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Empire ships were mostly used during World War II by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned the ships but contracted out their management to various shipping lines; however, some ships requisitioned during the Suez Crisis were also named as Empire ships. Most Empire ships have since been lost or scrapped; however, a few still remain ...
An Empire ship is a merchant ship that was given a name beginning with "Empire" in the service of the Government of the United Kingdom during and after World War II.Most were used by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned them and contracted their operation to various shipping companies of the British Merchant Navy.
Empire Scout was a 2,229 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck. Completed in 1936 as Eilbek for Knohr & Burchard, Hamburg. Captured on 19 November 1939 south of Iceland by HMS Scotstoun while attempting to break the blockade disguised as a Swedish merchant ship. To MoWT and renamed Empire Scout.
Empire ships were mostly used during World War II by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned the ships but contracted out their management to various shipping lines; however, some ships requisitioned during the Suez Crisis were also named as Empire ships. Most Empire ships have since been lost or scrapped; however, a few still remain ...
Pages in category "Lists of Empire ships" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Lists of Empire ships (27 P) Pages in category "Empire ships" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 460 total.
A list of Empire ships that were of United States origin. See Lists of Empire ships for references. 4 Ships built prior to the establishment of the United States Shipping Board. Chicago Shipbuilding Company. Empire Newt (built 1903) American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland Ohio. Empire Stickleback (built 1895) Toledo Shipbuilding Company ...
Under UK ownership she became one of about 1,300 Empire ships. About 60 Empire ships were named after British rivers. [Note 1] Her namesake, the River Windrush, rises in the Cotswolds, and joins the River Thames a few miles upstream of Oxford. [citation needed] The Ministry of Transport registered her at London. Her UK official number was ...