Inchearn was a refrigerated cargo ship that was built as Empire Flag in 1943 by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed Carmia. A further sale in 1954 saw her renamed Victoria Star. In 1955, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Inchearn. She served until 1966 when she was scrapped. Description The ship was a refrigerated cargo ship built in 1943 by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. She was yard number 4. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at , , 10,300 DWT. The ship was propelled by a 542 nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 23½ inches (60 cm), and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by the North East Marine Engineering Co (1938) Ltd. It drove a single screw propeller. The engine could propel the ship at a speed of . The ship's refrigeration comprised two refrigeration machines and eight compressors by L Stearns & Co Ltd. Insulation was by air, slag wool and slag cork. Her eight cargo chambers had a capacity of . History The ship was built by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1943 for the MoWT. She was launched on 2 June 1943 and completed on 29 October. The Code Letters BFGQ and United Kingdom Official Number were allocated. Her port of registry was Newcastle upon Tyne. She was placed under the management of the New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd. Empire Flag departed from the Tyne on 7 November 1943 to join Convoy FN 1171, which had departed from Southend, Essex the previous day and arrived at Methil, Fife on 8 November. She then joined Convoy EN 305, which departed from Methil on 10 November and arrived at Loch Ewe on 13 November. Empire Flag put into Kirkwall, Orkney Islands on 12 November. She departed on 15 November and arrived at Loch Ewe the next day. She then joined Convoy ON 212, which departed from Liverpool, Lancashire on 19 November and arrived at New York, United States on 5 December. She put into Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 2 December, sailing three days later