7 ▁ ▁Empire ▁As qu ith ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Con voy ▁SC ▁ 1 6 7 , ▁which ▁depart ed ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁in ▁mid ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March . ▁She ▁was ▁carrying ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁l umber ▁bound ▁for ▁the ▁Ty ne . ▁ ▁Post war ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁management ▁of ▁Empire ▁As qu ith ▁passed ▁to ▁Count ies ▁Sh ip ▁Management ▁( CS M ). ▁She ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Bro ck ley ▁Hill ▁Ste am ship ▁Co ▁Ltd ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁operating ▁under ▁C SM ' s ▁management , ▁and ▁renamed ▁to ▁replace ▁a ▁previous ▁SS ▁Bro ck ley ▁Hill ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁s unk ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁V and ar ▁Sh ipping ▁Co ▁Ltd ▁who ▁placed ▁her ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Ivan ov ich ▁& ▁Co ▁Ltd . ▁She ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁C rest ▁Sh ipping ▁Co ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁renamed ▁St arc rest , ▁remaining ▁under ▁Ivan ov ich ' s ▁management . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Comp ag nia ▁N avig azione ▁Phoenix , ▁Pan ama ▁and ▁renamed ▁Arg os y , ▁being ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Code mar ▁Comp ag nia ▁de ▁Em pres as ▁Mar it imas , ▁Pan ama ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9