Empire Copperfield was a cargo ship that was built in 1943 by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, United Kingdom. She was built for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), spending much of her war service in the Mediterranean. Towards the end of the war she was serving in the Indian Ocean. In 1946 she was sold into merchant service and renamed Graigwen. A sale to India in 1958 saw her renamed Jag Devi. She served until 1963, when she was scrapped. Description The ship was built in 1943 by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. She was launched on 16 July 1943 and completed in September. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was assessed at , . The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by George Clarke (1938) Ltd, Sunderland. History War service 1943 Empire Copperfield was built for the MoWT. She was placed under the management of G Nisbet & Co Ltd, Glasgow. The Code Letters GCKV and United Kingdom Official Number 180051 were allocated. Her maiden voyage was on 12 October 1943, from Sunderland to Methil, Fife. Empire Copperfield then joined Convoy EN 294, which departed Methil on 13 October and arrived at Loch Ewe on 15 October. She then departed from Oban, Argyll on 16 October for Liverpool, where she joined Convoy KMS 30G, which departed Liverpool on 17 October and arrived at Gibraltar on 31 October. Empire Copperfield then joined Convoy KMS 31, which departed Gibraltar on 10 November and arrived at Port Said, Egypt on 21 November. Empire Copperfield left the convoy at Bône, Algeria. On 29 November, she departed Bône as a member of Convoy MKS 32, which had departed from Port Said on 22 November and arrived at Gibraltar on 3 December. She left the convoy on 30 November at Philippeville. On 10 December, Empire Copperfield joined Convoy UGS 24, which had departed the Hampton Roads, United States on 14 November and arrived at Port Said on 12 December. She left the convoy at Augusta, Italy, arriving on 8 December. On 12 December, Empire Copperfield departed Augusta as a member of Convoy AH 12, which arrived at Bari on 14 December. She departed Bari on 16 December and arrived at Taranto on 17 December. On 19 December, Empire