1918 as Malmö for Bismark Line, Hamburg. Struck a mine on 1 June 1942 and sank southwest of Malmö. Salvaged and repaired. Seized in May 1945 at Schlei. To MoWT and renamed Empire Contay. Sold in 1947 to Oddsson & Co Ltd and renamed Reykjanes. Sold in 1949 to Endeavour Shipping Co, Edinburgh. Scrapped in May 1953 at Rosyth, Dunbartonshire. Empire Contees Empire Contees was a 1,923 GRT cargo ship which was built by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen. Launched in 1944 as Irene Oldendorff for E Oldendorff, Lübeck. Reported on 14 September 1944 to be in a damaged condition at Copenhagen. Repaired but again in a damaged condition in March 1945. Seized in May 1945 at Lübeck. To MoWT and renamed Empire Contees. Allocated in 1946 to USSR, renamed Omsk. Sold in 1947 to Zegluga Polska SA, Poland and renamed Opole. To Polish Government in 1950. Used as a cadet training ship, renamed Zetempowiec. To Polish Navy in 1957 and renamed Gryf. Used as a training ship, subsequently became an unnamed accommodation ship at a Polish naval base. Empire Content Empire Content was a 1,453 GRT cargo ship which was built by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen. Launched in 1938 as Süderau for Bugsier Line, Hamburg. Seized in May 1945 at Bremerhaven. To MoWT and renamed Empire Content. Allocated in 1946 to Norway. To the Norwegian Government and renamed Svartnes. Sold in 1947 to F Olsen & Co, Norway and renamed Barlind. Sold in 1971 to L N Pothas, Greece, and renamed Ikaria. Scrapped in March 1972 at Aspropyrgos, Greece. Empire Contest Empire Contest was a 1,175 GRT cargo ship which was built by Neptun AG, Rostock. Launched in 1924 as Alk for Argo Line, Bremen. Seized in May 1945 at Brunsbüttel. To MoWT and renamed Empire Contest. Allocated in 1946 to USSR and renamed Vereshyogin. Empire Continent Empire Continent was an 842 GRT coaster which was built by Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsverft, Copenhagen. Launched in 1908 as Laura. Sold in 1935 to Wendenhof Reederei GmbH, Wismar and renamed Sylt. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Kriegsmarine. Seized in May 1945 at Trondheim, Norway. to MoWT and renamed Empire Continent. Sold in 1947 to A G Tsavliris Ltd, London, and renamed Master Nicolas. Sold in 1952 to N T Papadatos, Greece, and renamed Soussana II. Sold in 1955 to L G Matsas, Greece, and renamed Georgios Matsas. Struck rocks on