5 June. Empire Forest sailed on 17 June for Durban, arriving two days later. She sailed on 1 July for Colombo, where she arrived on 18 July. She departed on 30 July for Madras, arriving on 1 August. Empire Forest sailed on 20 August for Calcutta, arriving three days later. She departed on 13 September for Cuddalore, India, arriving on 17 September and sailing on 23 September for Aden, where she arrived on 5 October. She sailed the next day for Suez, arriving on 11 October and then sailing to Port Said. She departed on 13 October for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, arriving on 19 October. She sailed on 5 November for Leixões, Portugal, where she arrived on 10 November. On 21 November, Empire Forest departed from Leixões for the United Kingdom laden with a cargo of 25 million tins of sardines - almost the whole of Portugal's production for that year. She put into Oporto, departing on 23 November for London, where she arrived on 27 November. In 1946, Empire Forest was sold to Clan Line Steamers Ltd and was renamed Clan Allan. Her port of registry was Glasgow. In 1958, she was sold to Bullard, King & Co. Ltd. and renamed Umtali. Her port of registry was London. She was sold back to Clan Line in 1959 and reverted to her former name. Clan Allan was sold to Mullion & Co Ltd, Hong Kong in 1961 and renamed Ardsirod. She arrived at Kaohsiung, Taiwan on 12 October 1966 for scrapping. References External links Photograph of Clan Allan 1942 ships Ships built on the River Tyne Empire ships Ministry of War Transport ships Merchant ships of the United Kingdom Steamships of the United Kingdom Merchant ships of Hong Kong Steamships of Hong Kong