▁Ltd . ▁ ▁War ▁service ▁Empire ▁Bal ham ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁con vo ys ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁CO C ▁ 1 7 3 ▁Con voy ▁CO C ▁ 1 7 3 ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Fal mouth , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Gran ville , ▁Man che ▁on ▁▁ 2 3 ▁May . ▁ ▁Post war ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Empire ▁Bal ham ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Queens hip ▁Navigation ▁Ltd , ▁London ▁and ▁renamed ▁Nord ic ▁Queen . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Nord ic ▁Queen ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁M ald av ian ▁National ▁Sh ipping ▁Cor p ▁( C ey lon ) ▁Ltd , ▁and ▁renamed ▁M ald ive ▁Star . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁C ey lon ▁sent ▁a ▁ship ment ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁the ▁M ald ives . ▁I bra him ▁Nas ir ▁led ▁an ▁expedition ▁of ▁hundreds ▁of ▁armed ▁men ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁M ald ive ▁Star ▁to ▁the ▁F ua ▁Mul aku ▁and ▁H uv ad hu ▁At oll s ▁during ▁the ▁Su v ad ive ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁M ald ive ▁Star ▁served ▁with ▁M ald av ian ▁National ▁for ▁four teen ▁years . ▁M ald ive ▁Star ▁was ▁scra pped ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁at ▁G ad ani ▁Beach , ▁Kar achi , ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁Official ▁number ▁and ▁code