▁ ▁History ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Empire ▁Fa ith ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁June . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Official ▁Number ▁ 1 6 8 6 7 6 ▁and ▁Code ▁Let ters ▁BC J K ▁were ▁allocated . ▁Her ▁port ▁of ▁registry ▁was ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁initially ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Ell erman ▁L ines ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁Empire ▁Fa ith ▁depart ed ▁the ▁C ly de ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁B elf ast ▁L ough . ▁She ▁depart ed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁with ▁Con voy ▁O B ▁ 3 3 8 , ▁which ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Liverpool , ▁Lanc ash ire ▁that ▁day ▁and ▁dispers ed ▁at ▁sea ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July . ▁Empire ▁Fa ith ▁left ▁the ▁con voy ▁and ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁C ly de , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June . ▁She ▁sa iled ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁to ▁join ▁Con voy ▁O B ▁ 3 3 9 , ▁which ▁had ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Liverpool ▁the ▁previous ▁day ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁Canada ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July . ▁L aden ▁with ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁gra in , ▁she ▁returned ▁with ▁Con voy ▁H X ▁ 1 4 0 , ▁which ▁depart ed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August . ▁ ▁Empire ▁Fa ith ▁was ▁a