▁Mir r le es , ▁B ick erton ▁& ▁Day ▁Ltd , ▁Stock port , ▁Ch esh ire . ▁It ▁was ▁r ated ▁at ▁ 4 2 ▁n hp . ▁ ▁History ▁Empire ▁F arring don ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Henry ▁Sc arr ▁Ltd , ▁H ess le , ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁La id ▁down ▁as ▁CH ANT ▁ 1 8 ▁then ▁renamed ▁Fab ric ▁ 1 8 ▁whilst ▁under ▁construction , ▁she ▁was ▁launched ▁as ▁Empire ▁F arring don ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Bu ilt ▁for ▁the ▁M OW T , ▁she ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Y arm outh ▁Sh ipping ▁Co ▁Ltd . ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Official ▁Number ▁ 1 8 0 2 9 3 ▁and ▁Code ▁Let ters ▁M LL Z ▁were ▁allocated . ▁Her ▁port ▁of ▁registry ▁was ▁H ull . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Empire ▁F arring don ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁De ▁Mal g la ive ▁Sh ipping ▁Ltd , ▁W inds or , ▁Ber k shire ▁and ▁renamed ▁Sus ie ▁Oliv ier . ▁She ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁Book er ▁Brothers , ▁Mc Con nell ▁& ▁Co ▁Ltd ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁Mah iri . ▁A ▁new ▁dies el ▁engine ▁was ▁fitted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁placed ▁with ▁the ▁Island ▁Sh ipping ▁Co , ▁Tr in idad .