MoWT on completion in December 1944 and renamed Empire Comfort. Laid up in 1954 at Falmouth. Sold in July 1955 to Belgian buyers and towed to Antwerp, intended to be refitted for service in the Belgian Congo but scheme abandoned. Scrapped in December 1955 in Ghent. Empire Commerce (I) was a 3,857 GRT cargo ship which was built by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched in 1928 as Goodleigh. Sold in 1937 to Fisser & Van Doornum, Emden. Taken on 4 September 1939 as a war prize by Canadian authorities at Botwood, Newfoundland. To MoWT in 1940 and renamed Empire Commerce. Struck a mine on 9 June 1940 off Margate and severely damaged. Towed to Mucking Sands and beached. Cargo of woodpulp discharged but ship a constructive total loss. Scrapped in situ, she was the first Empire ship lost to enemy action. Empire Commerce (II) was a 3,750 GRT cargo ship which was built by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Launched on 23 December 1942 and completed in March 1943. Torpedoed on 1 October 1943 by north west of Philippeville, Algeria. broke in two sections, stern section sank, bow section towed to Algiers but gutted by fire. Empire Conavon Empire Conavon was a 1,570 GRT cargo ship which was built by Nylands Verk, Oslo. Launched in 1922 as Minna. Sold in 1935 to H Jeansson, Stockholm and renamed Britt. Operated under the management of Kalmar Rederei. Captured on 29 September 1939 by Kriegsmarine and taken as a war prize. Ownership assumed by German Government. Sold in 1944 to Leth & Co, Hamburg and renamed Leba. Seized in May 1945 at Lübeck. To MoWT and renamed Empire Conavon. Sold in 1947 to J Carlbom & Co Ltd, Hull and renamed Baltkon. Scrapped at Dunston on Tyne in 1959. Empire Concave Empire Concave was a 1,126 GRT cargo ship which was built by Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser AG, Bremen. Launched in 1939 as Luna for Neptun Line, Bremen. Requisitioned in 1940 by Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Eckernförde. To MoWT and renamed Empire Concave. Allocated to Norway in 1946, to Norwegian Government and renamed Galtnes. Sold in 1947 to Per T Lykke, Norway, and renamed Ila. Sold in 1952 to L Figueiredo Navegação, Brazil and renamed Sao Leopoldo. Sold in 1965 to Casimiro Filho Industria Comercio, Brazil and renamed Mironave. Sold in 1982 to Petrosul, Brazil. Empire Concern Empire