navigazione, [[Genoa]] and renamed ''Pellice''. Sailed from the [[River Tyne|Tyne]] on 9 June 1940 and captured by the Royal Navy at sea the next day. Escorted to [[Methil]], [[Fife]]. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Statesman''. Torpedoed on 11 December 1940 and sunk by {{GS|U-94|1940|2}} in the North Atlantic.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=441}}

===''Empire Steel''===
''[[Empire Steel]]'' was an {{GRT|8138|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Cammell Laird|Cammell Laird & Co Ltd]], [[Birkenhead]]. Launched on 4 December 1940 and completed in March 1941. Torpedoed on 24 March 1942 by {{GS|U-123|1940|2}} and finished off by gunfire north-east of Bermuda ({{coord|37|45|N|74|50|W}}).{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=138}}

===''Empire Steelhead''===
''[[Empire Steelhead]]'' was a {{GRT|7586|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Pusey and Jones|Pusey & Jones Co]], [[Gloucester City, New Jersey|Gloucester]], [[New Jersey]]. Ordered by Pennsylvania Shipping Co, completed in 1920 as ''Patrick Henry'' for USSB. To Lykes Brothers-Ripley Steamship Co Inc, New York in 1933. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Steelhead''. Allocated in 1942 to the Greek government and renamed ''Crete''. Sold in 1947 to D Vernicos, Greece and renamed Vernicos Nicolaos. Sold in 1951 to Compagnia Marittima de Petroleo, Panama and renamed ''El Greco''. Scrapped in September 1952 at [[Savona]], Italy.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=404}}

===''Empire Stella''===
''Empire Stella'' was a {{GRT|292|link=off}} tug which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby. Launched on 16 March 1945 and completed in August 1945. Boiler explosion on 1 January 1946, laid up and later sold to United Towing Co Ltd. Replacement steam engine fitted that had been intended to be installed in ''[[Empire Keith]]''. A new diesel engine was fitted in 1961. Sold in 1969 to Rim. Sardi, Italy and renamed ''Poetto''.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=324}}

===''Empire Stevedore''===
''Empire Stevedore'' was an approximately {{GRT|750|link=off}} cargo ship which was built as Kriegtransporter ''KT 3''. Taken over at Hamburg in October 1949 by the [[Royal Engineers]]. To [[Marchwood]], [[Hampshire]] in 1950 for use as a [[stevedore]] training ship, replacing ''[[Empire Flamian]]''.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=467}}

The ''Empire Stevedore'' was reputed to be haunted, supposedly by the spirit of her last German captain, who—it was said—shot himself when the ship was captured towards the end of WWII. The ghostly figure could be seen shortly after midnight, standing in the wheelhouse, looking through binoculars towards the prow of the ship. Those brave enough to go aboard the ship after midnight could hear the captains footsteps as he climbed the step ladder to the bridge inside the accommodation.

===''Empire Stevenson''===
''[[Empire Stevenson]]'' was a {{GRT|6209|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields. Launched on 25 August 1941 and completed in October 1941. Torpedoed on 13 September 1942 and sunk by German aircraft north of [[Bear Island (Norway)|Bear Island]] ({{coord|76|10|N|10|05|E}}) while a member of [[Convoy PQ 18]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|pp=98-99}}

===''Empire Stickleback''===
''[[Empire Stickleback]]'' was a {{GRT|1984|link=off}} tanker which was built by [[American Ship Building Company|American Shipbuilding Co]], Cleveland, Ohio. Completed in 1895 as ''Malta''. Converted to a barge in 1911 and rebuilt as a steamship in 1921. To [[Canada Steamship Lines]] and renamed ''Thunder Bay''. Sold in 1940 to Branch Lines Ltd, Montreal. Converted to a tanker and renamed ''Pinebranch''. To MoWT in 1945 and renamed ''Empire Stickleback''. Returned to Branch Lines in 1946 and renamed ''Pinebranch''. Cut down to deck level in 1961 and sunk on 24 May as a wharf at [[Malignant Cove, Nova Scotia]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=395}}

===''Empire Storm''===
''[[Empire Storm]]'' was a {{GRT|7290|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields. Launched on 27 January 1941 and completed in March 1941. Torpedoed on 29 May 1941 and sunk by {{GS|U-557||2}} at {{coord|55|00|N|39|50|W}} while a member of Convoy HX 128S.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=98}}

===''Empire Story''===
''[[Empire Story]]'' was a {{GRT|7037|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 19 December 1941 and completed in March 1942. Ran aground on 4 May 1942 at [[Briar Island]], Nova Scotia and abandoned. Refloated herself at high tide and drifted off in fog. Taken in tow by ''[[Foundation Franklin]]'' with the intention to take her to [[Digby, Nova Scotia|Digby]] but she capsized and sank at {{coord|44|35|N|66|19|W}}.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=108}}

===''Empire Stour''===
''[[Empire Stour]]'' was a {{GRT|4696|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Completed in 1930 as ''Harpenden'' for National Steamship Co. Operated under the management of J & C Harrison. Torpedoed on 11 September 1940 by {{GS|U-28|1936|2}} and severely damaged at the stern. Towed to the Clyde and declared a constructive total loss. Rebuilt in 1941, to MoWT and renamed ''Empire Stour''. Sold in 1946 to Bharat Line, [[Bombay]] and renamed ''Bharatjal''. Sold in 1957 to C A Petroutsis, [[Geneva]] and renamed ''Al-Riyadh''. Transferred in 1958 to C A Petroutsis, [[Trieste]] and renamed ''Spetsai Patriot''. Placed under arrest in 1962 at [[Lagos]]. Sold by Court Order, scrapped in September 1963 at [[Split (city)|Split]], [[Yugoslavia]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=395}}

===''Empire Strait''===
''[[Empire Strait]]'' was a {{GRT|2841|link=off}} [[collier (ship type)|collier]] which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 31 October 1940 and completed in December 1940. Bombed on 28 April 1941 and damaged off [[Great Yarmouth]]. Sold in 1945 to Granta Steamship Co Ltd and renamed ''Granta''. Operated under the management of Witherington & Everett, Newcastle upon Tyne. Scrapped in December 1960 at [[Harlingen, Netherlands|Harlingen]], Netherlands.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=213}}

===''Empire Stream''===
''[[Empire Stream]]'' was a {{GRT|2922|link=off}} [[bulk carrier|ore carrier]] which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 2 December 1940 and completed in March 1941. Torpedoed on 25 September 1941 and sunk by {{GS|U-124|1940|2}} at {{coord|46|03|N|24|40|W}} while a member of [[Convoy HG 73]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=367}}

===''Empire Strength''===
[[File:Evangelia.JPG|thumb|Wreck of ''E Evangelia'', former ''Empire Strength'']]
''[[MV E Evangelia|Empire Strength]]'' was a {{GRT|7355|link=off}} refrigerated cargo ship that was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast in 1942, being launched on 28 May and completed in December. Sold in 1946 to Blue Star Line Ltd and renamed ''Saxon Star''. Sold in 1961 to D L Street Ltd, [[Cardiff]] and renamed ''Redbrook''. Sold in 1965 to Hegif Compagnia Navigazione SA and renamed ''E Evangelia''. Operated under the management of H Embiricos, Greece. Ran aground on 15 October 1968 off [[Constanța]], Romania ({{coord|43|58|N|28|39|E}}) and declared a constructive total loss. The wreck is now a tourist attraction in [[Costinești]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=74}}

===''Empire Stroma''===
''[[Empire Stroma]]'' was a {{GRT|5123|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Launched on 23 March 1947 and completed in July 1947 as ''Ashantian'' for [[United Africa Company|United Africa Co Ltd]]. Sold in 1949 to [[Palm Line|Palm Line Ltd]] and renamed ''Ashanti Palm''. Operated under the management of United Africa Co Ltd. Ran aground on 18 November 1962 on rocks at the entrance to [[Naples Harbour]], Italy and sank.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=105}}

===''Empire Stronghold''===
''[[Empire Stronghold]]'' was a {{GRT|7050|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Sir W G Armstrong-Whitworth (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Launched on 14 September 1943 and completed in December 1943. Allocated in 1945 to the French government and renamed ''Camille Porche''. Sold in 1948 to Société Navale Delmas-Vieljeux, France and renamed ''Colonel Vieljeux''. Sold in 1960 to Vita Shipping Co, [[Liberia]] and renamed ''Atticos''. Sold in 1961 to Supreme Shipping Co Inc, Panama and renamed ''Valor''. Ran aground on 28 March 1963 at [[Mukho]], South Korea, declared a constructive total loss.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=18}}

===''Empire Stronsay''===
''[[Empire Stronsay]]'' was a {{GRT|7318|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. Laid down as ''Empire Stronsay'' and launched on 26 September 1946 as ''Louis E Durand''. Completed in December 1946 as ''Chef Mecanician Durand'' for the French government. Sold in 1949 to Compagnie Maritime Normande and renamed ''Rollon''. Operated under the management of J Chastellain et Compagnie, [[Rouen]]. Sold in 1963 to Aegis Shipping Co Ltd Greece and renamed ''Aeakos''. Ran aground on 9 September 1965 off [[Borneo]] ({{coord|05|07|N|112|33|E}}) and abandoned. A salvage vessel was despatched from [[Singapore]] on 11 November but the ship was seized by pirates on 5 December 1965 and the salvage vessel returned to base.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=106}}

===''Empire Stuart''===
''[[Empire Stuart]]'' was a {{GRT|7067|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 29 October 1943 and completed in February 1944. Sold in 1946 to Norwood Steamship Co Ltd and renamed ''Lord Lloyd George''. Operated under the management of Ships Finance & Management Co Ltd, London. Sold in 1955 to Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale NV, Rotterdam and renamed ''Atje-Ray-S''. Sold in 1957 to Insulare Compagnia Sicula di Armamento, [[Sicily]] and renamed ''Gianfranco''. Operated under the management of CITMAR, Genoa. Scrapped in December 1964 at [[Vado Ligure]], Italy.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=109}}

===''Empire Success''===
''[[Empire Success]]'' was a {{GRT|5988|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Vulkan Werke, Hamburg. Completed in 1921 as ''Hagen ''for [[Hamburg America Line]]. Seized on 8 September 1939 at [[Durban]] by the [[South African Navy]]. To the [[South African government]] and renamed ''Ixia''. Bombed on 30 September 1940 at [[Peterhead]], [[Aberdeenshire]] and damaged. To MoWT, repaired and renamed ''Empire Success''. Laid up in January 1948 at Liverpool after a collision. Uneconomic to repair and scuttled on 22 August 1948 in the [[Bay of Biscay]] with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=441}}

===''Empire Summer''===
''[[Empire Summer]]'' was a {{GRT|6949|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 27 December 1940 and completed in May 1941. Sold in 1946 to Turnbull, Scott & Co Ltd, London and renamed ''Stonegate''. Sold in 1955 to C Meentzen Schiffahrt und Handel GmbH, [[Bremen]] and renamed ''Hastedt''. Sold in 1959 to the [[Chinese government]] and renamed ''Hoping Wu Shi Err''. Renamed ''Ho Ping 52'' in 1979 and ''Zhan Dou 52'' c1985. Removed from shipping registers in 1987.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=107}}

===''Empire Sun''===
''[[Empire Sun]]'' was a {{GRT|6952|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 10 April 1941 and completed in June 1941. Torpedoed on 7 February 1942 and sunk by {{GS|U-751||2}} south of [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]] ({{coord|43|55|N|64|22|W}}).{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=107}}

===''Empire Sunbeam''===
''[[Empire Sunbeam]]'' was a {{GRT|6711|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 16 January 1941 and completed in March 1941. Sold in 1945 to Ropner Shipping Co Ltd and renamed ''Swainby''. Sold in 1962 to Trafalgar Steamship Co Ltd and renamed Newgate. Operated under the management of Tsavliris (Shipping) Ltd, London. Sold in 1967 to Kantara Shipping Co Ltd, [[Cyprus]]. Sold in 1968 to Newgate Shipping Co Ltd, Cyprus. Arrived on 2 October 1971 at [[Istanbul]] for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|pp=62-63}}

===''Empire Sunrise''===
''[[Empire Sunrise]]'' was a {{GRT|7459|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 13 November 1940 and completed in February 1941. Torpedoed on 2 November 1942 and damaged by {{GS|U-402||2}} while a member of [[Convoy SC 107]]. Later torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-84|1940|2}}.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=118}}

===''Empire Surf''===
''[[Empire Surf]]'' was a {{GRT|6640|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 13 January 1941 and completed in April 1941. Torpedoed on 14 January 1942 and sunk by {{GS|U-43|1939|2}} south-east of the [[Faroe Islands]] ({{coord|58|42|N|19|16|W}}) while a member of Convoy ON 55. Of the crew of 53, 47 died. It was part of convoy ON-55 en route from Manchester to Jacksonville, Florida, without cargo and Albert Sandham was the Master of the ship, at the time of the sinking.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=24}}

===''Empire Susan''===
''Empire Susan'' was a {{GRT|593|link=off}} tug which was built by [[Clelands Shipbuilding Company|Clelands (Successors) Ltd]], [[Willington Quay|Willington Quay-on-Tyne]]. Launched on 19 July 1944 and completed in October 1944. Sold in 1946 to William Watkins Ltd and renamed ''Rumania''. Ran aground on 10 February 1956 on Long Sands Bank, [[Thames Estuary]] while assisting {{SS|Loide-Honduras||2}} which was also aground. Crew rescued by [[helicopter]] before she sank, declared a total loss.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=304}}

===''Empire Swale''===
''[[Empire Swale]]'' was a {{GRT|5452|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG]], [[Wesermünde]]. Completed in 1937 as ''Takoradian'' for [[United Africa Company]], Liverpool. Seized in 1941 by French authorities at [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]] and renamed ''St Paul''. Returned to Britain in 1943 and renamed ''Takoradian''. To MoWT later that year and renamed ''Empire Swale''. Returned to the United Africa Company in 1946 and renamed ''Takoradian''. In 1948 caught fire and sank at Copenhagen, was re-floated after temporary repairs then sailed to Bremen for a complete overhaul. Parent company Unilever underwent restructuring in which UAC shipping assets became [[Palm Line|Palm Line Ltd]] in 1949, and the ship was renamed ''Takoradi Palm''. Sold in 1959 to E N Vernicos Shipping Co, Greece and renamed ''Irini's Luck''. Scrapped in May 1963 at Vigo, Spain.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=395}}

===''Empire Swallow''===
''[[Empire Swallow]]'' was a {{GRT|209|link=off}} coaster which was built by J Koster, [[Groningen (city)|Groningen]], Netherlands. Completed in 1928 as ''Meuse''. Sold in 1935 to William H Muller & Co, London and renamed ''Swallow''. Damaged on 12 June 1940 during the [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|occupation]] of [[Paris]] and abandoned. Salvaged by Germany, renamed ''Schwalbe''. Seized in May 1945 at the [[Channel Islands]]. To MoWT and renamed ''Empire Swallow''. Returned to Muller's in 1946 and renamed ''Swallow''. Sold in 1958 to H & T Schoning, [[Düsseldorf]] and renamed ''Lies''. Rebuilt in 1962, now {{GRT|249|link=off}}. Sold in 1969 to M Harmstorf, Hamburg and renamed ''Mariana''. Removed from shipping registers in 1987.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=467}}

===''Empire Swan''===
[[File:Motorship Missourian leaving the dock at Cramp's shipyard for New York.png|thumb|''Missourian'']] ''[[Empire Swan]]'' was a {{GRT|7965|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by the [[Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation]], [[Chester, Pennsylvania]]. Completed in June 1922 as ''Missourian'' for [[American-Hawaiian Steamship Company|American Hawaiian Steamship Co]]. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed ''Empire Swan''. Allocated in 1942 to the [[Belgian government]] and renamed ''Belgian Freighter''. Sold in 1946 to [[Compagnie Maritime Belge]] and renamed ''Capitaine Potié''. Sold in 1948 to Compagnia Genovese di Navigazione a Vapore SA, Genoa and renamed ''Genova''. Sold in 1955 to Compagnia Genovese di Armamento and renamed ''Flaminia''. Now {{GRT|8791|link=off}}. Sold in 1963 to Compra Vendita Covena, Genoa. Sold in 1965 to Bakhashab Mohammed Abubakur, [[Saudi Arabia]] and renamed ''King Abdelaziz''. Arrived on 23 April 1970 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=423}}

===''Empire Swordsman''===
''[[Empire Swordsman]]'' was a {{GRT|7067|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by [[William Hamilton and Company|William Hamilton & Co Ltd]], Port Glasgow. Launched on 11 May 1944 and completed in July 1944. Sold in 1948 to Goulandris Brothers Ltd, London and renamed ''Granrock''. Sold in 1950 to Ben Line Steamers Ltd and renamed ''Benloyal''. Sold in 1951 to Glasgow United Shipping Co Ltd and renamed ''Loch Ranza''. Operated under the management of Maclay & McIntyre Ltd. Sold in 1960 to Trico Corp SA, Lebanon and renamed ''Tertric''. Arrived on 26 April 1968 at [[Kaohsiung]], Taiwan for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=72}}

===''Empire Sybil''===
''Empire Sybil'' was a {{GRT|275|link=off}} tug which was built by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby. Launched on 7 May 1943 and completed in August 1943. Sold in 1947 to [[Mersey Docks and Harbour Company|Mersey Docks and Harbour Board]] and renamed ''Assistant''. Sold in 1962 to Alexandra Towing co Ltd and renamed ''Caswell''. On 18 November 1962 she was towing [[RFA Green Ranger (A152)|RFA ''Green Ranger'']] from Cardiff to [[Plymouth]] for a refit when the towline broke. ''Green Ranger'' was driven ashore at [[Sennen Cove]] and broke in two. ''Caswell'' arrived on 25 March 1969 at [[Passage West]], [[County Cork]] for scrapping.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=311}}

===''Empire Symbol''===
''[[Empire Symbol]]'' was a {{GRT|7030|link=off}} cargo ship which was built by C Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow. Launched on 30 July 1943 and completed in October 1943. Allocated in 1943 to the French government and renamed ''Professeur Emile Lagarde''. Sold in 1957 to Compagnia Navigazione Primula SA and renamed ''North Baroness''. Operated under the management of A G Pappadakis, Greece. Sold in 1959 to Faik Zeren, Turkey and renamed ''Anadolu''. Scrapped in July 1967 in Istanbul.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|pp=45-46}}

==See also==
The above entries give a précis of each ship's history. For a fuller account see the linked articles.

==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=W. H. |last2=Sawyer |first2=L. A. |year=1990 |title=The Empire Ships |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |location=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |edition=2nd |isbn=1-85044-275-4}}
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